Thoroughbreds can do
Tru Native is a SUPER TRUPER!
Tru Native is young and green and he was sore. Now he is a SUPER TRUPER after his chiropractic adjustment.
Positive Outcome to Anticipated “Irish Challenge”
Well it’s been a week and we “found” Irish hidden beneath his stubborn façade. My trainer rode him and I rode him a couple of times and finally yesterday we got a break through! He tested us pretty good, BUT he couldn’t stand us persistently asking him “to listen”, and finally we saw the “schoolmaster”…
“Qu” was a Good Boy This Christmas!
Hope everyone made it through the Holidays alright. The horses must have all been very good because Santa left 20 lbs of carrots for them! “Qu” did not know what a carrot was and wouldn’t take a piece until I finally corrupted him 2 days ago. Since he’s a youngster I of course won’t overdo…
Nothing Scary as Ghost Quietly Canters
Cantered Casper today, both ways of the arena! He’s a little unbalanced, but has a delightful, “up” canter and is quiet, quiet, quiet. He is absolutely fabulous. Lesli
Has To Be Good – SOLD! April 2008
SOLD! Congratulations Melinda Gates of Columbia, South Carolina! I have wanted a TB since I was a child showing ponies and he is my first one I have ever owned (I have however ridden plenty!). I have ridden with two nationally known trainers and have…
My Home for a Covered Riding Ring!
Well all I have to say is I wish I had a covered arena!! Between the work and weather I have had a hard time with any consistency with “Mac” (Carmac). This being said I’ve decided to do what little I can on nice days that the footing is not horrible and just continue with…
Engage the Mind First . . .
No training of a racehorse to a jumper/dressage horse/trail horse–western pleasure or whatever is possible until you gain a hold on the mind and heart and confidence of the animal you are working with because end of the day—like us, their minds control their muscles and how they are used just a surely as ours do. All you have to do is remember the last time something terrified you to equate. . .
Brett’s 2010 End of Year Wrap Up
Hi Barry & Elizabeth! So, here’s the Brett and Judi end of year round up: first place at our first ‘A’ show, fourth out of 27 in our first hunter classic-with a score of 80 in the first round, 76 in the second. Our divisions the largest in our local show association-usually 20-26 in our…
“Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Carrot”. Communication – Learning to Understand Your Horse
I think I said yesterday that feeling through that bit, I could feel that Aly and I were talking to each other, and indeed we were, we both knew that each other were there, we both were having feelings, I was all excited and atwitter about being on my own horse for the first time, who wouldn’t be! And he was all busy keeping the girl that gives him peppermints and has been sweet to him so far safe. Today though, not only did we talk, we did something a lot better, we understood each other.