I’ve noticed something lately…if I approach the horse pretending that I’m asking him to do something that he’s never done before, even if he’s done it a thousand times, he does it beautifully and happily. Why? Because I’m asking him …
This week’s blog should be on the next foundation lesson; mat work. Instead after struggling with whether to write about a recent clinic I went to or not here, I felt I must deviate from our foundation lessons for a …
I like to relate grown-ups and duration by suggesting you look at it this way. You and I are having a great conversation, you have my attention and I have yours. We are responding to each other’s emotional bids. Now …
Frank Waters, well known international horse show and horse sport announcer has created a fabulous Facebook page called The Golden Age of Show Jumping.
While many former Olympic equestrian venues have come and gone, Bromont keeps on going and growing with no end in sight in the near future.
Mike and Kelly arrived last Wednesday just before noon to ship Zelador to a nearby farm to practice sitting on his bean bag in a totally new location. This exercise was set in motion last week when Sue and Rick …
There are all sorts of discussions out there about are you using positive or negative reinforcement. The real question should be: how do I teach? How can I stop behaviour I don’t like or train a behaviour want? The training …
Last Monday morning with Sue leading Zelador I was finally able to stand on his back with him taking a few baby steps.
Here’s a recap:
-we positioned ourselves with the arena wall to our right. I was near a …
But my horse is STILL muggy!
So what if you have tried to follow the steps but your horse is still not great at grown-ups? You now have the cleverest horse in your barn but in between being brilliant he …
Over the years we’ve changed the innards of our bank barn. Initially there were ten stalls, now there are five and a tack room. The four corner stalls (two at the east, two at the west) are very large. We’ve …
The Lady Godiva was married to Leofric, the Earl of Mercia, and her name can be found in charters and in the Domesday Book.
Last Monday, Sue came. Our agenda is: the education of Zelador. Three minutes before she arrived the work crew pulled up to the arena. Their job is to install solar panels on the arena roof. Talk about excellent timing…
We …
Here are some photos taken at a gathering of Canadians (horse breed and people!). Pax put on a brief demonstration. Ron (his owner) and Bill (my husband) went to Allen Pogue’s Trick Training Camp in April. Ron returned from Texas …
It is time to play with your human “horse” again for the next part of food delivery. This next step is one that helps develop space management of your horse by using food delivery.
We are going to add in …
During the Epsom Derby race Emily Davison ducked under the fence and walked onto the track, was passed by a few horses and then got hit bang on.
