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Targeting: Part 1

I hope you had fun practicing you food delivery mechanical skills. You will be happy to know we are ready to get your horse started on targeting.

You should be getting very fluid and confident in your basic food delivery/target …

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Unexpected Explosion

Saturday and Sunday and Monday something new popped up with Zelador.

Zelador’s canter is getting so calm and soft and collected. He receives tons of praise and is very proud of this accomplishment. He’s probably thinking, “I could have done …

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The View From Above

About a month ago I got this bee in my bonnet. For some reason I’m keen to see if I can stand on Zelador and “ride”. Sue’s been helping with the baby steps towards this goal. Here are a few …

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Food Delivery Part 2: Time to Target

In part one of this blog, Monty Gwynne explained the mechanics of food delivery for clicker training horses. Now, learn how to add in a target.
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Marie-Lynn Hammond in a Special “Barn” Concert!

You are invited to Winsong Farm to enjoy Marie-Lynn Hammond in a Special “Barn” Concert, which will take place Sunday June 23rd at 2:00 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for teens.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Marie-Lynn Hammond has just …

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Food Delivery Part 1: Thinking Outside the Box “Stall”

This series of lessons, showing you how to use the foundation lessons of Alexandra Kurland’s clicker training, though they appear very simple, were very carefully designed. If you progress systematically through them, you will see amazing results from your horse …

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The Fire Horses of Yesteryear

In some cities, the fire horses arrived much later and in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the fire station got their first two horses in 1902.
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Courage to Ask

This morning Dominique was riding Zeloso and Zelador, once again, was waiting patiently on a pedestal.

Dominique rode all of the fun walk stuff I’d described to Sally yesterday. We also threw in a few hints at piaffe steps. Zeloso …

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Making Walking Fun

Whenever the weather cooperates I go to Sally’s farm and watch while she rides. Sally is a few decades older than me and has decided that riding alone is no longer safe. On Saturday she decided to trot her horse. …

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Building a Solid Foundation with Foundation Lessons

All good training begins with a solid foundation. Just like building a house, if the foundation isn’t solid there will be issues with the structure later on and you will have to either put Band-Aid solutions in place to ‘fix’ …

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Square Dancing Horses

Have you ever seen horses square dance? Here is a series of photos from the Winsong Spring Fundraiser!…

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Keeping it Positive

Now, let’s look at the horse you have and make a list of all the things he does that you would need to change to have him be your dream horse. Most of us would say “I don’t like it …

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Fundraiser Wrap Up

Over 130 people were in the audience over the two Sundays for our Youthdale Riding Program fundraiser in April.

After the first show I asked Morley Batt, our square dancing on horseback caller, what he found interesting. He said, “I …