February 2012
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January 2012
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Veterinary Surg: Tis The Season..... →
veterinarysurg:
For the next few months you’ll find me sleeping in my clothes so I can fall out of bed, grab my boots and be out the door in less then 5 minutes.
Yes it’s foaling season people! It’s also the time of year when I feel overwhelmed and my family claims I get a twitch.
When a client comes to me…
August 2011
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Montana De Oro Bloody Nose Trail →
Looking for a riding trail in the Central California Area? Here is a nice one.
May 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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Lessons →
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January 2011
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December 2010
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October 2010
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September 2010
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July 2010
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Steps to Collection
I have been asked how I get collection. First of all, I am not going to say that my methods are the best. All I will say is that the methods I use, are the best I know for me and my horse. They have been working for me quite well, and my horse’s collection is all that I could ask for. But rest assured, that as soon as I find a better way of doing things, I am not going to insist on...
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June 2010
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Helicopters and Horses search for missing boy →
May 2010
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My latest assessment of bitless bridles.
Note: I do not officially endorse any brand or type of bridle. I do not currently own a bitless bridle, nor do I recommend the purchase of any equipment, bitless or otherwise. I was asked by the manufacturer of this type of bridle to do an assessment and these are the findings that I reported back to them. I do not include the brand on purpose as that would result in an endorsement which I am not...
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More Work with Wild Horses
Today was a busy day with horses. I started with horses at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. The horses I worked were Ynez, Isadora, Buenos Aires, Autumn, and Diamante.
Diamante is a stallion and he is difficult to work around the girls but he is coming along. He has not been handled much and has a lot of ground manners to learn. Under saddle, he is more concerned with calling to the...
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Working Taser and Bullet
This week with Taser and Bullet has fallen into the routine that they will have with me for a long time to come. I had been contracted, to work with them 3 times per week but usually when I get a horse I try to work with them every day in the beginning in order to get a good feel for the horse and to indoctrinate them into their surroundings and what will be expected of them. This usually...
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Bullet and Taser update
It has been over a week since Bullet and Taser have had their visit with the America’s Wild Horse Advocates. Currently they are doing well and are getting more and more tame. Bullet and Taser have both had saddles put on them and are getting regular exercise. Now the main focus is on mounting. In order to get good outcomes on mounting I have focused on making friends with these two...
Enlightened Horsemanship: Dressage continued →
Dressage can be more easily accomplished if we think of the horse’s progression into phases. Some may break the phases down into:
Beginner
Campaign School
High School
These are the generally accepted phases of training for a horse training in Classical Dressage. The Beginner will be introduced…
Enlightened Horsemanship: Starting Dressage →
A good dressage session starts with self evaluation. When I start working with a horse, everything is dressage; not in the competitive sense but in the classical sense. I start by considering everything I like about myself, what it is, and why I like it, and then I formulate a plan to share…
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April 2010
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