Minnamurrapark Equestrian Centre

31/05/2024

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05/01/2024

07/12/2023

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20/09/2023

It's that time of the year first show of season done and dusted, a slight change of plans having to leave Diva at home due to truck ramp deciding to die fri morning and having to take float so it was just Maya, Sprocket (Calatol) and Barney (Bandido) making the trip.

Horses all jumped great in there respective classes Barney bring home a 2nd 110 speed class being early taking 60 horses to beat his time he also stepped back up to 120 jumping a lovely four fault round. Spocket was great both days jumping a super double clear round in 120 champ coming 6th in a competitive jump off.. Maya was her normal competitive self just having a soft rail sat in 120 and a couple of rails in 130 Sunday.

Next stop St Arnaud show in a few weeks..

04/05/2023

We have a couple of spots becoming available for training/breaking with a few horses finishing there training and going home next week.

Specialising in.

*TB re training flat or jumping.

*TB pre training education, problem race horses needing some further education to help with there racing and training, I hold a trainers licence.

*Horses or ponies for flat or jump training.

*bringing horses back into work short or long term exercise/training

* Breaking in horses/ponies.

* float training

* ground work education (or weaning early young horse education pre breaking in)

Over 20 years experience in training horses and ponies to and elite level in showjumping with a big enfaces on flat education where by the horse travels in as natural way as possible whilst staying balanced and relaxed in its way of going.
I am a boutique stable only taking a few horses at a time so your horses gets my full one on one attention where I ride all the horses my self, so you pay for my experience. 😊

For more info contact Rachael via text 0402280165 and leave a message and I'll get back to you.. 😊 or inbox me.

15/04/2023

An interesting read, regarding the differences in schooling dressage on our jumpers to then applying it in the jumping ring and how our horses need to travel to be able to focus on the jumps.

Jim Wofford explains why incorporating dressage in an event horse’s training is effective … up to a point.

30/03/2023

Horses are often used as a symbol for freedom. Their beauty at liberty, when running free with the wind in their manes, is unmatched.

Human intervention often tries to manipulate that beauty. To condense it down and control if. Oftentimes, this desire for control ends up extinguishing the beauty that is the freedom of the horse.

Flashes, draw reins, side reins, leverage bits…

There is no shortage of equipment on the market that serves the purpose of trying to control the horse better, speed up a certain result or stop them from doing something unwanted.

A general rule of thumb for equipment is that if it leverages and produces an immediate result, it likely is aversive at minimum, or painful, in some capacity and thereby demands from the horse a quicker response.

Some equipment may produce more favourable behaviour if it’s simply more comfortable for the horse, but much of the equipment humans are compelled to use in training is for human comfort and desire, not horse.

The natural beauty of the horse is unmatched.

If humans would stop trying to control and micromanage the horse, we could achieve a degree of harmony and fluidity that is unmatched.

The peace and fulfilment that harmony brings both horse and ready is worth the long journey to grasp it.

Restrictive and forceful training equipment will always come with a price and, unfortunately, it’s usually the horse that has to pay it.

No one knows how to carry the body of the horse in more harmony and correctness than the horse themselves*. Trying to force them along the journey by leveraging restrictive equipment oftentimes disrupts their ability to find comfort and equilibrium on their own.

* and if they don’t know how to carry themselves correctly naturally, forcing them into a new position all at once with the leverage pulling the head down and in won’t be the best way to change that

01/03/2023

We are taking booking for the next two weeks in Tb re training, ground handling, young horse education/jump training, float training and breakers.
If anyone is wanting to do horsemanship or jumping clinics Rachael will be available in the coming weeks. Rachael has had many years experience competing to grand prix level showjumping and 2* eventing in her younger years and competed dressage to elementary medium level. She spent two and a half hears transporting horses all over the state and has expensive knowledge and experience loading difficult horses on floats or trucks, she has also been breaking horses in for many years so has developed a kind thoughtful approach to dealing with difficult or young horses on the ground management side.
For further inquiries inbox or call Rachael 0402 280 165

24/02/2023

Been a busy month with lots of horses and ponies coming and going through the doors, Tbs for training, horses being brought back into work or just having a tune up, Float training, breakers and pony getting 8 weeks education for young rider to take on.
We will have a spot become available this coming week for the above services, feel free to drop me a message regarding what your horse or pony might need.

22/02/2023

18/01/2023

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18/01/2023

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03/12/2022

I have a couple of spots available tomorrow for lessons, private on own or school pony lesson, due to a cancellation. Please inbox or call Rachael on 0402280165

16/11/2022

I have spots available for training Breaking in or OTT re training, horse/pony education and float training, I have over 25 years experience in education TBs and WBs in flat education and jumping, I have a quite approach in breaking in and educating taking particular attention in getting the education right from the ground first. For more info you can contact me on 0402280165 or DM me.