QUINN R 🫶🏻
QUINN R 🫶🏻 Could not have asked for a better behaved mare on her first ever time off the property (and out of the arena) after only 8 short weeks under saddle. Temperaments of horses don’t come much better than this 🥰
This horse was (unintentionally) our rescue horse. When she arrived home she was very much an unhandled 5yo. It took us a month to even get a halter on her. She did not trust anyone and would not let you near her. Basic horse care such as brushing, rugging, worming, having her feet done, was all near impossible as she was a big 16.2hh solid mare. Realising we were out of our depth we seeked help from good friend Dan Turner who helped teach her to handle these basic handling issues. Getting her back home she was much easier to handle so we made the decision to start her under saddle, again seeking help from @roxanneequine who did an amazing job with her (including spending 4 weeks just teaching her to have the bridle pulled over her ears as ears were a no go zone for her. Fast forward to today she is the sweetest horse on the property, extremely kind and has put all her trust in us. To say I’m proud of her progress would be an absolute understatement. 🫶🏻🤍
Can’t believe this beautiful filly is still available! A Totilas granddaughter! By BML Totality out of a Questing R mare 🤍 Amazing bloodlines for an amazing future ahead of her. Extremely reasonably priced! Dm for more info ✨
The baby (3yo) starting to find his legs! I keep saying it but I am just so beyond impressed with this boy. He has just spent the last 3 months at the vets doing ‘boy things’ and after only picking him up on the weekend this is his 4th ride back and I just can’t wipe the smile off my face. He is so level headed, kind, trying and everything I have ever wanted in a horse. I get goosebumps every time I ride him and am beyond excited for our future together. My absolute 🧡 horse.
So beyond grateful and excited to announce that I have been selected as a finalist for Equestrian Hub Delivering Dreams Scholarship! This is such a massive achievement and such an honour to be selected among 9 other amazing and beautiful riders! I am so grateful to everyone who has supported me with my riding and training journey this far, you know who you are! Good luck to all recipients, to make it this far in being selected as a finalist is an accomplishment on its own! 🤍
TIPS FOR YOUNG HORSES
Videoed here is my 3yo colt ‘Glenhill Sensation’ aka Stan ✨ Stan was broken in only a short few weeks ago and has only been getting ridden 1 day a week. Here are my tips:
• Quality over quantity! I have only been riding Stan one day a week for about 15minutes. I do this so he can get used to having time off and when it’s time to get on and go, there is no hassle (I hate having to lunge before riding!) So incorporating early that I expect good behaviour whether he has had 1 day off or 1 month is a great way to rule out a habit of your horse needing to be ‘worked down’. As well as this- I don’t want him to become sour from being overworked!
• Changes in direction! This has been a big one for us! When he first got home from the breakers it was point and go. Since changing direction every couple of circles he is learning to move away from my inside leg which in turn is also getting him to bend and soften, plus it keeps the ride interesting for them!
• Go Go Go!!! Keeping Stan moving forward has helped him move forward into the contact rather then come behind it, as well as that it is teaching him not to be lazy and to react to my aid- lazy horses = hard work. I want to teach Stan to be going forward from day 1. Then as he gets older and stronger I can start to ask him to come back. I’d rather a powerhouse then something I have to continually push forward all the time. Forwardness also helps with there balance- while they are young and freshly broken in they are not used to having someone on there back and where to put there legs, so simply telling them to GO helps them to balance.
• PATIENCE AND MORE PATIENCE. Anyone who has ridden a young or green horse will know how testing the times can be, however, becoming impatient will only send you backwards by breaking your horses confidence and your partnership between you and your horse. You aren’t going to yell at a 6 month old baby if it can’t crawl or walk yet- same
