Mini All-Stars Horsemanship

07/09/2024

A special day today with 3 of our minis performing their tricks at St Martin's Spring Carnival! 🌻🎠🎡

These shows are a HUGE team effort production! There's all the bathing, clipping, grooming, rugging... & bathing again 😅 ... & then there's the myriad of props, music on cue, lights, camera action!! 🦄🦄🦄
And not to mention refresher training!!! 🐎😱 Always more required, obviously! 😂🤣

Residents, staff & visitors were delighted as always. 🤩 Chuffed my folks & family had front row seats too! 🥰

An extra BIG thanks to Gay Emary Mutton for giving us an essential extra hand today... What a champion! 😘

04/09/2024

Another fantastic 'Fun Obstacles Desensitisation Clinic ' last Saturday at SEG! 🤩

So nice to see smiles all round as everyone improved, well done all. 👏

Here's some random happy snaps courtesy hubby... feel free to post/ share your own. 😃

Keep an eye on SEG Social for future similar clinics - held according to demand... so any requests/ feedback is greatly appreciated. 😉

Don't forget we always have new, exciting obstacles at each clinic, so there's always something new & fun to learn! 🥳

So 'til next time, safe & happy trails 💖

03/03/2024

Another fantastic Desensitisation Obstacles clinic at SEG yesterday! 🤩

30/12/2023

Introducing sweet 'Bubba' - a highly sensitive, formerly terrified (traumatised) rescue mini who lacked all trust & would panic when touched.

In pitiful condition, skin & bone, her life transformed when she was rescued from the sales by an angel - a selfless local horsewoman with a 💛 of gold.

Needing a forever home, she came to us for training. Due to her intense fear & mistrust of humans, she wouldn't be caught so had to be cornered with a herd.

As happens, she soon won our 💖s too, so is now happily ever after as herd boss here at Mini-All-Stars!

It's taken some time - i.e. the time it takes... but she's now desensitised & trusting enough to accept even the clippers at LIBERTY. (Thanx 🎅 for the beaut pressy!)

Testament for such a highly sensitive 🦄 mini, yet no sedation needed... but instead patient NEGOTIATION is the key.😇

After just a couple of desens sessions several months ago using 'training' clippers (old battery shaver), this was my FIRST ever attempt to clip her! And she handled it extremely well, so it didn't take long at all. 🤩

Was just a welfare clip BTW on account of the heat wave this week, definitely not a show clip - so again, no pressure. 😅

Critical her first experience was pleasant & done at HER pace - hence the lucerne ration & 'time out' pauses when she called it. 😉

Clipping is actually good fun & quite mindful. Done the RIGHT way, it builds mutial trust, confidence & communication skills. Try 'LIBERTY CLIPPING' in 2024! 🤩

08/12/2023

Had such a ball ⚽️ last Sat presenting our Xmas-theme trick show to the wonderful crowd at Samford Riding for the Disabled. Thanks RDA for inviting us back again & for posting such beaut pics! 😍 So proud of our boyz. 🦄🦄

Thanks also Cr Darren Grimwade & Councillor Cath Tonks for your support...
BTW secret's out - we know u want a mini for Xmas! 🎅🤩

05/04/2022

Clever boy Benny nailed it first go on his new (slightly longer) see-saw! Perfect demo of where the horse's centre of balance actually is when standing. Also how they can shift their balance almost invisibility.

Extra 'focus' required at liberty when surrounded by lucious grass outside usual paddock! A short warm-up 'conversation' helped him stay on task ... at least for a few seconds. 😆

12/03/2022

Such a previlige to be warmly invited to the official unveiling of the beautiful new WAR ANIMAL MEMORIAL at Samford Avenue of Honour.

Millions of animals big & sml saved countless lives by their loyal service ... and still do. The purple poppy remembers their sacrifice.

So proud of our minis work with veterans, family & community in support of mental health awareness. Lest We Forget. 💜

26/02/2022

Just a contingency! 💦

26/02/2022

Clever boy 'Benny' loves liberty!

09/11/2021