Adanna Equestrian

03/08/2024

Because pony's are little 💩, the welsh and the mini hog the big trough, leaving the other 6 to the share the small trough....

29/04/2024

My boy Dodge this afternoon 💖

06/04/2024

Georgi Kert Stellar hates cattle 😆

03/04/2024

02/04/2024

Weaning Sunny.
I had just taken Fuego out and popped her in the paddock across the way then took this video. Very low stress weaning and I'll point out that the horses calling out aren't even the ones getting weaned 😆

It's been this calm ever since. Sunny felt safe enough as he was left with his herd mates and Fuego was happy to be put on a fresh green paddock, if she needed a mate I would have given her one but she's very content on her own for now, I will move the young ones to a fresh paddock at the end of the week and then join Fuego back up with friends.

Weaning doesn't have to be a crazy stressful, sweaty experience. Granted all horses react a little differently but this way there is very little anxiety 💖

31/03/2024

My boy Dodge growing into a man 💖
2 years old

08/03/2024

Fuego has done a great job feeding Sunny, he's 5 months old now

04/03/2024

Sunny and Bon having fun 💖

16/01/2024

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15/12/2023

Sunny playing in the wet after the wee storm we had 💖

2 months old

15/12/2023

Dodge loves a play in the rain as much as the next guy and today he was feeling especially fancy 😆

13/12/2023

My No.1 farmhand insists on feeding out 💖

09/12/2023

My girls, Lila and Katie were playing out the back and things went quiet so I went to see what was happening. This is what I observed 😆🥰😍 first time Lila put the halter on by herself too 👏

17/11/2023

Sunny

1 month old, big strong boy 💥

16/11/2023

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Can I ride your horse ?

A pretty typical question in horse circles. Sometimes by your coach or trainer, sometimes a friend or family member.

Years ago it was pretty common for the horse to be treated much like a motorcycle, letting anyone have a ‘turn’, but these days it is far less common, and there are many reasons we should pause before allowing just anyone to get on our horse.

The obvious is clear. We know that horses can learn in an instant, and so bad habits can be developed rapidly if a rider with a lower skill level hops aboard.

What about the emotional stress it takes on the horse ? Horses develop a special bond with their riders, and can feel distressed when a stranger is allowed to get on. Depending on how your horse was started under saddle, riding may be considered by the horse a privilege that he has allowed to you and you alone, and a representation of the trust he has with you. Giving someone else the ok is a violation of that trust.

Mental confusion. Every rider sits different , gives different aids, and feeling someone else try and give cues and aids, and being unsure can cause the horse to become mentally confused and overwhelmed.

Your role is your horses guardian, so if someone gets on and ‘does the wrong thing’ in your horses eyes, they will hold you responsible. They can develop resentment because you allowed it to happen.

Of course as a trainer I am often afforded the privilege of riding someone else’s horse, and It’s one I do not take lightly. I always ask if the owners are sure, and then I spend time with the horse from the ground, to touch base before I simply get in the saddle. Trainers can help you, and your horse understand certain techniques or skills, BUT this is a topic that deserves a great deal of consideration.

If you choose to allow someone else to ride or work with your horse, be prepared and willing to stop anything that you feel is overwhelming to your horse.

My new book - Lessons from Horses, Enlightenment is available to purchase and gives insight into how our horses think, learn and process information. Head to our website horsemanshipforperformance to purchase.

16/11/2023

Teeth time for Galileo, Lila made sure he was ok and gave him a cuddle beforehand 💖

30/10/2023

Dodge's first river experience, he loved it!

30/10/2023

Our beautiful paint broodmare KPM Tilly Devine ❤️

23/10/2023

Sunny - 3 days old ❤️‍🔥

20/10/2023

The beautiful Bon 💖

19/10/2023

He has a name

Sunburst Beaver aka Sunny

Looks like Bubs isn't The Last Beaver after all 😆

19/10/2023

Fuego had this big strong c**t last night.
He has cute white flecks on his bum and super long legs 💖

What colour will he be?

The Last Beaver (Bubs) X Fuego Flor

06/10/2023

One spotty fluffy bum

01/09/2023

Now to do this with 3 of them 🤔 one in front one behind and one on her own horse or start a pony train?

27/08/2023

No posting for a while I've been busy having a baby 😅

But here is Moose, he has never had a halter on before and this is after working with him for 40 minutes (with a couple of 5 minute breaks in there to tend to the little ones, I had the baby on the front of me also) leading with no weight on his rope walking away from his mum. And also this quick clip shows him a bit wonky he was walking freely around the yard with me

He gets the odd scratch in the paddock perhaps once a week if that other than that he has had zero handling. I had intended to leave him alone until weaning however his feet are in need of some attention so his training starts now.

He's had no negative human interaction as well as a very trainable attitude which makes handling that much easier 💖

17/07/2023

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This is what it’s like seeing halters left on horses & especially foals ..
it’s the least horse friendly thing you can do .

on a brighter note ..
after a couple of very busy weeks on the road
I’m headed back to the dry river rodeo grounds.
Thanks so much to everyone who have had me and yip visit. Especially the repeat customers .
I’ve still got to head up the coast again to see a few people places and palookas that I haven’t gotten to yet , but it been a full on couple of weeks.
I’d be happy to have some people try to organise a clinic or two or even some group lessons so that I’m doing less kilometres to see more people .
And please everyone who has a bunch of followers please let’s all share the message about what a poor practice leaving halters on horses is .
It’s just everywhere I go I see it
All this time I’ve been focusing on teaching you all how to tie the halter knot when I should of been teaching y’all to how to unfreakin tie it …
So yeah let’s start a movement
# take the Fkn halter off !!