Michael Laffan Equine Services

25/10/2024

Thank you kindly to the Mr Stanley Muster committee, judge and cattle donors for a brilliant weekend.

Can’t thank the team of support from the Battys enough and Megan Kylie for prepping him just right.

Big Ralph made the open finals aswell. Proud of the transition the big fella is making into the drafting arena. I’d say who ever buys him will have a bunch of fun and pickup some chocolates along the way.

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Winners and place getters from our Maiden for Maiden Final - a first for Mt Stanley.

Thank you to judge, Tom Little (it was a long day Saturday with an early Sunday start!)

🥇Hayley Cooper - Paspaley (165)
🥈Riley Hall - Houdini (161)
🥉Jack Jeffrey - Acre Rey (158)
4️⃣ Michael Laffan - No Moore Ralph (155)

Hayley also won a beautiful, hand carved saddle pad donated by Steve from Amberoak Rural , a trophy rug donated by Wayne and Sandy Adams and Hayes & Co gift voucher.

🐮Thank you to the family of Simeon Lord for the exceptional cattle used for this final.

21/10/2024

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21/10/2024

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13/10/2024

Thanks a bunch to the manumbar committee, Holly Dawson for judging and Megan Kylie for prepping Ralph for his first ever draft.

Great job Ralph, first one done and we had fun doing it. Looking forward to the next.

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🏆 Winners - Hall Centenary Encouragement Draft 🏆

Judged by Holly Dawson

Thank you so much to the Smith Family for their generous donation of the cattle for our event.

1st - Bj Matthews with Yulgilbar Ima Cowgirl
2nd - Bruce Lennon with Hanna
3rd - Michael Laffan with No Moore Ralph
Equal 4th - 5th - Marc Argent with Jay Bar Banks and Kiana Gauld with Eyeza Cool Cat

Congratulations competitors 🎉

16/09/2024

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Have any of you purchased a well trained horse that just made you feel like a million bucks when you handled and rode him? Were you 110% in love and trusted this horse knowing he would never put a foot wrong under saddle or on the ground? Did you maintain his training by continuing to lesson with a trainer and or have a trainer ride your new horse to keep him tuned up? No? You mean you just brought this horse home and thought with all his training he is just programmed to be good (great even) all the time and never go back to the young testy horse he once was?

Let me tell you about the story of when I got my truck detailed. I paid big bucks to send my truck to a guy who spent 6 hours on cleaning the interior polishing the the dash and conditioning the leather seats. He washed/waxed and buffed all the paint, and he shined up my wheels and tires. Pretty sure that truck wasn’t that clean and shiny when I drove it off the lot brand new. My truck was beautiful. For awhile I took my shoes off before I got in and I wouldn’t leave garbage behind, I even vacuumed it and wiped down the dash and seats. Then I started to get busier and just drive my truck because well let’s be honest I had to use it. I didn’t stop to clean it once a week quite honestly not even once a month 🤦🏼‍♀️. My beautiful shined like new truck had dog hair on the floor, trash in the door pockets, dust on the dash and mud all over the wheel wells! Had I took the time to clean it like I was in the beginning, the truck would have stayed clean and beautiful like it was when it was returned from the detailer.

You see folks our horses are the same way. If we don’t constantly keep up training our horses won’t stay the same or improve. If we don’t train a little everyday (yup, every single day) or at least one good professional ride or lesson a week, we can back track so quickly. Your amazing new boy might try and bite you and maybe even think he’s going to buck you off during his circles. We want to get mad at the horse when they behave this way but you have to think in your mind “have I done my job as his handler?”
Make sure their ground manners are good, halter them everyday even if you just have time to feed them. Work with a trainer once a week and maintain the animal someone or maybe even yourself poured endless hours of blood sweat tears and dreams into. Someone believed in your horse, you owe it to them to keep that horse going correctly.

12/07/2024

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20/06/2024

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05/06/2024

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24/05/2024

I will always remember those who supported me back in the saddle. Thankyou on all the stars in the sky ✨
Likewise I’ll forever look for ways to pay it forward….because I can never repay the unwavering support from a few, when I desperately needed it. Thought it was the end of my run this time. All the love ✌️

08/01/2024

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22/11/2023

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Crowning our first champion of the 2023 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity --> Congratulations to Katilac Ranch Shown by Scott Amos for owner Rockin R Ranch for taking home the Intermediate Open championship title with an INCREDIBLE‼️224.5‼️

Stay tuned as we have one more champion to crown today! if you can't be here with us, tune in online at bit.ly/NCHA_Live!

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22/11/2023

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18/11/2023

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11/11/2023

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20/10/2023

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20/10/2023

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