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Schooling the young horse

Horse Training page for Abelone Petersen Formerly A.C.E. A Good Foundation in horse training sets the stage for future success."
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Equine Services, "Abby" Edwards 50 years of riding experience has previously trained 520 horses 200 of them were Thoroughbred race horses .”As horse populations dropped and breeders left the valley, died or sold out, I quit horse training off and on for 8 years. I got no fame or recognition from humans in general, since I was only the "Babystarter" for a vast majority of these prior mounts. Other

trainers who got to finish, show and race these safe and willing prospects, they took the training titles for the Champions and Top Tens. Horse trainers in general are always looking for that horse who will "Put them on the map" This one found me ! Thank you so much Morgan Lee Fae Fox Loren for choosing me to train your horse(s) this year in the Year of the Horse and rekindle some shelved dreams . I will share some common sense training procedures and safety tips on this page. I follow no school created by others I have no Parelli certificates or others. I have years of experience from the school of hard knocks in all disciplines of horse training and with all breeds of horses .I have seen the best and the worst of them all and learned the most from these experiences. THANK YOUS for my foundations
Rainbow Ridge Ranch Bill Brace and Ed Rothwell
Beery School of Horsemanship
Jarl Johner teaching me skills of c**t starting Western and "Train Robbing " on Sundays great memories
Tove Christensen for teaching me the highest standards of riding English and horsemanship, grooming and training
John Guitard from Kinghaven Farms highest standards of Thoroughbred Racehorse care and training
All of my former clients and employers who put their trust in me over the years

08/29/2024

All different kinds of horses have different kinds of minds.

08/24/2024

I never rescued my horse. I bought him and then saved his life . The Vet wanted to put him down. I asked for drugs . People calling everything a rescue even if they bought it at public auction. . You bought it ! Rescue horses are free because someone gave up on their care for whatever reason .

08/23/2024

Soon a new batch ready to ride. No pics yet mounting Atlas and Ruthie. Awaiting dental procedures. We have Ryan McAlaney coming Sept 1 if anyone else wants to haul in for dental work to Drysdales Farm Beaverlodge.

08/21/2024

Gunner went home after a month refresher. Goodbye, youre welcome back any time ill make him a reel of highlights too !

08/18/2024

Congratulations Aries and Rayna Sinclair ! Safe on trails able to maneuver and back up .walk trot and even cantered in the riding ring ! All by herself at 5 years old !
I had been working with Aries at home farm . He was very stubborn and not forward. Very green. I drove and rode until my summer farm possesion . I promised to do wonders with him here. To watch Rayna ride him so effectively and see him respond filled me with such joy. She held my hand all the way to the house fir ice cream and we shared a group hug before they loaded up and went home.
Thank you Lori Sinclair for sending me your Tarpan first one I ever met !

08/12/2024

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08/07/2024

Heres my new Assistant Lucy on Atlas ! First ride!

07/30/2024

On the Pamela front, the mare is at the place where every single ride is another breakthrough. Another personal best.

Today, it was almost entirely a walk lesson. For the horse who is a warrior, who has long pushed through dread, or discomfort, rides without any promise (or threat) of speed can be a blessed relief.

Pamela has been one of those horses, with the longtime habit of rushing until she starts to shorten or grow uneven, due to an old racing injury. We have watched and now recognize that her iron will to keep going, to never quit, is fuelled by pain. Simply, she tries to outrun it.

Given the go ahead by her vet and body worker to resume a less demanding type of riding, after rest and new pain meds, we are concentrating on other things. Standing ground tied, while she is primped and polished. Riding without any lungeing, trusting in the magic of a pleasant warmup. Waiting endlessly, patiently, at the mounting block while her rider settles.

Seeking the bit, softly and quietly, as shown.

Mastering an adjustable walk. Understanding a calm and willing two-beat rein back. Going for a grazing ride, which requires a lot of letting go, for the ex-racer. You can see Kerry inviting her, here, but Pamela is uncertain…

Soon, she was stuffing herself with grass like an old dowager on jam and crumpets at the church tea. We even achieved some beautifully relaxed walk-trot-walk transitions, for the first time, ever.

It was all so sweet that Kerry immediately vaulted off, loosened the girth two holes and side by side, they wandered back to the yard.

Watching this middle-aged force of nature has been fascinating, as well as humbling. How many of us, at a similar age, would be prepared to change our thinking and embrace a whole new way of life? How many of us, I wonder, could be persuaded to soften our hearts and try again?

How many of us would be willing to say, “I’ve been wrong. Let’s go your way…”

So, Pamela continues to surprise and delight. She is becoming the pin-up girl for so many of us at this stage in our lives. She is learning to trust herself and to take a chance on the people around her, maybe for the first time, ever. She is no longer saddled with doubt, or the need to suck in her stomach! Why? Because she is on a course of learning new things.

Repeat after me. We are not too old and it is not too late.

07/30/2024

Its better to invite your horse to come to an opening rein that softens rather than just pull it around .

07/24/2024

I have followed the recent scandal of Charlotte Dujardin and saw the now viral video . I saw no bloodshed, as some reported , but I was most shocked by the fact this was done during a riding lesson with a mounted student ! Repeated use of the whip enough to provoke the horse to kick out, to buck and eventually to just hop his hinds during a canter on a 10m circle. Way to endanger your riding student ! If a trainer needs to continually snap a whip with every step of the horse, as it is already moving forward i wonder What are they looking for ?! When a horse moves forward from the action of the whip, I neutralize the whip since the horse already got the idea to move forward. If it stops moving, show the whip again.
This whole thing reminded me of a barn I worked at with a very jealous trainer who was also abusive. She broke all my whips and crops . I learned to train without a whip. I can just shake a rope toward a horse with some energy to get them moving forward . Eventually I can point my finger at the flank and get the same result. I cant see if Charlotte is actually hitting the horse but she sure is nagging and aggravating it. I can not tell what results she was seeking here as that horse is not even able to perform a united 3 beat canter with her whipping action. It is crossfiring and hopping the hind legs as if it has some kind of musculo-skeletal damage preventing its ability to even canter such a small circle. Sometimes we need to back off our horses, breathe , teach them the baby steps before we can get there ! Was the horse able to just canter the whole arena edge so she could observe its movement then maybe see if it can canter a 30 or 40 m circle well before trying a 10 m canter circle. Balanceand Purpose is hard to find when when someone is throwing whips with each step !
What the heck is she teaching her student ?!
This may be the beginning of the end of equine sport . I sure hope not . Your viewpoints ?

07/21/2024

So happy and proud to see my granddaughter riding and showing her pony Lightning ! He came for training last summer. Looking forward to riding with you here on the trails here !

07/17/2024

Welcome back Gunner ! Refresher time . Aries moved here today more driving riding and trail work !

07/17/2024

Welcome back to school Atlas ! 3 years ago came for halter and handling. Now hell learn to be a riding horse . Boomerang and Atlas buddied up right away

07/14/2024

Late public Welcome #573 Luna Manifesta and Sharifa. More horses coming Tuesday.

07/01/2024

I had a great first ride here on Babe yesterday

07/01/2024

Aries the pony in training for his owner on Boss the big horse

06/27/2024

Aries (572) the first Tarpan Ive met . Gonna be a Great kids pony !

01/05/2024

In the past, horses needed to be

12/18/2023

I met my old friend Poco. Warm reminiscing . First I had bare hands but when it got cold I put on my gloves. Poco really enjoyed smelling them as they carry smells of other horses and places . I last wore them at Pards . Poco used to work there with me. It triggered more memories just smelling my gloves .

11/27/2023

Willoughby learned how to longe today at Beaverlodge arena . Black Beauty came along to show him her skills .

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Late public Welcome #573 Luna Manifesta and Sharifa. More horses coming Tuesday.

Clifford is very accepting of bridle wearing right away

Why do I begin youngsters in a bridle without a noseband ? To obtain acceptance without any pressure, they will not be asked any rein to bit until they learn to settle and carry the bit. I want the lower jaw to relax in time on their own .

Our own Merrylegs ! Lucy and Lightning . Summer Highlights.

Phyrrus

Phyrrus 29 days of training since he arrived and we are following an experienced horse today . We crossed the Beaverlodge River and did some bushwhacking . This 5 year old gelding is the son of Nilla a mare I trained up quickly as well, a few years ago . High intelligence and trainability runs in that family !

Regression . Don't Sweat it. Sure, it is frustrating to make 2 steps forward but go back 2 or even more. This is how horses and toddlers can be . I'm sure we can all be sure to not see it in ourselves as well as in others . When this happens as hard as it is we must go back to the beginning . Always Love always build Trust First . Respect becomes Mutual this way. I'm learning to just let things go from my ego-psyche and just be in the moment. Here's Yoshi learning to fight himself or follow the lead after displaying some destructive dangerous moves and behaviors. I tied his head 1 hr on each side . He can put it straight and relax or follow one direction only. Hoping this will soften some muscling in his neck that is not helpful for a riding horse . He has a rather giraffe like way of carrying his head which has developed his neck to be resistant .

Western Dressage Intro Test B

Phyrrus went home to be a babysitter. Yoshi really doesn't need a buddy right now

We did our first Western Dressage Show . Abelone and Boomerang showed as # 007 How cool is that ! As we finished both our tests I heard applause ! I was forcing myself to smile whenever I remembered !