Asset Equestrian

01/11/2025

Available for showings in Alberta, February 2025!

01/11/2025

Niamh and Gemma ❤️

01/10/2025

January-March lesson availability, space limited.
Sundays, Mondays PM, Thursdays AM, Fridays AM. Lessons are outdoors, at Aspen Meadows Equine, near Vermilion, AB. Weather permitting.

12/21/2024

12/04/2024

If you can’t ride a horse on a loose rein out of fear of them taking off or otherwise behaving dangerously, there is a big hole in training that needs addressing.

Horses should be relaxed enough to be ridden at all gaits on a long rein. Or, at minimum, walk and trot.

Riders shouldn’t rely on hanging off horses’ faces to control speed.

If more people prioritized this, a lot of harsh bits would become obsolete.

11/19/2024

"Advanced training is just the basics done really well." - Ken Ramirez
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"Training often fails because people expect way too much of the animal and way too little of themselves." - Bob Bailey
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"Please just do your homework." - Fred

10/30/2024

Calming products. The horse industry is FULL of them.

There’s no shortage of supplements, pastes and equipment, such as titanium face masks, ear plugs or sound reducing bonnets that promise to lower anxiety.

Posts seeking for suggestions for the miracle supplement that can cure a stressy horse’s behaviour are a dime a dozen in Facebook groups.

People are perpetually seeking solutions that they can purchase in a store to solve their horses’ stress problems.

And yet… not enough are questioning why horses are so chronically stressed that calming products are such a commonly sought out thing.

Why are so many horses stressed to the point where they NEED calming solutions?

Why is stress so accepted and normalized that people think the ideal solution can be purchased in a store?

These are the questions we need to be asking.

Calming products are not inherently bad but they are often a bandaid solution to a much larger problem.

No amount of calming paste can overcome the stress caused by lack of turnout and species appropriate care.

No calming product on the market can make up for horses who are rushed into the show ring, ill prepared and overwhelmed.

None of these calming solutions can make up for training that is stressful and does not promote relaxation.

A calming product cannot overcome stress behaviour caused by underlying pain.

The fact of the matter is this:

The real solution to chronically stressed horses is often found in the management of them.

This isn’t the answer most people want as it isn’t as easy as buying something off the shelf and often involves direct action on the part of the human and, in many cases, sacrifice.

But, it’s the truth.

Stress is present for a reason.

Instead of asking what you can buy to solve it, first question why it exists in the first place.

10/23/2024

Stunning 2021, Traditional Shetland, mare, available to find her perfect new person! Quality riding, and driving prospect, currently being ridden WTC, with tons of life experience for her age!

More information available here, extensive videos available.
https://www.assetequestrian.ca/projects-6

10/21/2024

Consignment posting, Eventing prospect!!
2013, 16.3hh, Percheron/TB, mare
Owner is putting out feelers to gauge interest in a “project” while she isn’t conditioned. This is a talented mare, who nicely schooled in her basics. She is back in regular work now, and will continue in a program until she is placed. More information available here,
https://www.assetequestrian.ca/about-3

10/18/2024

Do you love horses, but are not able to ride? My new Grooming & Groundwork program is a great option! Perfect for all ages and abilities, and only $20/person. Horses and ponies are provided.
My program is based out of Aspen Meadows Equine, near Vermilion, AB.
More information available here,
https://www.assetequestrian.ca/services-1-1

10/17/2024