SJS Horse Training and Sales

10/14/2024

Exciting News!

On October 30th, I’ll be heading to Weatherford, Texas, for three months to gain experience with cutting horses! I’m excited to be joining my friend Paige as we help prepare 2- and 3-year-olds for the spring while learning from top-notch trainers. We’ll also be part of the action at the futurity in Fort Worth in November, assisting behind the scenes as horses compete.

It’s both exciting and a little nerve-wracking, but I’m ready for the challenge ahead. I’ll be back and available to book client horses again in February/March, so stay tuned for updates on my schedule!

Thank you all for your support, I can’t wait to share this journey with you!

– Sarah
SJS Horse Training and Sales ❤️

09/11/2024

The spins on my young horse are coming along slowly, especially since he hasn’t been ridden much since my injury. It’s been nice having him help me ease back into riding again. I’m starting physio this week and, hopefully, I’ll be back to starting c**ts and taking client horses in 2-3 months.

08/26/2024

🌟 Exciting News from SJS Horse Training and Sales! 🌟

While I'm on a brief break from training due to my shoulder injury, I'm thrilled to offer beginner and intermediate horsemanship lessons! 🐴 Whether you're new to riding or looking to refine your skills, these lessons are a great opportunity to learn and grow with horses.

✨ **What You'll Learn:**
- Understanding horse behavior and communication
- Safe handling and groundwork techniques
- Riding basics for beginners
- Intermediate skills for confident riders
- Building trust and a strong partnership with your horse
- Problem solving with your horse

These lessons are perfect for anyone eager to deepen their horsemanship knowledge in a supportive and hands-on environment. I'll be guiding you through each step, ensuring a fun and educational experience for all!

💼 **About Me:** I have a strong background in equine sciences, business, and horse training, having spent three years at Lakeland College and working under numerous trainers, including two Canadian Cutting Horse Hall of Fame trainers. For the past three years, I have been running my own business, starting and training horses professionally.

💵 **Price:** $35 per lesson (1 hour), plus travel fees if I'm coming to you. If we use an arena, you'll also need to cover any haul-in fees as an additional charge.

🐴 **Note:** You must provide your own horse for these lessons. Having an arena isn't mandatory depending on what you want to work on—we can tailor the location to your needs!

📅 **Availability:** I'm pretty flexible over the next few weeks while I'm healing, so there are plenty of opportunities to book your lesson!

📞 **Contact:** Call or text me at 780-966-4805, or message my business page to secure your spot or to learn more about what these lessons entail.

Let's make the most of this time and continue to learn and grow together! Looking forward to sharing my passion for horsemanship with you.

See you soon in the arena!

08/21/2024

Good morning,

Unfortunately, I badly dislocated and chipped my shoulder after being thrown off a c**t yesterday. I’ll be in a sling for at least two weeks, and I’m seeing a specialist to determine if surgery is necessary.

As a result, I won’t be booking into September, and possibly October, as I’ll need to keep that time open for the horses I’ve had to send home. However, I am planning to start booking for November and onward.

Thanks ❤️
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08/20/2024

Angus, a 3 year old Haflinger, has been in training with me for just over two weeks. Today, he was ready for his first ride and performed wonderfully! He's a very gentle and sweet boy. ❤️

08/16/2024

Iker loves to play soccer!

Wild Horses of Alberta Society

07/31/2024

Attention to all of my current clients and anyone trying to get into contact with me from Thursday - Sunday!!

I will be in a no service zone from Thursday afternoon until Sunday evening/afternoon. So if I do not reply, this is why!

Have a good weekend everyone ❤️

07/22/2024

The hot weather looks like its here to stay a little longer so it is important to keep in mind appropriate care for your equine friends just as you do in our cold winter weather.

Some tips for keeping your horses cool:

💦 Provide 24/7 free access to clean, cool water. An adult horse at rest can drink 8-10 gallons of water daily depending on feed, and will drink much more when the weather is hot. Clean out water buckets and tanks more often in hot weather to prevent algae and bacteria from growing. Water related health concerns and infectious diseases (like Potomac Horse Fever!) are more common in ponds or slow running streams during hot, dry weather.

☀️ Provide relief from the sun. If it’s a day where you can’t bare to stand out in direct sunlight all day, your horse doesn’t want to either. Always provide shade for your horse whether its from a shelter, trees or a nearby building.

🐎 Reduce ride time and intensity. Horses heat up 3-10 times faster than humans and need to sweat for appropriate thermoregulation. Therefore, temperature and humidity levels, referred to as a heat index, play a large role on whether your horse can appropriately cool itself. The AAEP released a great chart to follow in order to calculate the daily heat index and determine if riding your horse is safe. However, the chart was created with horses in mind that may be accustomed to a year-round, warmer climate. In Alberta’s climate, we DO NOT recommend exercising your horse above a heat index of 140. These numbers are also a guideline for horses in regular work, so extreme caution should be used when exercising older, obese or out of shape horses even when they fit inside the heat index. To figure out, simply convert the current temperature to Fahrenheit and add it with the humidity to get your final number.

29 degrees Celsius = 85 degrees Fahrenheit + 70% humidity = 155. Too hot to ride.
22 degrees Celsius = 72 degrees Fahrenheit + 55% humidity = 127. Safe to ride with caution.

If you must ride a horse in hot and humid weather, you can:
⏰ Adjust your schedule (ride early in the morning or late at night).
💪🏻 Keep the work light and include frequent breaks that allow the horse to cool down and regain a normal breathing rate. Don’t work the horse beyond its fitness level.
😓 Watch for normal sweating.
💨 Create airflow (use fans) and work the horse in shade when possible.
🩺 Contact your veterinarian if your horse starts breathing heavily, becomes lethargic, distressed or uncoordinated.
🧂Provide free access to a salt block to promote drinking.
🛻 When transporting your horse, make sure your trailer is well ventilated and if parking your trailer in direct sunlight, unload your horse immediately once you have arrived at your destination.

How to cool an overheated horse:
🚿 Research shows that a cold-water bath to cool a hot horse is safe to perform. Spray the horse’s neck, shoulder, back, rump and legs with a steady stream of cool water, scraping the standing water off their body as you go to encourage water evaporation.

⛅️ Once horse is cooled to a normal body temperature, supply lots of fresh water and keep horse contained out of direct sunlight.

😎 Do not apply a cooler, sheet or blanket to cool the horse as this will block water evaporation from the skin.

Have any other questions about hot weather and horse care? Please contact us or let us know in the comments below! Enjoy the beautiful weekend!

07/18/2024

Come watch me and Iker showcase all that we have accomplished since May, alongside all of the other great trainers and their equine partners ❤️

WHOAS would like to thank those of you who are following the “Alberta Wild Horse Trainer’s Challenge”.

Without a doubt, these Trainers that are working with the Alberta Wild Horses are demonstrating how versatile, gentle and intelligent these horses are.

The trainers will showcase what their equine partners have accomplished over the 100 day period, in Sundre at the “Bulls & Wagons Event” on August 24, 2024, starting at 10.00 am

The Trainer’s challenge will be officially “complete” at that time , and the final adoption fee for each of these amazing horses will be determined after the event is closed.

Those of you who have been following the progress and are already interested in adopting one of these amazing horses are invited to submit an adoption application to WHOAS in advance of the Showcase. Adoption applications are available on our website at:
https://wildhorsesofalberta.com/horses-for-adoption/

The applications will be subject to the same vetting process as any other adoption application made through WHOAS, ensuring that each horse is paired up with the right person or family. If more than one submitted application meets our approval and adoption requirements for any given horse, we will be choosing the successful adopter based on a “first application in” basis.

07/04/2024

Morning! I have a few spots open in the next few months. Message/call me for availability or with any questions 😇

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