T-2 weeks to challenge! So happy with how far this mare has come, she tries with all her heart no matter what you ask. She’s the last offspring of this cross, Don’t miss out on her! She sells Sept 10 at Rocking Heart Ranch LTD.! Arena or out on the trail, she does it all.
Well I haven’t done an update on miss McBride in quite awhile so here she is! To say we are behind is an understatement but this mare said that was the pace she needed to get to this point so here we are. The 10 days we had to wait out the rain and drying out was also no help to our progress. She has taught me so much in the last couple weeks and I really had to mold my program to meet her in the middle and we have finally found that breakthrough moment. She was riding beautifully in Red Deer by the end of the expo but I guess that month off left her time to think and she had a different take on the whole riding idea once it came time. We had to take a big step back and get very creative in my groundwork to gain her confidence in being worked under saddle in a relaxed manner. While this clip might not look like a big deal, it was a huge breakthrough. To see her moving out with her head down, ears relaxed and loosening her tongue makes me so happy. I can’t wait to see what we can get done in the next 60 days. We are full steam ahead from here 🚂
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We are 4 weeks away from the challenge and sale! Wow has time flown by. JLo is coming along beautifully. She has a big motor and just wants to please. She is such a fun ride. This morning we just saddled up and started videoing. No warm up or anything and she didn’t miss a beat. We have a fantastic foundation built and shes getting pretty handy, now comes a month of finesse and refining work to get her show ready. Cant wait to see everyone in Sept!
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We are 4 weeks into the Rocking Heart Ranch LTD. Colt Starting Challenge with miss JLo and I am so happy with the changes in her in just the last week. This mare needed a ton of confidence when we started out so I knocked the starting process back to turtle speed for her and let her figure it out and she has done just that. She has gained that confidence and now we are full steam ahead. She has to be one of the most athletic horses I have swung a leg over. Stays in the ground in her turnarounds, has a beautiful natural stop, never misses a lead and for 16HH she can sure lope a tiny circle.
She sells Sept 11 in Fort Macleod! Lot 7. You are not going to want to miss this one.
Loud training makes a quiet horse! JLo is gaining more and more confidence every day. Can’t wait to get on the big girl!
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Jack goes home tomorrow and I couldn’t be happier with how far he has come in 60 days. Last night we decided to play around with some reiner type pattern work and he loved every bit of it. He is such an over achiever he figured we should throw in one more roll back at the end for good measure lol. He even got to venture the trails of Waterton last weekend experiencing highway traffic, bikers, barking dogs, bridges and river crossings and he had so much fun. While Jack is privately owned by a wonderful family, He is off of the Rocking Heart Ranch LTD. program so if you are looking for the type of all around horse that has some performance moves and can go to work on the ranch or leisure down the trail, be sure to check out the horses on offer at their sale Sept 12 in Fort Macleod, You won’t be disappointed!