Talking To Horses - Training with Sarah King

17/02/2022

12/02/2022

Hi everyone,

I have been really bad at updating this page! Mostly because we have been so busy.

This post is going to be just an update

The online groundwork course is working out to be a great tool for so many people about connecting with their horse. This is more than just your ordinary groundwork lessons... this is about how to understand and master the correct connection through assessing both yourself and your horse.

Piper's Journey - this horse has her own FB page! Our journey together started with a misunderstood, hard to handle and ride, beautiful mare that had been kept in a large garage for 3 years (and not taken out). The story for us ended less than a year later with her being sold in foal after competing flawlessly at her first jumper show. She stole my heart but we can't keep them all. She was a keeper though!

The foals - we have the two 2021 foals and our 2020 foal who are all going through their age appropriate stages of training. All three have been described as "the best foals I have ever handled".

The jumpers - I consider myself extremely lucky to have bred and trained two incredible horses in our stallion Bon Baloubet and his half sibling, Bon Espirit.

Balou is coming back from a ligament injury inJuly last year and started back to full work Nov 1.

Pippy is coming back from having her first foal in June last year.

Both of these amazing horses are in full training to
compete in the 2022 season with a goal to competing in Florida winter 2023

The horses with fears that need help - apparently this is my forte and I have been blessed with the trust of horse owners allowing me to help their horses work through their fears so they can go back home better prepared for life. I finally had one dump me a few weeks ago but she has turned out to be an angel!

Clinics - I have added a new clinic subject that has turned out to be both educational and lots of fun! The clinic is called "The Things We all Do Wrong". It's a blast has has had great reviews.

I have limited dates available for either the groundwork or the new clinic. Contact me to book

07/10/2020

Balou was never asked to do this before now. Good groundwork, proper training, and a connection with your horse means 1st time looks like this

23/04/2020

Jazz has only been in a trailer once and she was loaded in way that isn’t one I would have used. I think she was a bit traumatized by it so I wanted to give her a good experience on her first trailer training session. It took 26 minutes for her to decide for herself it was ok. I had a cup of coffee, my phone and sat in the trailer. We just hung out. After about 15 minutes I applied small amounts of pressure asking her to try it out. She tried a couple of avoidance things but quickly figured out she wasn’t going anywhere and it still wasn’t scary. Finally she said ‘ok’. Bless her. Three times in and out in the end

18/03/2020

17/03/2020

https://www.talkingtohorses.com/pl/148989

Not only was it exciting to launch the course a couple of weeks ago, it was even more exciting to get our first few students join the course! All from Facebook so far!

Whether you have a horse with a problem or you are looking to improve your horsemanship skills, whether you are experienced equestrian or a beginner, this course works for all levels of equestrian and all horses.

You can check it out here! Click away!

08/03/2020

Get 2 of my most requested lessons from the course FREE!!!!!
https://www.talkingtohorses.com/pl/147791

07/03/2020

Change your life today and sign up for my ground breaking horse training course. Learn all about what the course includes below

09/02/2020

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?!!!! Super excited this is really happening. After a lot of work I am launching Talking To Horses first of many online courses. YES AN ONLINE COURSE!!!!! It's almost ready and will be launched February 28th. This first course (there are many more to follow) is a 6 week horsemanship course that breaks everything down from the very basics, starting with herd mentality and a brief history of horsemanship. The course covers the things that don't get discussed during rider levels. Things every equestrian should know. This first course is suitable for all equestrian levels and includes my biggest secret of pre-training. This is something I've not heard any one else use, and something I was never taught. The course then covers basic groundwork exercises with theory, slideshows, videos, and an opportunity to join a private Facebook course support group. I already have some pre-launch purchases so contact me if you want to pre-purchase your course (there will be a $100 discount for everyone who purchases between now and Feb 28th)

07/02/2020

Liberty work with Balou this morning. It’s the first time I have worked at liberty like this with him. He was amazing. The strong ground work training paid off. He seems to really enjoy it. I missed videoing him almost lying down for me - that’s our next thing. We only started working at that last week if it looks like I’m touching him in any of the photos I’m not (except the one where he wanted me to scratch his back leg lol!). I just move my hand and he moves. I could load the full video but figured it would be boring. He did everything I asked of him for 7 minutes. We even started some Piaffe work before we did the liberty stuff. Love my Balou! POST UPDATE: People are asking to see the video. If you want to see it I can message it to you. Just PM me or comment here and I will send it 🙂

07/02/2020

CWBHA stallion auction. Feb 16-22. A chance for you to get a great deal on your semen. Check out Balou on the advertisement!

06/02/2020

Shame I don’t have this side on as he is right down and bowing. I started teaching him to now last week - he’s been doing it for me all week this week. Next stage is to take it to the lying down in the arena. We do this as an after ride stretch at the moment.

06/02/2020

Here is some spooky tools training with Jazz and Angie. Just a clarification on saying "This is what I wanted her to do" What I mean is that it was ok when she decided to act up so we could really show the difference in her acceptance afterwards

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlgla-3e0So

I'm still figuring out the video thing. I don't edit, just keeping it real! Jazz is my one eyed mare who came to me 7 months ago and had never really been ha...

31/01/2020

Love this blog! Lots of goodies that are equestrian essentials!

https://talkingtohorses.com/our-top-20-amazon-equestrian-products/

30/01/2020

Jazz is modelling how to do up a rope halter for training. She was pretty good seeing the ice has kept her in for a couple of days! Check out where I am doing the halter knot. Make sure you understand a rope halter should have the knot done up around the loop not on over the top of the loop. Study the video to see what I mean 🙂

30/01/2020

Here is the promised video for learning to ground tie. OR NOT lol. Lighting needs to be better for next time. Volume was good but I turned it down here. The video was 10 minutes long but here’s a few seconds to show you what the problem was 🙄😂

28/01/2020

New blog up today. I'm hoping to have a video up tomorrow to go with this blog.

How To Teach Your Horse To Ground Tie is one of the things we will be working on in this weekends Groundwork Clinic!

Contact Kerri-Ellen Chalmers to reserve your space, she still has a couple of spaces left.

Auditors have to book their space ahead of time also.

https://talkingtohorses.com/how-to-teach-your-horse-to-ground-tie/

Ground-tying is when a horse stands in the place you ask him to stand without being tied to anything and he doesn’t move away.

19/01/2020

Writing on the road. The book is coming along. ‘From The Ground Up - Talking To Horses’.

18/01/2020

You want to know how to get started with horsemanship?Find out in this article!

What is horsemanship? 4 ways you can be great at horsemanship. It is essential to know about herd mentality, count out discomfort, and have lots of patience

13/01/2020

Ways to prevent your horse from getting ulcers

We need to understand how the horses digestive system works to help prevent ulcers. Horses have small stomachs and are programmed to graze constantly.

10/01/2020

Get your free horse show supplies list!

09/01/2020

Learn how to put a foot poultice on a horse.

How to put a poultice on a horses foot. Every horse owner will probably have to put a poultice on their horse at some time so knowing how is essential

08/01/2020

https://talkingtohorses.com/29-essentials-for-your-equine-first-aid-kit/

Having an equine first aid kit is a necessity when you own a horse. If you don't have one you will NEED to put a kit together. Get these 29 essential items

05/01/2020

The interval training in the snow from the new blog is THE BOMB for working fitness level into your horse during the winter time. All week I have been taking advantage of the good weather and the snow to work my horses on the interval training. THEY LOVE IT!!

https://talkingtohorses.com/5-easy-ways-to-get-your-horse-super-fit/

No matter what type of riding you do with your horse, competition, or gentle pleasure riding, it is important your horse is fit for the type of work they are doing. A proper riding program

05/01/2020

What, Why, and When for Deworming your horse

https://talkingtohorses.com/when-do-you-need-to-de-worm-your-horse/

To understand when to de-worm your horse, you will need to understand the types of worms we’re dealing with. There are different strands of parasites

04/01/2020

Hey Everyone! Here's my new blog, I battle with this a lot so its close to home for me! Read to the bottom of the page and find out the most fun and effective thing I recently purchased to help me with balance, core strength, and lower leg stability! I owe this to my chiropractor!

https://talkingtohorses.com/how-to-stabilize-your-lower-leg-while-riding/

Developing a stable leg means we can use it more effectively in order to ride our horse to its best ability. Learn why the leg may not be stable and how to

30/12/2019

Visit my blog post to find out 29 essentials you should have in your Equine First Aid Kit!

https://talkingtohorses.com/29-essentials-for-your-equine-first-aid-kit/

16/12/2019

Sign up and get your free riding calendar. Use it to stay motivated through the winter months. Schedule the types of training you want to do each day, set goals and keep track of them!

https://talkingtohorses.com/free-calendar-landing-page/