Loading can be tricky and frustrating at times, but patience, a little pressure and making a pattern out of it works wonders.
Do you have loading issues? Please WhatsApp me if you'd like help and would like to get and about out this Spring and Summer!
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Little kill-pen filly being introduced to fly spay.
2 year old Belgian draft. Who's become, pushy, dominant and difficult. So we start with learning to yield away from pressure. He finds it difficult because I'm taking some power away from him as he's used to pushing and barging with his shoulders. So we have to show him there's a better way to move and be more respectful as he's going to be a big chap!
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Helping a 2 year old filly to find comfort and relaxation on a circle, from a distance, even when she's anxious without her herd and when extra pressure is put on her.
Can she trust my signals to reassure her?
It's so important to educate and help young horses so they grow up as grounded as possible and exposed to many things so they will hopefully go through life without too many hiccups.
#trainingyounghorses
#trainingfoals
#horsebehavior
Explaining the importance of disengaging/hind quarter yield especially for riding and safety.
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What a fabulous day to play ponies and build bridges for training. Just one thing we forgot, the horse on the bridge!
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#funwithhorses
Rescued from a kill pen. Taking it very slowly either her as we dint know her.
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Here's a little video that one of my clients made today of our lesson with the lovely Darko, who is only 18 months old. I love how Emily takes him to different places and allows him to explore the world. Such a lovely way to give him confidence and build trust. It will pay off in later years. He'll have the rug, mug and t-shirt to prove it!
Today we worked with obstacles, small spaces, moving his feet in different places, allowing him time to think and check things out.
Teaching Emily how important our 'energy' is and how it can impact how the horse responds. It's working as a partnership, like a dance partner, to create harmony and connection.
Thank you Emily for the video.
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#younghorses
#equitation
The benefits of a round pen:
It's smaller and safer to work a horse a liberty for closer interaction, which develops a closer bond and encourages responsiveness.
As it's round, there are no corners to hide in! It keeps the 'flow' of movement and communication.
It's also beneficial to work youngsters in, on the longline (rope). It's ideal to retrain horses that have learnt to pull away or are hard to catch. There is no end to the use of a round pen. As the The Round Pen Company will attest to!
Here's a little video of some horses recently who had a play day.
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#younghorses
#horsemanshiptraining
The sooner you start with youngsters, the better. Help them be the best they can be, so they have happy, stress-free lives and won't get deemed 'naughty' or dangerous.
These are yearlings and foals that I am working with. We so wish we had footage of them when I first started as they were wild and were like working with wild horses. Weeks later they have learnt so much from leading, to feet handling, circling, mounting prep and much more. They are getting 'set for life' in our chaotic, human world. The least we can do is show them from the beginning how to behave politely and with respect for humans.
These are all girls and I adore them.
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#foals
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