Catori: 2023 Heart of the Horse Trainers Challenge

05/21/2023

Congratulations Tracy White Hornkohl on your adoption of Catori!!! You will always have a piece of my heart with you in this horse! ❤️

05/21/2023

Catori and I are the Heart of the Horse Amateur Reserve Champions! What a ride!

05/20/2023

Our first day and first two classes are in the books! Catori gave me her all today and really rocked this challenging obstacle course.
I’m so proud to ride this special girl and show how bright a Mustang can shine! 🌟
The Safe Horse Project

05/19/2023

Catori got a good bath and a nice warm up ride earlier today. 4 months has flown by! First day of competition starts bright and early tomorrow!

05/16/2023

Hey Catori fans! We need your help getting her to Mississippi one more time! It’s an over 300 mile drive one way for us…her share of the fuel cost is about $150. Thats in addition to our hotel expense, and feed, hay, and shavings for her to keep her comfy in her stall all competition weekend long.
If you’d like help us out one more time -
my Venmo is -Boren-2 🦄
Thank you and see ya soon in MS! 😊
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05/13/2023

Please please vote for Catori and me for FAN FAVORITE by liking our picture in the post! Thank you to all of our friends, family, and fans that have followed along and supported me throughout the past few months ❤️❤️❤️

05/07/2023

# 4 and our last before our competition. Here’s a recap of some of our highlights, and stay for the end for a little something new from tonight!
In just two weeks time from tonight, she’ll be on her way home with her new owner.
I am so incredibly grateful for the past 3 1/2 months that I’ve been blessed with the opportunity of spending with Catori. I’ve put everything in my being, literal blood, sweat, and tears into this horse. I’ve lived and breathed everything with this horse in mind and how can I be better for her.
She’s taught me so much and I’ve grown as a horsewoman in so many ways thanks to this experience. Letting her go to someone else will be hard, but I have so much pride in what I’ve done with this horse and I’ll be sending a piece of my heart with her.
I can’t wait to get in front of a crowd with her and feel that energy and for it all to come together. She’s given me her all so far, I know she will then too 💕
Thank you to all who have followed along with me and supported me in so many ways throughout this journey! What an absolute dream I get to live everyday. The Safe Horse Project

05/02/2023

Riding on a blustery day like today sure makes for good desensitizing 😅🌬
Now that she’s in her summer coat, Catori’s brand is finally popping through 💕
Catori roamed the hills of Nevada as a wild horse for the first few years of her life, now she’s a willing riding partner up for anything! The Safe Horse Project

05/01/2023

Talk about that front end lift 💪🏼 We worked a lot last week on Catori’s forward motion and impulsion and I can already see improvement! We also had a lot of fun working on obstacles and riding around cattle at L&C Horsemanship Ranch this weekend. Such a great all around gal! 100 days in, just 20 left to go ❤️ The Safe Horse Project

04/24/2023

Catori and I had a great weekend in Jackson this weekend at the Mirka Crew - The Sky Is NOT The Limit clinic! It was great exposure for her to work in new environments among 10 other horses. We worked on her forward impulsion, lateral movements, liberty work, and obstacles…a jammed packed weekend! I now have a clearer vision of our strong points and what I want to include in the freestyle part of our competition. I wish I had more action shots, but Mirka had us so busy utilizing every moment of our time. You will truly get so much out of it if you ever have a chance to attend one of her clinics/lessons! The Safe Horse Project

04/22/2023

Catori and I are at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center in Jackson, MS all weekend for the Mirka Crew - The Sky Is NOT The Limit clinic! Come by and say hi 👋🏻

04/15/2023

Catori’s Month 3 Update!

Make sure you watch with the sound on to hear what all we’ve been up to because it was too much to type out 😉

🧲The deadline to get your application to adopt in is May 7th🧲

So head on over to www.thesafehorseproject.org for all the info on the event, how to adopt, and a link to the application.
As always feel free to message me on here or call/text 205-568-2097 with any questions about the process and to set up a meet and greet with Catori to see if you would be a good match!

I want to thank my mentor Lauren Henny at L&C Horsemanship Ranch for your guidance throughout this journey so far ❤️ Make sure you’re following her team Nico: 2023 Heart of the Horse Trainers Challenge and daughter Christina and Rapper: 2023 Heart of the Horse Trailers Challenge as well!

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Catori will be available for adoption at the Heart of the Horse Trainer’s Challenge event on May 20th 2023! Get your application in by May 7th if you are int...

04/12/2023

Sneak peek of Catori’s field trip today ☺️ The Safe Horse Project

04/11/2023

Enjoyed spending this beautiful day with Catori ☀️We did some work in the bridle this morning tuning on body and speed control, then had a chill bridleless ride this afternoon to wind down the day. I find she learns much quicker and is more willing to give her best effort when we work in short, frequent sessions. I entered this competition to see what I could teach her, but in reality she’s teaching me just as much about what it means to be a good trainer☺️ The Safe Horse Project

03/28/2023

‼️Mississippi Residents interested in Catori‼️
We will be at this clinic in Jackson, MS on April 22 & 23. This is a great opportunity for you to meet Catori and watch her work if you are interested in bidding on her in May! Otherwise, we live in Ashville, Alabama and you will need to make an appointment to see her there. Now is the time to get your applications in to Horses if you haven’t already and make sure to message me here to set up your meet and greet 🙂

Watch nationally known trainer, exhibitor & clinician, Mirka Crew, share her unique training method with HoH Challenge Trainers as they sharpen their skills and develop their free style routines. The public is invited to attend as auditors. Auditing not only affords viewers the opportunity learn about Mirka’s unique training methods, but also gives them a live preview of many of the Challenge Teams that will be returning for the Trainers Challenge finals at the Heart of the Horse Expo on May 19 & 20.

While these Challenge Teams are in town, this weekend is a great opportunity to make appointments with the trainers to meet horses that you may be interested in adopting at the Safe Horse Auction on May 20th!

03/28/2023

Wow what an amazing day we had with Mirka Crew’s Dancing Liberty Horses! The three of us all had the “ah ha” moments we’ve been needing to take our horses to the next level. Lauren and Nico had their first canter under saddle that went beautifully, Christina and Rapper had an awesome liberty session and worked on relaxing and bending under saddle, and Catori and I made a huge improvement with our side pass and other later movements at liberty and under saddle. Thank you Mirka Crew for having us and being an amazing teacher! The Safe Horse Project

03/24/2023

Some action shots from our ride the other day 😁
We had another successful bridleless ride yesterday, so today she’s getting a break from ridden work…back at it tomorrow though! Not sure if I have the words to describe how awesome this horse is ❤️ The Safe Horse Project

03/14/2023

Month #2 update for Catori: It’s been a crazy busy month! She’s had 30 rides now. She’s transitioned to the snaffle bit, crossing obstacles, been introduced to the flag, and more! She hauls great - she’s been hauled nearly every week to a new place to ride including her first parade, a clinic with AQHA professional Tom McBeath, and my mentor’s ranch to play with pushing calves.
We are working on body control in our groundwork and under saddle including yielding the hindquarters, forequarters, side pass (on the ground), reverse, and general softening. Now that the basics of the foundation have been laid, we’ll be focusing on adding some finesse to these maneuvers in the next 2 months.

If you would like to help support Catori for the next two months of her training, you can send a gift to my Venmo: Rachel-Boren-2 🎁 ANY amount is greatly appreciated and goes directly towards her care expenses while I am fostering her.

Visit www.thesafehorseproject.org to learn more about how YOU can adopt Catori! The Safe Horse Project

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*Catori will be up for adoption at the Heart of the Horse Trainer’s Challenge and Expo in Jackson, MS on May 20th*Month 2 update for Catori: It’s been a craz...

03/12/2023

It’s a rest day for Catori 😊 We’ve been working so hard the past 30 days and she absolutely deserves it! I’ll be making our month 2 check-in video soon…I can’t wait to look back at all we’ve accomplished this month!

03/05/2023

We’ve had a great weekend in Canton, MS learning from 2020 AQHA Proffessional of the Year, Tom McBeath! Thank you to The Safe Horse Project for the opportunity to ride in front of and gain perspective from such an accomplished horseman and judge in many associations.
Catori has handled her field trip well, and now we have some more things to work on and getter better at when we get back home.

03/01/2023

I want to say a huge THANK YOU to those who donated to my birthday fundraiser for Mickey and Catori!
This was our haul for them this week AND I’ll be able to get more next week as well thanks to discounts from our sponsor Purina🐴

We’ve still got 2 1/2 more months to go!
If you would like to be a part of our effort while we foster to train Catori and Mickey so they can find good lasting homes, you can send a gift to my
🌟Venmo: Rachel-Boren-2🌟

Thankfully the spring grass is starting to come back so we will be able to reduce our hay expense soon, but there is still feed, shavings, some hay, and fuel expense for hauling them to clinics and trail rides as part of their training.
Thank you everyone for the support 💕

Mickey: 2023 Heart Of The Horse Challenge The Safe Horse Project

02/27/2023

All the daily handling of their feet paid off! Catori and Mickey were perfect for their visit from the farrier. Life is good when the farrier likes your horse 😉 Mickey: 2023 Heart Of The Horse Challenge

02/25/2023

Catori warming up before the parade today. She and our whole group were amazing! 🌟 The Safe Horse Project

02/25/2023

Catori and Edward both rode amazing in the Columbiana Cowboy Day Parade!! About ride number 20 for both of these two…not gonna lie I almost had second thoughts about doing it lol…but they made us all so proud! It was a HUGE ride and this video was before we got to the main downtown part with the huge crowd. They behaved so well just like they were old broke horses that had done this before. Loved getting the chance to show them off 🤩
The Safe Horse Project Heart of the Horse Team Edward

02/25/2023

Catori had some fun moving calves around this evening! The Safe Horse Project