South Wind Sport Horse

South Wind Sport Horse Equine Training and Riding Lessons focusing on the development of the green horse and rider.

My precious girl Queenie was the pick for Alicia's graduation photos today. Nothing makes me  happier than to share my h...
04/12/2025

My precious girl Queenie was the pick for Alicia's graduation photos today. Nothing makes me happier than to share my horses and give young equestrian these moments.
Alicia and Queenie are such a perfect pair 🩷

Fun jumping lesson for Ella and Parker today!
03/31/2025

Fun jumping lesson for Ella and Parker today!

1st in-hand steering session with baby Arthur. I like starting this with reins, or a lead rope as reins, attached to a h...
03/31/2025

1st in-hand steering session with baby Arthur. I like starting this with reins, or a lead rope as reins, attached to a halter. Once he is solid in the halter, and comfortable carrying a bit, we will move to a bridle.

A little western pleasure moment with Sirocco 🩷
03/30/2025

A little western pleasure moment with Sirocco 🩷

If any students need a new show quality helmet at an affordable price,  they are welcome to try this one. Unfortunately,...
03/28/2025

If any students need a new show quality helmet at an affordable price, they are welcome to try this one. Unfortunately, got it too small.

03/28/2025

Near 60 day update of Kats trot work.
She still has a ways to go, and unfortunately her time with me is up at the end of the month, but I'm really pleased with the progress she made.

Her competition record showed that she was a western pleasure horse previously, which really explains a lot of the things I felt when I started working with her.
She was very inconsistent in the contact, and struggled to carry herself or maintain any rhythm if she was not being held there. Was very likely trained to be held behind the vertical for the WP show ring.
She also really struggled with going forward, and seem to shuffle and wag through her body and head when pushed into a forward rythym.

I feel she has really become much more fluid and rhythmic in her way of go, is more stable in the contact and will happily reach into a shorter or longer rein contact. Overall, she is also much less reactive to seat and leg pressure, and takes the cues well without trying to jolt away into the next gait.

How do you like the change in her way of going?

Pretty girl Kat after her ride last night. This was a breakthrough for her canter, which has been a huge struggle for he...
03/28/2025

Pretty girl Kat after her ride last night. This was a breakthrough for her canter, which has been a huge struggle for her. We had some real moments of her achieving balance and self carriage, which was lovely to feel.

Very excited to have the opportunity to start Michele's Arthur, a 4 year old TWH, undersaddle.He was a wee bit feral whe...
03/26/2025

Very excited to have the opportunity to start Michele's Arthur, a 4 year old TWH, undersaddle.

He was a wee bit feral when he came in. So a lot of time has been spent trying to win his trust and desensitize him. He is now walk, trot, canter on the lunge and starting the process of wearing tack. Now that the world isn't so scary for him, he has really settled and is handling everything like a champ.
We still have a good ways to go. Lots more ground work and in hand work before I consider his first ride. But I'm pleased with his progress so far, and luckily he is a smart cookie and quick study.

Thanks always to Michele for understanding that I will never rush or stress a baby to get a quick end result, and that if we want a solid lifelong partner out of Arthur, it's important to do things slowly and intuitively. I appreciate you!

Shoes for three of the horses this cycle! Two of the best things I've done for my horses is move to a shorter cycle (usu...
03/26/2025

Shoes for three of the horses this cycle! Two of the best things I've done for my horses is move to a shorter cycle (usually 4, occasionally 5 weeks max), and find a fantastic barefoot specialist!

Kid now has a very healthy hoof and functional hoof shape. We put him in Easyshoe Rollers with a 3d wedge pad. He is finally sound which means we can start the process of slow work to build him back up again. 🤞 he can at least be a flat horse, huge bonus if he can even do the low jumpers.

Sizzle and Queenie don't have any issues needing correction from shoes, but are 18 this year and work hard for us, so I felt they could use a front shoe to give some extra support.
Sizzle is in an Easyshoe Speed Metal with pads, and Queenie in Versa Grips.
Next cycle I plan to move them both to Easyshoe Ones (which have a built in pad) and bump Queenie up 1 shoe size. Plus I have been learning and plan to take over doing the application of their shoes!

My farrier bill killed me this cycle! Near 1000 with 3 front shoes, 2 trims - plus I had to purchase the composite shoes for each horse, pads, and all the supplies to doing the gluing.
If anything my time with horses has taught me, it is that health starts with the hoof, so it is definitely worth it!

Queenie and Alicia yesterday. Very proud of them.Queenie is still a bit hesitant to the fences at first, but it becoming...
03/25/2025

Queenie and Alicia yesterday. Very proud of them.

Queenie is still a bit hesitant to the fences at first, but it becoming braver and braver the more consistent we are with her!

An oops like this is always bound to happen one day when the kids start mounting on their own. It always helps when they...
03/25/2025

An oops like this is always bound to happen one day when the kids start mounting on their own. It always helps when they can learn the lesson with a good old man like Sizzle, who really couldn't be bothered to care!

A cute little trot with Kat
03/24/2025

A cute little trot with Kat

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Buckeye, AZ

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Wednesday 7am - 9pm
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Friday 7am - 9pm
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