What a smart cookie 🍪 🥰
Kynynmont Teagan is turning 3 this year and we can’t wait to get this inquisitive and sensible mare under saddle! First time in the indoor and she walks right over to the tarp like she owns it!
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Permission to Feel
Give yourself permission to feel.
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Thank you to our sponsor Dressage Sport Boot and Lisa Wallace for keeping our horse’s legs (and necks??) so well protected 💙 Can’t get enough of that glossy navy!
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Need an excuse to get out of watching football tomorrow??
Join Meredith Brisson, LICSW - Equestrian Sports Psychology Coach and I at 4pm on Sunday 2/2 for a free Zoom call about strategies for getting through the second half of winter! 🥶 send me an email at [email protected] with ZOOM in the subject line and I’ll send you the link!
Comfy clothes, chap stick and hot cocoa encouraged!
Stay warm and safe my friends!
Shout out to our amazing farrier Jason Hillman! He takes the best care of all our Kynynmont Connemaras and boarded horses. He’s always so patient with the babies, and is a pleasure to work with. This week we had not one, but two PPEs with a very discerning vet who hasn’t met Jason but was highly complimentary of his work, both before but also after X-rays!
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It’s time to clinic!!
It may not yet be time for horse shows and pink tutus, but it’s time to start working and planning for those goals! Of course it’s cold, but I promise you there’s plenty we can still do!
Get a jump start on your 2025 goals with me on Sat/Sun Feb 8-9 where I’ll be doing a clinic at The Sippel Farm in Annville PA (near Hershey). I’m a USDF Gold Medalist and Certified Instructor.
Rides are $140 (includes haul in). Please message Anita Behrens for more info. Of course us dressage riders always have a plan, so if the weather is bad we reserved the following weekend as a backup!
Feel free to message me with any concerns 😘
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Kynynmont Kavan is the new honorary JPD Assistant Trainer! His main focus is desensitizing the other horses. Thank you, Kavan, for lending a hoof!
😂😂😂 if you can’t find things to make too laugh when it’s 5 degrees, you’ll just cry frozen tears.
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A nice way to start a ride with your horse, especially if either of you is distracted, is this quick groundwork exercise. It helps you tune into each other and start the dialogue of energy. This exercise is also super for teaching boundaries and “personal space” awareness.
First you need to make sure there’s an easy rein-back on the ground. For this reason, start in a rope halter so the learning process doesn’t involve pressure on the bars of the mouth.
Halt your horse on the wall which allows for less “equine re-routing” that could happen in the middle of the arena. Face him and keep a few feet between one another. It’s great to have a long lead that allows for a few feet between horse and human but that also gives you extra lead for “second chances” if he were to spook. As a general rule if I am facing my horse I only want him to come into my space when invited (for this reason if a horse is resistant to load on a trailer I try very hard to not turn my body towards him because he could read it as the dominant member saying “stay back”).
If his immediate tendency is to walk towards you, gently whoa and rein back a step or two. The number of steps of rein back has to be proportionate otherwise it will no longer be a correction and he can’t make the association between his action and your reaction. If he is just coming up to say “hi,” don’t go overboard but get back in the starting position. If he runs into you and expects you to move out of his way, by all means rein back more!
Once there’s a calm halt and a few feet of personal space, very slowly start to walk backwards and give a light cluck which is your clear invitation to follow. If he steps too big, just halt. If he runs you over, rein back. The goal is to create the understanding that he is to walk towards you, but not over you. He is to follow your pace and energy exactly.
Once this is mastered, adjust the speed and length of your strides. Next,
I’m not a fearless trainer.
I used to be ashamed of this, and sometimes I still am. But I’ve realized there’s a lot of benefit to not being fearless.
A saying I love is “necessity breeds ingenuity.” My sense of self preservation is high, but my desire to work with horses is higher. As a result I’ll get creative when I encounter a situation where the likelihood of me landing in the dirt is higher than staying in the saddle.
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Ok Winter 🥶 Warriors - it’s been months of cold, wind, wet and limited hours of daylight. It totally sucks. Even the eternal optimist is probably seeing her cup of hot chocolate as being half empty right about now. Or maybe it’s still half full, but it’s frozen. Blah.
Don’t pressure yourself to ride if it’s just not in you and definitely don’t do it if you feel unsafe!
There’s a lot you can do to both strengthen your bond with your horse and help her physically that don’t involve the arena including massage and stretching! Nothing replaces the hands of a bodyworker with years of experience, but right now is a great time to buy a good equine massage book and work through it with your horse! I highly recommend starting with the Masterson Method.
It’s also the perfect time to learn stretching techniques. At JP Dressage we go through a series of 6+ stretches with our horses before they are tacked up. It’s an excellent way to check in with your horse physically before “getting to work.” And it’s a super way to help prepare her body for your ride (if you are going to ride). And on these blustery days when you aren’t getting in the saddle, it’s the perfect opportunity to really take your time and understand how to help your horse stretch. We highly recommend seeking an equine bodyworker to show you in person, or discuss with your vet. The more you do it, the better you’ll be at catching some discomforts early on. Remember - you only invite your horse to stretch, you never make them!
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It’s a steamy-hot-chocolate kind of morning 🥶
Jessie provides dressage training, instruction and sales in Lancaster Co, PA. Services include part or full training, lessons, clinics, and coaching at shows.
