New Beginnings Performance Horses

08/24/2023

https://www.facebook.com/ChrisCoxHorsemanship/videos/3007935299451795/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

08/15/2023

“Parents, let your daughters grow up to be horse girls, because they will learn quickly and repeatedly that life isn’t fair, that hard work is often trumped by Lady Luck, and that every defeat, no matter how terrible, is temporary. Let them dream big and kick on. Let them learn confidence, grace and grit. Let them build big muscles and strong backs.

Let your daughters grow up in the barn. Let them learn that buckets need filling and stalls need cleaning, even when it’s raining, even when it’s frozen, even when they have a different idea for how the day should go.

Let them set goals and reach them. Let them set goals and fail miserably. Let them learn that, if they work incredibly hard, practice like hell, ride the best quality horse they can and take impeccable care of him, they’re sometimes going to get beat by someone with 10 times the money and one tenth the drive.

Teach them to drive trucks and trailers and ATVs. Teach them to change tires and wrap legs and give shots. And let them leave a spur mark, or a bit rub, or a bandage bow, and let them deal with the shame of causing pain to an animal they love.

Let them grow up with horses and with good horse people, because it will teach them to be humble, and to be resilient, and to be brave.”

Article credit Lauren Sprieser http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/let-your-daughters-grow-up-to-be-horse-girls

Wild Oats Photography

08/12/2023

08/08/2023

BABY DADDY ! https://fb.watch/mi3c6gA7lu/?mibextid=CDWPTG

08/03/2023

https://www.alltrails.com/us/iowa/horseback-riding

Explore the most popular horseback riding trails in Iowa with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.

01/07/2023

Schedule your Lesson 2023 !!

09/06/2022

Worth the READ!

I'm thankful for mentors that demanded more of me.

They made me aware of my energy, my body, my movements. They guided me to a path of deep personal work, one that I'm still walking and will always be.

They told me that the things I wanted out of my horsemanship were beyond techniques, exercises and equipment. They told me the things I wanted out of my horsemanship resided within me. Covered up with layers of bias, trauma, ego and many more uncomfortable things that I would have to face head on in order to be able to offer my horses my best.

I walk into barns daily where people are buzzing about. They're quick, frazzled, fussing...jerky and abrupt in their movements. Carrying around life's baggage and slopping it all over their horses. Full of tension and insecurity. Hopping from method to method, technique to technique...totally unaware of the root cause of their horsemanship struggles. It's them, it's us, it's me...it's SELF.

You can buy the programs, get the lessons, go to the clinics, pay for the training but until you are willing to take a long hard look in the mirror...you're only going to get so far. If you're a serious student of the horse, I don't think you can avoid it.

You'll be confronted with your own uncomfortable truths at some point...the question is, what will you do about them?

- Terra

09/04/2022

https://fb.watch/fjPHP986X1/

05/05/2022

SIGN UP ... it's FILLING UP!!
Cody Keller coming to the QC !! https://facebook.com/events/s/basic-horsemanship-w-cody-kell/1875240495993030/

01/15/2022

https://www.facebook.com/949976605091029/posts/2586376548117685/

LETS TALK ABOUT ULCERS AND ALFALFA!!!!

Thought this was neat and worth sharing🤔

Alfalfa and horses with ulcers
Research from Texas A&M University shows that feeding alfalfa to horses with the potential to be high performers either prevents or is therapeutic in treating stomach ulcers.

Something in alfalfa hay tends to buffer acid production, said Dr. Pete Gibbs, Extension horse specialist. Feeding grain, confinement, exercise and overall environmental stress factors are thought to cause ulcers, he said. Studies have shown that horses will heal if provided less acidic diets.

In the research, 24 quarter horses from 12-16 months old were separated into two treatment groups. One group was fed Bermuda grass hay and the other fed alfalfa hay to meet the daily roughage needs. The yearlings received forced exercise during the study. The horses were examined internally with an endoscope at the beginning and end of two 28-day trials.

It's commonly thought that horses turned out on pastures are better off than those that are confined. However, if grass hay is the only hay they are fed, horses can still get gastric ulcers, he said.

In this study, ulcer scores increased when alfalfa was removed from the horses diets, and they were turned out on pasture. Under the ulcer-scoring system, 0 signified no ulcers, with severity increasing to level 4.

Further work is needed to look at horses with varying degrees of ulceration to better determine the full extent to which alfalfa or alfalfa-based products might help from a feeding management standpoint.

Based on what we know right now, for horses that are kept in confinement, eating feed and getting forced exercise, it makes sense to consider some alfalfa as part of their diet, he said.

Until further research is done, he recommends, horses weighing between 1,000-1,300 pounds should be fed about 1 pound of alfalfa after a grain meal.

Follow this link: http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=224

10/29/2021

https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2021/10/26/how-and-why-are-horses-used-in-therapy/

BY LINDSEY ANUZIS GAGE The therapeutic benefits of horses have long been recognized. Horses have been utilized in Hippotherapy for physical, occupational, and speech related treatment goals. Hippotherapy uses horses as a therapeutic agent for individuals with physical, motor, or sensory challenges.....

10/21/2021

Coming to our barn SOON!!!

08/08/2021

❤

07/22/2021

So true... start them early !

07/09/2021

Pony Rides !

12/22/2020

Some equestrians are lucky enough to start riding as a child. They've grown up on the back of a horse and it's forever changed their lives. It's...

11/21/2020

We wear masks to protect you! Still have fun riding!

10/19/2020

Exactly!

07/19/2020

https://cowgirlmagazine.com/teenage-girl-horse/

Being a teenage girl isn't easy! Horses are a way to help them focus on the right things in life. There's something special about the bond between a girl and her horse. It's no mystery though that horses are hard work and expensive. You'll have to weigh the pros and cons to ownership, but it's defin...

01/18/2020

It was 42 years ago today that the first registered foal by Dash For Cash was born. The c**t named Azudash was a pretty good runner as he placed in a stakes and qualified to the Golden State Futurity. Dash For Cash went on to become one of the sport's greatest stallions with top horses like world champions Dashingly (1983), Dashs Dream (1984), Cash Rate (1985), First Down Dash (1987) and Dash For Speed (1990). Who is your favorite offspring of Dash For Cash?

01/14/2020

https://www.facebook.com/536658876473234/posts/1560032527469192/

Here is a method of tying your rope halter that will never allow the knot to tighten under pressure to the point that you can't untie it.

07/21/2018

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1794381177275651&id=116970435016742

07/21/2018

https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNaturePage/videos/1400847480047506/