Equine Obstacle and Working Equitation Training Center

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12/19/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS

12/04/2023

OK , Working Equitation do-it-yourselfers, look at this awesome podium made out of 55gal drums.... How easy and fun is that!!! Follow me for more WE tips...

12/03/2023

THIS IS WORKING EQUITATION! An international sport, where a rider who learns Working Equitation in the USA can participate in a WE competition anywhere in the world! This is my friend and client who retired to Mexico a year ago. Competing in her 2nd Mexico WE competition. (Please note there is a problem with the Gira results as the dressage is not registering, she did DQ in EOH but won the speed! 4th overall).
She is riding a Kiger Mustang, a branded USA BLM mustang from the wilds of the USA. (I adopted Kali the same time I adopted Robin Bond’s Kiger Zapata KCA.. so proof USA Bred horses can rock in WE). Pictures of me competing on Kiger Kalypso in the USA and owner Chris riding her in Mexico!! THIS IS WORKING EQUITATION!!!

09/09/2021

I am sure the ring is in the bottom of this barrel!!

09/09/2021

There can be a lot of discussion about this course. Notice how some obstacles can only be executed one way they are to close to the wall for any thing but right handed. Also note the closeness of one obstacle to the other. No issues with distance between obstacles. Well done with many opportunities for study, discussion and learning.

Medalla de Plata y 3º clasificado en esta prueba de Manejabilidad, empatado con el 2º clasificado, Categoría Seniors Domados, del III Concurso de Equitación ...

09/09/2021

Awesome video showing a small part of what we offer here at the Equine Obstacle Training Center. Everyone welcome to come out and give it a try. Located in Riverside, CA

Last week we decided to load up the horses and head for town. We went to an Equine Obstacle Course down in Perris CA and worked through the obstacles. Thanks...

09/05/2021

Here is another Working Equitation Training Tip Game for ya'll to continue your horsemanship journey. When you approach your training with greater purpose, it brings clarity.

08/23/2021

To improve your rein connection, imagine your point of contact with the bit is in your elbows, triceps and back, and that your arms, wrists and hands are just extensions of the reins. This allows the connection to be held in your body rather than your hands and allows the hands and arms to be soft. — Jessica Miller

Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz

08/22/2021

To all BLM Mustang riding USAWE members. I joyfully sponsor the Yearend Highpoint BLM Mustang Award every year with USAWE. I want to make sure everyone who is eligible has their points recorded correctly. When you apply for your USAWE horse ID number be sure to list your horse’s breed exactly as “ BLM Mustang”. (The horse must have a BLM brand or have been conceived in the wild. No domestic bred qualify). There are approximately 40 horses that are listed under ‘Grade’ Mustang. These horses are not eligible for the yearend BLM Mustang Highpoint. If any of you have horses that are actually BLM branded Mustangs please change the breed information on your USAWE Horse ID # so you qualify for the awards. Change from ‘Grade’ to BLM Mustang.
To give more clarity even if your horse has other numbers, this is what you should place in the columns:
The registration number should be your horse’s BLM number, It is their neck freeze brand 8 numbers long
The Reg. with – BLM
Dam – Wild Born
Sire – Wild Born
Breeder – BLM
If you horse is correctly listed as a BLM Mustang, but there are different words than listed above, (such as: NA, unsure, don’t know, mother nature, from the wild, in the wild, etc) it makes it difficult to use the sort / search functions, so it would be much appreciated if you could check all your horses and make sure they are listed appropriately. Hope you have an amazing show season with your mustang in Working Equitation.

08/20/2021

Beautiful!!

For the Tokyo Olympics, Santiago Varela and his team had produced some seriously stunning fences.

08/18/2021

"Horses are like water, in some respects. They fill empty spaces that the rider provides, which has positive as well as negative repercussions. The rider can form the horse’s posture and gaits by utilizing this principle. On the other hand, the horse will escape through holes in the rider’s seat and network of the aids, just like water runs through cracks and holes in a bowl. That is not ill will, but simply the path of the least resistance, which is followed by water, electricity, energy, and horses alike.

This principle has an obvious physical dimension, but also a less obvious, mental one. The horse will leak through holes in the rider’s concentration as much as through gaps in the seat and aids. The more distracted and unfocused the horse is, the more disciplined and focused the rider has to be, in order to direct the horse’s attention towards the work through a combination of concentration and gymnastic exercises."

- Thomas Ritter
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