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10/04/2024

I feel like the title “c**t starter” can be very misrepresented these days.

A c**t starter is not just some fearless person who climbs on a horse and flops around like a sack of potatoes.

I personally feel like a person who is eager to climb on a horse without having him properly set up for his first ride is not a “c**t starter” I call those idiots

A C**t starter is the person who puts the imprinted foundation on a horse, that will set this horse up for his future, abilities, and way of thinking….
I read a comment the other day from someone who said “ I would have liked to have had this horse as an unstarted two year old”

That hit close to home, I cannot count how many times I have said this about a horse that has come through our program!

I understand how expensive life has become, but the cheap route is typically never the best route!

Do your homework on your C**t starters and trainers! And invest in your horses! They deserve a fair chance!

RANT OVER😂

09/25/2024

https://carsonjames.com

08/10/2024

Beautiful hike with a side of muddy fun 🐴🐴🐴

06/29/2024

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05/27/2024

Can we just accept that horses are not perfect and that’s actually ok?

When I was younger phrases such as “can throw a buck”, “gets excited in open spaces” and “doesn’t like to stand still for long” were all pretty common on horse adverts, and they didn’t put the right riders off.

Nobody expected a good horse to be perfect, it was all about what you were willing to compromise on. Sellers were honest as they didn’t feel they had to put an A* horse with a blot free copybook in front of you, backed up by promises such as “safe as houses” or “never puts a foot wrong”.

Nowadays, it seems everyone is expecting perfect. It’s got to be able to school, jump, hack, never have an opinion or so much as jig-jog on the way home. Adverts seem to be becoming increasingly similar and we wonder why everyone is classed as “dishonest” when actually, we might just beexpecting too much.

Horses are living, breathing animals with brains and characters. Some are suited to life in the slow lane, others prefer some more pace. Horses have quirks, some more than others, but we’ve become so un-accepting in our pursuit of “the right horse” that these quirks are often hidden or not disclosed.

If you want something safe as houses for your granny to ride, odds are it’s not going to also be on the cards to qualify for Badminton. If you want a horse that’s capable of taking you round a 1.20 and saving your ass when you miss, it might not love hacking alone, or it might not stand like a rock to clip. If you’re after a schoolmaster, it’s probably not going to sit in your desired age range of “8-12 years old” and if you’re searching for that next potential “top level” on a shoestring budget… stop expecting them to trot out clipped, plaited and ready to go. Get used to looking past mud and fur!

Sellers need to be honest, but so do riders. Be open to compromise. Accept horses are not machines and find a horse with a character that clicks with your own.

Stop expecting every horse to be perfect and accept them for what they are… unique!

05/08/2024

“Pick Me Up, Please”

04/03/2024

Honored to Start this Handsome Mustang Boy! 💙

04/01/2024

Important Reminder 🤍

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02/20/2024

Knowing how to execute a One Rein Stop can be the difference between controlling a scary moment with your horse and ending up in the ER. Clinton explains why the One Rein Stop is a rider's emergency brake in the training guide ⬇️
https://downunderhorsemanship.com/one-rein-stops/

02/10/2024

A dull horse is a dangerous horse.

I don’t know about you guys, but I would never get in my car and drive it down the road if it didn’t stop when I asked it too, if it didn’t turn when I told it too let alone if it decided on its own to accelerate when I hit the breaks or turn the wheel. I would be loading that car up and sending it to a mechanic to get fixed ASAP before I ever got into the drivers seat again. So why is this acceptable with horses? It shouldn’t. Stop hanging on your horses making them ignore your cues and commands.

01/30/2024

Trail Riding is a discipline too! It takes training.