Whispering Oaks Horsemanship, LLC

03/25/2025

With only a neck rope Vemon got to walk out of his pen!

He allows me to slowly walk up to him and rub his neck, ear, forehead, eye, jaw, cheek, and part of his muzzle. He has also been okay with me putting a rope around his neck and giving to pressure.

I want to put a halter on him so badly but I know he’s not ready just yet. I want him to be okay with me walking up to him calmly and being able to rub his whole head on both sides. Right now he’s only okay with me on his right side. Once I can get him relaxed and comfortable with me touching his right side I’ll slowly start working on his left side.

Giving up on this horse is not an option. I will get him halter broke and make sure that he is seen by a vet, chiropractor and gets his feet done to make sure he is in the best condition possible before I consider rehoming him.

03/22/2025

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03/22/2025

Spurlee glow up day 1 to day 377

03/21/2025

I’m a week late but happy 1 year Spurlee!

Today I rode Spurlee for the 1st time this year and she was phenomenal! I absolutely love riding this mare and I’m super excited to show her this year at the Michigan Mustang Series!

We had our 1 year inspection with BLM and she passed with flying colors! On Wednesday Spurlee sees the vet to get her coggins and vaccines done.

03/21/2025

Day 40

He’s not a fan of the phone being close to him so he wasn’t as relaxed. Before I started videoing he was keeping his eye closed while I was rubbing his forehead with his head lowered.

03/21/2025

Day 39

Venom is starting to trust me and is allowing me to rub his ears, forehead, jaw, and a little bit of his muzzle!!!

03/20/2025

I want to extend my sincerest gratitude to HWP Directional Drilling for sponsoring me this year, enabling me to make a real difference in the lives of wild horses and b***os!

03/20/2025

I was talking to my daughter Zoey, videoing and rubbing Venoms ear!!!!!

When I stopped videoing…….Venom let me pet his forehead!!!!!!!

03/17/2025

A few photos from our session over the past few days.

03/16/2025

Finally I have an update on Venom!!!!

I must say, Venom has been one of the most challenging horses I've worked with, pushing me to be a better trainer!

He's not aggressive in any way. Sadly, he's just really scared of people. After working with him I began to realize that he was terrified of my hands, not my body being close to him but my hands. If I had my hands in my pockets he’d be okay with me getting close to him and leaning on him. But as soon as my hands came out of my pockets he would put himself as close as he could to the wall and start shaking in fear.

I decided to jump back and start back at the very beginning. I gave him about a week off of training and only went into his pen to feed him. When I started working with him again I just took it slow and didn’t worry about touching him. I’d walk near him and stand or kneel there until he released his tension and relaxed then I’d leave his pen. I soon saw a huge change in his behavior around me, he was relaxing more and more each day to the point where he about falls asleep while I’m next to him!

My goal is to help him become the best version of himself by building his trust and confidence in people!

03/13/2025

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That time when your horse isn’t quite right, but you don’t know why…
The small trainer notices.

Who’s going to spend two hours with your two year-old every day to make sure they get a solid foundation?
The small trainer.

What about the horse who doesn’t have the strongest maternal lines?
It’s the small trainer that gives them a chance.

You’ve never done it before, but wanna give it a try?
The small trainer won’t judge you.

Who’s going to take an extra 30 minutes to make sure that turn is in a perfect place to end on?
The small trainer.

Who’s going to walk through the barn at 10 o’clock at night and lay eyes on your pride and joy themselves?
The small trainer.

Who’s going to do their very best to make your dreams affordable?
The small trainer.

Who will keep your horse liking their job?
The small trainer.

Who will try every trick in the book to pull every ounce of talent out of your horse?
The small trainer.

Don’t underestimate the small trainer.

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📸Shannon Anderson Photography

03/05/2025

B***o Giveaway Winner

03/05/2025

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I will be going live to announce the B***o Giveaway!!!!

Amanda Lilley Marissa Kemp Wendy Sue White Mandy Jordan Alexis Davis Marilyn Snider-Doubblestein Julia Cooper Kaylee Bates

Good Luck!!!!!

03/03/2025

🔇NO SOUND 🔇

I apologize but there is no sound due to music in the background playing.

Venom will let me pet him but he doesn’t love it. I have haltered him a few times but he hates me being close to his muzzle. The past few days I stepped back and decided to let Venom touch me. I want him to feel comfortable and trust me, so I’m going back to the basics.

In this short video you can watch Venom choose me over his food and walk up behind me!

02/27/2025

Day 20

It's truly uplifting to see Venom starting to trust me. He's becoming more and more relaxed, and I was overjoyed when he let me rub his eye. I've been using a technique that I learned from observing the bond between mares and foals, the mares will lick their foals eye to provide comfort and reassurance, and it's been incredibly effective for building trust.

02/24/2025

The deadline to win a halter-broke b***o is this Saturday. The winner will be announced in just 15 days. With only 4 entrants, your chances of winning are high. Don't miss this opportunity, enter now!!

🎉🎉Marissa Kemp you are the Winner 🎉🎉

🫏 Entry is CLOSED 🫏
March 5 we will be going Live to pick the winner

💥 B***o Giveaway💥

I’m going to pick up 1 b***o in May and train it for a lucky someone for free!!!

Training
1. Halter
2. Lead
3. Stand for Farrier/ Vet
4. Load in a Trailer

Here’s how to enter!
1.) Must like and share this post
2.)Must like this page
3.)Tag 3 friends

Once you have completed all 3 steps, comment “Hee-Haw” with a screenshot where you liked the page, then you will be entered in the drawing!

To make this as fair as possible make sure you add all 3 steps into 1 comment.

Whats the catch?
You must be approved by the BLM and pay a $25 transfer fee before the B***o is allowed to leave our property. If the B***o is Sale Authority nothing needs to be done!!

I will write down all the individual names on a piece of paper and draw a random winner using a generator.

🫏 WE WILL GO LIVE ON 03/5/2025 TO CHOOSE A LUCKY WINNER! 🫏

I will then contact the Winner and talk about the details. This B***o will be eligible to compete in the Michigan Mustang Makeover.

Winner will have 24hrs to contact me before the win is forfeited.

🍀 Good Luck🍀

📷 Photo Credit — Deirdre Denali Photography

02/24/2025

What a good boy!! Today Venom got to bust out of his pen and stretch his legs!! Okay, so he's still in another small pen, but these panels are only 5ft tall, so I'm calling it a win!! We're still working on that whole haltering thing, and I have to bust out the trusty stick, but hey, 17 days ago I couldn't even touch the guy!!! Leading him around is a piece of cake, and this weekend I'm hoping we can take a leisurely stroll through the pasture. Before we get to that, though, I need to work on touching him on his left side and picking up his feet. Sounds easy, right? Wrong!! Venom's already tried to nip me when I go for his legs, and he's striked at me when I get too close to his muzzle. Yeah, that's a big no-no. I'm pretty sure his old owners were, shall we say, a little too heavy handed with him, so I'm going to have to work on showing him who's boss. When I correct him, I'll be stomping my foot and loudly telling him NO. Hopefully that'll get the point across. He wants to be a good boy, but he's just not sure about me being the boss.