MV Equestrian Ocala, LLC

MV Equestrian Ocala, LLC Horse trainer with over 15 years of riding, showing, and training experience.
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11/08/2024

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11/07/2024
ā­ā­& ANOTHER ONE SOLDā­ā­CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED ON THE PURCHASE OF THE BESTEST LITTLE BABY RED HEAD, "FLAM...
11/06/2024

ā­ā­& ANOTHER ONE SOLDā­ā­

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED ON THE PURCHASE OF THE BESTEST LITTLE BABY RED HEAD, "FLAME"šŸ”„

And what's even better is this guy is staying in my program so you will still be seeing snippets of him popping up in my content from time to time still ā™„ļø

Thank you for choosing and trusting MV Equestrian Ocala, LLC āœØ

11/04/2024

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11/03/2024

HORSES IN TRAININGā€¦ (I had to repost this!)

You pay that hefty training bill for the month.

You look to have you horse in training as little as possible so it doesnā€™t break the bank.

Youā€™re disappointed when after 30 days or 60 days or 90 days, thereā€™s still more work to be done or the goal hasnā€™t been met. Worse yet, it looks good, you take the horse home and it unravels piece by piece. All that money ā€œwastedā€.

When you pay a trainer, that money isnā€™t paying for a result, itā€™s paying for someoneā€™s skilled effort.

At least for me, when someone gets unhappy that their horse ā€œisnā€™t fixed yetā€, or comes ā€œuntrainedā€ after itā€™s been home a while, makes the task of training horses for other people, discouraging. Discouraging because the efforts are being made, usually my best efforts that are filled with compassion, determination and lots of ruminating on how to fix complex issues a horse may have. Their disappointment becomes my failure basically. I know thatā€™s not an actual truth but itā€™s never rewarding when someone is disappointed due to their own expectations.

Training a horse is NOT like being a mechanic on a car. Its not a tune up, itā€™s not the simple replacement of a part. Itā€™s an animal with thoughts, feelings, emotions, habits, talents, etc. You donā€™t just program them, tune them up or replace a faulty part and send it back good as new.

You arent paying for results to happen within your timeline, you are paying for the time it takes to reach a desired result. The more complicated the project, the bigger the investment. The more baggage a horse has, the more effort it takes to unravel the mess. The bigger the goal, the greater the investment.

People send their horses/mules to certain trainers because they want the outcome that trainer proves they can achieve. The problem is, people want that result in the shortest time frame possible because time, again, is money. It takes the time it takes to create the vision and time costs money. People who have a diy mentality, value the effort so much more when they themselves invest their own energy into a horse rather than just paying for it. I really feel that those who do it themselves, come to appreciate the efforts it takes, as they truly know the dedication and time it takes to get these horses going! They truly see at the end of the day that the cost of training is worth it with the right trainer.

Be nice to your trainers. They work hard for you and your horse!

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The progress may be slow but we are getting things done around herešŸ’žWent off this morning to go work some horses, get th...
11/02/2024

The progress may be slow but we are getting things done around herešŸ’ž

Went off this morning to go work some horses, get the first picture on the left from the Husband saying he has spent the morning leveling the aisle (all by hand might I add!!) & when I get home the pallet of mats I've had in the bed of my truck all week will be unloaded! So the picture on the right was after we unloaded the mats and placed them accordingly šŸ˜

It's not perfect and there are a billion more projects but YAY FOR A MATTED CENTER AISLE šŸ˜œā¤ļø

11/02/2024
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10/31/2024

DOES YOUR HORSE BECOME STRESSED IF THEIR FEED IS LATE?

Iā€™m sure we all know some horses that become upset if their feed isnā€™t served on time, but maybe thatā€™s with good reason.

A study by a team of researchers in Slovenia looked at the behaviour of eight horses when fed breakfast at regular or irregular feeding times and found they do become stressed if their meal arrives late.

The horses were housed in individual stables and were fed with ad-lib hay and a barley and oat mixture hard feed. For five days each week their morning feed arrived at their normal feed time of 6am, on Thursdays it arrived an hour earlier at 5am and on Saturdays it arrived an hour later at 7am. After their morning meal the horses were then turned out to pasture for the rest of the day.

The horsesā€™ behaviour was observed and recorded for 2 hours around their breakfast time starting an hour before their feed arrived. The study took place over a 10 week period.

The horses that were fed early were described as not being ready for their meal. Lead researcher Manja Zupan said the horses 'werenā€™t really awake yet'. As a result they spent less of their pre-breakfast time eating hay than when fed on time or late, and so they ended up consuming less in total before they were turned out.

Unsurprisingly, the horses who were fed late displayed a number of stress behaviours. They kicked the stable door, whinnied, looked towards the food source and pawed at the ground while waiting for their feed to arrive. While some horse owners find this behaviour irritating or even funny, it is vital to remember each of these behaviours are caused by frustration and stress and could be considered a measure of poor welfare. Zupan reported 'A horse that cannot predict when he will get fed will have compromised performance and health'.

This study will likely not surprise many horse owners but is nonetheless important. It shows that horses are great timekeepers, they can recognise what time of day it is and know their routine. We already know they are capable of predicting their daily activities on learned cues, like the sound of specific equipment or their owner or caretakerā€™s voice.

It can be difficult to stick to a consistent feeding schedule ā€“ life often gets in the way and we may be late for our horseā€™s mealtimes. However we must remember that any change to routine like this can affect horses adversely, especially if their species-specific needs are not met and their choices are limited.

Horses who live in sight of one another should all be fed at the same time to avoid frustration and undue stress. Those who are routinely fed at a specific time and then fed out of their normal time schedule (and perhaps watching other horses being fed first) can find this extremely stressful. If they have to be fed at a different time to normal, then being fed early is preferable to being fed late.

Ensuring your horse has access to ad lib forage so they don't run out of food will also go a long way to keeping them healthy and happy if you canā€™t get to the yard. Of course being turned out with friends and no need for 'mealtimes' is the ideal!

'The Effect of an Irregular Feeding Schedule on Equine Behavior'
Manja Zupan, Ivan Štuhec & DuŔanka Jordan.
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, Volume 23, 2020 - Issue 2

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