Allied Horsemanship

07/21/2024

Today we had a staff education day we started out with yoga with the horses nearby then we had a team building exercise. We had fun today.

06/18/2024

6/18 lessons will be un-mounted activities due to the high heat and humidity.

05/17/2024

Allied Horsemanship has a new classroom at our Prairie du Chien. We are so excited. We have some work to do on it like insulation and electrical but it will help us provide more services to our clients. We have a space for those lessons days that it is raining or too wet in our open arena. We will be be putting our tack shed next to the classroom so there will be two buildings side by side.

03/28/2024

03/12/2024

Spring brings new and exciting things. Here at Allied we have some exciting things happening this year. We will start lessons at the end of April in our Prairie du Chien locations after we have finished up with some changes to our Prairie location. Stay tuned to find out what those changes are. We have been busy this month. Shannon and Dawn attended the Region 6 Path conference and they presented at this conference. They talked about saddle fitting and ground games for horses. They took Arrow and Star for the presentations and met up with Katherine at the conference. Arrow and Star had decided to roll in the mud so on the day of presentation Dawn and Katherine had their jobs cut out for them that morning. We got them clean enough.

10/05/2023

Staff training with mounts and dismounts tonight.

05/26/2023

Do you love horses and love to help others? Allied Horsemanship is still looking for people to be horse handlers or side walkers during our lesson hours. If interested please contact us.

Allied Horsemanship is looking for people who would like to help us in our arena in Prairie du Chien or at the Boscobel location. If you like working with people with disabilities and horses then come check us out. We are in need of people who can help from 4:30 to around 8 :00 pm a couple nights a week. Must be 13 years of age or older. If you are available during the daytime we maybe doing some daytime lessons during the summer and could use your help with that. If you or you know someone who is interested please contact us at [email protected]

05/26/2023

Horse Day Camp. We still have some openings for our first day camp June 9-11 from 9 am to 1 pm each day

Day camp #1 for ages 6 and up.

05/24/2023

Do you have an animal that needs stress relief and needs a sense of wellbeing? Then Animal Reiki maybe what your animal needs. You may ask what is animal Reiki? Animal Reiki is meditating with animals to create a compassionate healing space to relieve stress, promote relaxation, harmony, balance, and a sense of overall well-being. It honors the animal as an equal partner in the healing process. The animal can move freely in the healing space during the session. “Hands-on Reiki” is used only if initiated by the animal. Reiki is just as effective from a distance as it is hands-on. By creating a compassionate space, the animal receives the healing energy he or she needs, not what we as humans think the animal needs.

Reiki complements the animal’s health and wellness programs because it is safe, noninvasive, and does not interfere with medical/veterinary treatments. Reiki can do no harm and effectively address physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental issues of animals. Reiki always heals on some level, even if we do not see it. Reiki promotes a sense of harmony, peacefulness, and overall well-being, which allows the animal’s body to heal itself. Reiki can be used to help ease the transition between life and death for the animal by shifting the situation so that all concerned can accept the transition and let go.
Now accepting appointments long distance and in person.
You may contact me by using the UR code in the post it will take you to my webpage, private message me or by email.

04/03/2023

Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

-Hannah Campbell Zapletal

03/25/2023

Instead of all candy give a gift card for riding lessons, day camp, or one of our clinics that we are offering.

03/25/2023

Allied Horsemanship is looking for people who would like to help us in our arena in Prairie du Chien or at the Boscobel location. If you like working with people with disabilities and horses then come check us out. We are in need of people who can help from 4:30 to around 8 :00 pm a couple nights a week. Must be 13 years of age or older. If you are available during the daytime we maybe doing some daytime lessons during the summer and could use your help with that. If you or you know someone who is interested please contact us at [email protected]

03/19/2023

Day camp #1 for ages 6 and up.

03/15/2023

Do you need something for your child to do this summer and they love horses? Send them to horse day camp. Cost per session is $200. Contact [email protected]. We will send you a link for registration. Watch our website for clickable links at alliedhorse.com

03/05/2023

Muffin and Shannon playing with the big ball

03/05/2023

Cowboy getting used to big ball part of their training

02/28/2023

Our CTRI Dawn is now an Animal Reiki Master. Dawn will be taking appointments in the near future for in person and distance reiki sessions. Animal Reiki is a healing energy that is gentle, painless, non-invasive, and stress-free for animals. It can help animals heal on all levels.

02/28/2023

We have some exciting plans for this year. Stay tuned.

02/28/2023

Shannon and Muffin working out

02/28/2023

Muffin and Cowboy have been in training this winter.

12/20/2022

Are you ready for the Artic chill? The Allied horses say they are. The horse got their blankets on today in preparation for freezing temps that they are promising.

12/03/2022

It’s that time of year. Christmas is coming and Allied Horsemanship is getting ready. Come out and join us next Saturday for some fun. Photos with a horse, hot cocoa, make and take a craft for kids, popcorn, pet a horse, read to a horse, and just have some fun

07/05/2022

Allied horses sporting their summer wear. Can you name the masked horses?

07/04/2022

Happy 4th of July from Allied Horsemanship. Reminder no lessons tonight.