Ride 29 with 5 weeks off for Malibu! She will definitely be the type of horse to put to pasture then come back like she never missed a day.
The first foal in the FZ crew💕 Palomino colt born around 4am this morning
The girls are finally starting to fully shed and get their summer coats!
Getting some morning movement in since it's too muddy to go outside
Spark A Streak "Malibu" doing some circles to see where our training is at. If there are holes it'll be fixed off the pattern. By the time I put my horses on the pattern I want them to already know the majority of it. A well broke horse can trot/lope the pattern nearly perfectly.
The barrel pattern itself isn't complicated. It's how the horses need to position themselves and set themselves up to do it efficiently that's the challenging part. You can teach a horse nearly everything off of the pattern, and if done correctly the horse should easily be able to slow lope a set of barrels. Confidence will come with time on the pattern, and that's where speed will come from.
Shes seen the pattern maybe 3 times, with only loping it (with big circles) once. She's only gone around a barrel maybe 5 times. I want her to be able to comfortably lope around a barrel before I fully start on the pattern and she's just about there!
Her first saddling. Definitely some highs and some lows, caught me off of guard the first time she took off but I caught her the next few times. She learned that wasn't getting her anywhere and soon got comfortable with it all and settled down. She'll wear a saddle a few times a week for the next few months with her training. The more comfortable she is with it, the better. Overall she did good! New experiences and new sights.
Malibu looking all pretty in her winter clothes
Spark A Streak"Malibu" is on her 19th ride! Super excited to get her going on the pattern. She's just about ready to start more complex work.
Spark A Streak "Malibu" is starting to get fancy! 16 rides in and she's moving on and off of my legs and starting to click everything together!
Ride #8, less then 6 hours of riding time.
Equiade Inc Body Builder adding that shine to Malibu🤩 she’s looking and feeling amazing! A few more weeks to go and she may get her first ride!
Montana (Cee Heart Mia Fritz) went out for the first time! This is her 5th ride, she’s doing amazing so far! Hoping to put around 30 days on her and lightly advertise her for anyone who’s interested!! She’ll probably sell as a pole/roping prospect since she’s pretty short!