Tashunka

Horsemanship Instruction, Boarding, Training Also, it sounded a lot better than Camp Mazzola!
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Since its founding in 2002 the Tashunka program has offered horsemanship instruction, horse leasing, trips, leadership development, and has developed into a dynamic and varied program which now includes boarding, training, apprenticeship, hauling, show services, clinics, consultation, and rehabilitation. Over the past few years the Tashunka programs have been available to a diverse group of people

, ranging in age from 5 to 65. Some have found their victories in the show arena with a well earned round of applause, others by qualifying for the state championships; some have discovered their achievements in the high country of Montana, Idaho, Canada, Washington, and Oregon; some created their own successes right at home by overcoming obstacles and mastering the unimaginable; others have had the pleasure of experiencing Tashunka in their own ways!
...and for those inquiring minds.....The name "Tashunka" is a Lakota Sioux word that translates to mean "male horse" This name was selected due to its unique quality and meaning.

01/05/2024

January Tashunka Newsletter -

UPCOMING TRIPS - Check out some of the barn trips for 2023 and beyond! Sorry, but barn trips are only open to current clients.

12/03/2023

December Tashunka Newsletter -

SERENITY STABLES- As many of you know we are now managing a secondary facility! This beautiful facility, aptly named Serenity Stables, is just down the road from the Tashunka property. The property has twenty stalls, on site trails, a 70x200 covered arena, a European exerciser, and a round pen. ....

08/09/2023

August Tashunka Newsletter -

JUGGLING JULY - Last month was one event after another, but I am happy to report that everything went off without a hitch. We bounced from helping with the Military Teen Adventure Camp, to enjoying the activities and accommodations at the Flying U Ranch in Canada, up to participating at the Whi...

07/08/2023

July Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/fa90e5ba7660/december-tashunka-newsletter-15592943

FUNTASTIC! - We had a great time at Quinn Meadows Horse Camp last week. It has been years since I was there last, and I must say....it is still as pretty as ever! The campground itself is nestled in pine trees, sandwiched between a small creek, river, and large meadow, with Mount Bachelor and...

06/03/2023

June Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/9525535ca1c9/december-tashunka-newsletter-15583596

SPRING SPRUNG AND SUMMER HAS BEGUN - May was busy busy with the 4-H State Horse Bowl Contest, HHSC Dressage Show, and summer pre show field trips. There has also been a bit of spring cleaning at the barn, including barn and fence repairs, landscaping, tearing down the shelters that collapsed in...

04/04/2023

April Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/19ee8c8c3b09/december-tashunka-newsletter-15578580

MARCH MADNESS - The month started with the Snohomish County 4-H Horse Tack Sale, which is an impressive event that raises funds for the Snohomish County 4-H Horse Program. If you have not been to this event before, it is a must do! As the month came to an end, a small group from the barn trave...

03/09/2023

March Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/ce92ddc508ad/december-tashunka-newsletter-15573588

FRIGID FEBRUARY - Despite the cold weather in February the barn managed to stay pretty normal. No weather related cancelations and only one frozen valve! We even ventured out for a 4-H Dressage Show, a road trip to Los Angeles to haul horses, and a fun yet chilly trip to southeast Oregon to fi...

02/01/2023

February Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/9aae5384c3ff/december-tashunka-newsletter-15567104

JETLAG JANUARY - I think I have finally experienced jetlag! :) My last newsletter was written in the Manchester airport as I waited for my flight home from a very short, but very fun, horse shopping trip in England. Coming home on New Years Eve and launching right back into my normal schedule was ...

12/31/2022

January Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/b46b7b3557ec/december-tashunka-newsletter-15561280

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW - I am glad to see all that snow and ice melted away! December brought us our fair share and with all that snow came way too many missed lessons. January is looking like a quiet month without any scheduled events or currently known conflicts. Hopefully you all have had a wonder...

12/01/2022

December Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8874fffe6b86/december-tashunka-newsletter-15555328

OL' KENTUCKY HOME - We had another great trip to Louisville, Kentucky for the 4-H National Championships! This year was our largest group yet, with 17 members, 4 coaches, and 18 family members all traveling together. The contest brings the top 4-H youth from all over the US. Our Horse Bowl tea...

11/03/2022

November Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/592facff88c8/december-tashunka-newsletter-15546432

QUIET OCTOBER - After a busy summer and early fall it was nice to enjoy a quiet October. The smoke helped out a little on keeping things pretty mellow, but the down time didn't go to waste. I was able to do some winterizing of the property.... replacing the concrete ramp in front of the p**p...

10/03/2022

October Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/38a8ce98f99c/december-tashunka-newsletter-15540120

WESTERN DRESSAGE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW - This morning our group was busy packing up, loading horses, and heading home after a long week of showing at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The adventure started on Sept 23 when Tenley and I left Tashunka to haul the horses cross country. Fortuna...

09/02/2022

September Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/e7c7896d1d76/december-tashunka-newsletter-15534192

THE SHOW WENT GREAT! - Today is my first full day back at the barn since we started our fair setup the beginning of last week in preparation for the mustangs and 4H members to be at the Evergreen State Fair. Over the last week we had a number of Tashunka riders and horses at the fair, and I have ...

08/02/2022

August Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/a70a2bff538c/december-tashunka-newsletter-15528556

WHAT A BLAST! - Last week was our trip to the Flying U in British Columbia, and what a trip it was :) Most of us caravanned the 5 hour drive up to the ranch, and made the required stops at Tim Hortons, and tack store, and of course lunch. All of us arrived at the ranch just before dinner, and set...

07/09/2022

July Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/1c06572f34b8/december-tashunka-newsletter-15524152

JAM PACKED JUNE - and I thought May was busy :) June started with a small group of Tashunka riders filming their dressage tests for the 2022 Online WDAA International Challenge, we planted 3 memorial trees for Mikey, Taffy, Magnum, and Montana, as well as departed for our incredible barn trip to I...

06/02/2022

June Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/4e431684ba49/december-tashunka-newsletter-15517224

MOIST MAY - May was a busy month with the Washington State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest, weekly field trips, HHSC Dressage Show, mustang training, barn projects, lessons, and rivers of rain. I'm glad to say that even with all the rain that we've had the drainage systems have worked well so there hasn't ...

05/03/2022

This is how Paisley feels about her halter!!

05/02/2022

Ms Paisley had the morning off due to heavy rains at the farm. It was a well deserved day off as she had a pretty big day on Friday and Sunday. Friday I brought her to the round pen which she seemed to enjoy, and had so much fun she didnt want to get caught. Sunday I brought her back to the round pen with the intention of working on approaching and catching. Hard to say at this point, but Sunday it sure seemed like she liked to trot out and at times was willingly trotting without any drive from me. She is a REALLY nice mover :)

05/02/2022

April Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8e6221e7021f/december-tashunka-newsletter-15454320

WELCOME PAISLEY - Its official!! The new mustang that arrived last month has been named "Tashunka's Paisley Grace" and will be called Paisley for short. She is a 3 year old filly from the Paisley Desert Herd Management Area in Oregon. She will be with us for the summer and looking for a new home...

04/28/2022

The new mustang filly enjoying her first day of turnout in the round pen :)

04/27/2022

Sorry this took so long! Here is the promised poll to vote for the name of the new mustang filly from Paisley Desert in Oregon.

04/26/2022

Over the weekend we had a number of Tashunka riders participating at the 4H Spring Ranch Riding, Western, and English show at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. I was thoroughly impressed with the patience and fortitude of these young riders and am immensely proud of each and everyone of them. It was the first show for 2 of the riders, and Panda's debut performance! :D Way to go Aerin, Katelyn, Nora, Lucille, Sebastian, and Sierra!!

04/21/2022

Good Morning! Ya gotta love the roller coaster of horse training :) two days ago I was able to get a halter on the new mustang in the morning, and she gave her first lesson in the afternoon. Yesterday she was leading around like a showmanship pro! Today she smartly refused the halter but still led around quite well with just her neck rope. These horses do a great job of keeping us on our toes and keeping our egos in check! :)
If you have any ideas for a name for the new filly please email or text me. She is a 3 year old grey mare out of Paisley Desert in Oregon. It would be great if her full name could include "Tashunka" in it. I will post the top name options this weekend for everyone to vote on!

04/20/2022

I had hoped to post training updates each day since we got home but haven't seemed to find the time. The good news is we have been videoing each session in hopes of sharing the videos but have some audio issues to work out. As soon as that's worked out we should be ready to roll! :)
The update on the 3 year old is that she is doing GREAT! I have been taking it slow, and today was able to get her halter and lead on and walked her around without resistance.
Next step will be to give her a name! :) Keep an eye out for a naming contest!

04/20/2022

What a great event! If you haven't had the chance to attend the Snohomish County 4-H Tack Sale 2022 it is a must see! This annual event just wrapped up over the weekend and was worth the year long wait.

04/20/2022

First off, congratulations to Aerin and Gina for adopting a really nice looking Stinking Water yearling. Sorry I dont have any good photos of her. :(
Secondly, wanted to give a welcome to a really sweet mare out of Paisley Desert that I'll be working with for the summer. Stay tuned for training updates and hopefully some videos of the gentling process.

04/20/2022

Any time spent in the Steens Mountain Herd Management Area is a treat! This time around it was a bit on the chilly side but we still got to see a number of good looking horses. We were even able to get into the Kiger HMA and saw a good size group of horses a couple hundred yards away.

04/18/2022

FREEEEDOMMM!!! The icy's are out of isolation! On January 16th we had two Icelandics shipped over from Iceland. They went through the USDA quarantine in New York and than made their way across the country to their new home. Because Iceland doesnt have any contagious horse diseases we kept them on a pretty tight isolation to not expose them to our horses prior to getting the vaccinations. I am completely impressed with these two! The spent two months stall bound with some hand walking as their exercise. They maintained a great attitude, as well as a calm and friendly disposition. Thank you to the Scott Family and Þórður Freyr Gestsson at Íshestar horseback riding tours in Iceland for giving us the opportunity to buy such wonderful horses!

04/18/2022

Yet another great event to add to your bucket list! Road To The Horse continues to be an impressive training competition, as well as a wealth of information. It is such a neat opportunity to be able to watch the clinics and training sessions. So much can be learned about horsemanship in just a few short days! Sorry about the lame photos! They do not do this event justice!

03/01/2022

February Tashunka Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/bdc376f7e1ca/december-tashunka-newsletter-14206600

MUSTANG AND MORE - If all goes well with our April Mustang trip we will be coming home with a newly adopted mustang on April 12. I will be doing gentling workshops at 8a for the first 2 weeks that the horse is here, and then Friday evenings starting on April 29. This should be about the same ti...

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Videos

The new mustang filly enjoying her first day of turnout in the round pen :)

So what I thought was a really neat but random moment on Sunday night has turned into a pretty consistent trick. Mr Spitfire and I are working on coordinating our nap times! If I lay down in the arena (which I dont normally do, nor do I suggest doing due to countless safety issues!!!) Spitfire checks on me and than lays down next to me. :D Just over three weeks in and starting to feel better! Definitely behind schedule but making up for it!! Monday he went through the waterbox without any argument, and Tuesday he got saddled up cinch and all! Cant wait to see what happens next! :) Thanks again to our sponsors Rainland Farm Equine Clinic, Del's Truck Rentals, Westside Farrier Services, Northwest Supplement, and Monroe Farm & Feed!!! Still looking for more sponsors if you or your business are interested!

Day 7! Home safe and sound! While I was in the air it looks like the complete trail results were posted! I ended up 32nd for trail out of 49 people. Definitely not as well as I had hoped, but understandable based on our go! :( On a happier note, if a high point had been tallied that included the points from all 6 of my classes I would have been in 14th place! not too shabby!

Mustang Million Warm Up 9/16

Nelly and I are warming up in the John Justin Arena. Just working on leg work and getting her lightened up after not riding for almost a week. She did GREAT! Most of the other horses in the arena are in the Legends division. I didn't realize until much later that we weren't supposed to be warming up there. Ooops! :)

Nellys first time in the tunnels!

Take a guided tour of the Will Rogers Memorial Center, or at least the part that we used the most :)

Chance has an announcement!

Here is a video of Chance during a practice round of Cowboy Mounted Shooting before fair.....not even phased by it! :D

Chance & the Mattress

Check out Chance and Tenley tackling the mattress obstacle for the first time! So far Chance has approached every obstacle we can throw at him with curiosty and willingness. :)

Chance & the Saddle Pad

In this video Collin and R-A introduce Chance to a saddle pad for the first time! The video has been sped up to show the 4 minute session in just 2 minutes to keep the file sizes manageable.

Chance & the Car Wash

Chance and Emily were looking for a new challenge, so Collin and R-A put together a quick car wash for them to attempt. The video starts with Emily bringing Chance out of his paddock. After we the obstacle Collin continued to film as Emily went back and forth a number of times without issue. The video has been edited to just show the first go.

Here is a video of the BLM Palomino Valley Adoption Center in Sparks, Nevada. This is the largest Mustang preparation and adoption facility in the country. The video only shows a tiny bit of the actual facility where our Mustangs were picked up from.

Cavalia Preview

HOLY SMOKES!! I had a very last minute opportunity to attend the Media Preview of Cavalia at Marymoor Park. The show is supposed to start tonight and continue until Feb. 12th. If you haven't bought your tickets yet don't wait any longer!!! P.S. I apologize for the poor quality of the attached video, but I wanted to at least post something as a sneak preview :) Also, videos are not normally allowed so I wouldn't suggest trying to take one when you go!!!