Meet Cruiser. He is a 9 year old gaited gelding that came to Munday Morning Acres 6 months ago for training due to being very aggressive.
Well, Cruiser did not disappoint regarding being aggressive. He was the type of horse that would rear, strike and bite when he was forced to do something. Once Cruiser figured out we would ask him to do something before telling him, he became very soft and more importantly very willing to do whatever was asked of him.
He became so soft and willing that we would use him during lessons to demonstrate how a soft and willing a horse should feel. Once we found Cruiser’s brain, we found a different horse than the one that came in for training. Not only did he have a great mental change, he also made a great physical change. (See a few post down for his before and after photos)
Happy graduation Cruiser. You were a great teacher.
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Charlie is a 6 year old Tennessee Walking gelding that just finished at Munday Morning Acres. Charlie was nervous about going forward under saddle, very green on his steering, and was very limited on his education when he first got here. Charlie will make a good trail horse as he is confident and not afraid of much. We are excited to see him and his owner’s future endeavors. Happy Graduation, Charlie!
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Molly has been one of the coolest horses to work with the past 6 weeks. She is a 9 year old Quarter Horse mare is leaving tomorrow. She came for a tune up. Her and her owner are heading to a week long retreat in November, and we had a blast figuring her out. Happy Graduation, Molly!
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Buck is an 18 year old Quarter Horse gelding that left yesterday after 30 days at Munday Morning Acres. Buck was purchased as a family horse, but he was underweight when they got him home. His family did an amazing job putting weight back on this guy but when he started feeling better, he became a little hot headed and explosive under saddle. So they sent him to us so we could help. His owner came out at least once a week, sometimes twice, during his stay here to get lessons on him, and they both grew from their education together! And his owners will be continuing lessons with us in the future. We are very excited to see Buck and his family enjoy life together and grow. Happy Graduation Buck!
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Ruby is a 3 year old Quarter Horse mare that finished up 60 days of colt starting at Munday Morning Acres! She left at the end of September and went to her owners ranch to help check his cattle. Happy Graduation, Ruby!
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TCF Stilish Cat “Ajax” was here last year for 90 days of ground work when he was around 18 months old. He came back this year as a two and half year old to get started under saddle for 120 days. Ajax is an awesome, young quarter horse stud colt with the best brain. He is now heading to a reputable working cow horse training in Texas to further his education, and we hope to see him in the show arena sometime next year! Happy Graduation Ajax!
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In June, we had Tesoro, a 15 year old Paso Fino gelding, come for a 30 day tune up at Munday Morning Acres. Tesoro was one of the horses that had competed in the Heart of the Horse last year in the professional division along with me and my horse, Petra.
Tesoro was adopted locally but his owner wanted him to have more training under his belt before they started hitting the trails together. Tesoro would go from hot and ready to go to cold and sticky within a few minutes of the ride, so we mainly worked on him having a consistent mindset but being quiet when he was hot and being a very active rider when he was sticky.
But once he found a place in the middle of all that, we were consistent with the long rein and quiet leg as a release to encourage him to stay in the nice, middle ground during work.
Along with that, we focused on his obstacle work and trailer loading (Note: we did not do the mattress because of a wasps nest had made its home in them). My students also loved riding Tesoro and he helped out in a couple lessons while he was here.
Happy graduation, Tesoro!
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At the end of June, Doc completed 60 days of training at Munday Morning Acres. Doc is a 9 year old, Spotted Saddle Horse gelding that came with Ted and Rudy. For the two other boys, training went by quickly and the two were able to move to their new home, but Doc had to stay behind a little longer.
Doc had been all over the United States as a seasoned trail horse but he was a very unsure horse, and possessed a spooky streak. It was easy to make him nervous, and his first response was the run through you. This horse didn’t know what the do the first time he walked on a loose rein.
But Doc’s personality started shining through, and he became a sweet horse who wanted to please but just needed the chance to make the right decisions instead of being hounded with too much pressured. This horse ended up being one of Dad’s favorite client horses. He’s one of the smoothest horses that’s come through barn, and was one of the first gaited horses dad got to work with. Doc learned to relax and learned that not all pressure meant build speed or take off towards the nearest exit.
Happy graduation, Doc!
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Along with Ted, we have Rudy, an 8 year old Tennessee Walker gelding, who is also graduating. Rudy and Ted went home at the end of May after 30 days of training at Munday Morning Acres.
Rudy was started and ridden but was never someone’s main trail horse. He spent majority of his life not doing much. He also spent the last 3 years just hanging out. But Rudy found his current owners and has a little girl who has wanted a horse other own. He was here to knock some cobwebs and polish him up before he goes to trails with his new family.
Happy graduation Rudy!
Ted
At the end of May, Ted went home after 30 days of training at Munday Morning Acres. Ted is a 11 year old Tennessee Walker gelding, standing around 16 hands.
His last owner was getting out of horses, and Ted found his current family who brought him here for a tune up. Ted went all over the country as a trail horse, but had been sitting in the pasture for about 3 years.
You can put anybody on this guy, from children to a husband horse. Ted is super easy going and is the perfect first horse for his new owners. Happy graduation, Ted! And we can’t wait to see everyone at the clinic today!
Who’s ready to add a cute pony to their herd?
This is Duchess! She is about 3/4 year old pony that was rescued in Clinton when she was around 8 months old. Her and the rest of the horses that were rescued with her were known as the Clinton 10. Duchess and her sister, Shadow, we’re immediately sent to a foster until they were old enough to be started. Duchess has now completed 30 days of colt starting here!
Duchess is now available at Mississippi Horses for adoption. She stands around 13.2 hands high and gets fat off air. She’s super sweet, will come up to you in a pasture, and was turned out with a 16 hand Tennessee Walker and 15 hand high quarter horse who let her boss them around.
Duchess can:
✅ stands to be groom & saddled
✅ loads in a trailer
✅ stands for the farrier
✅ walks, trots, canter on loose rein
✅ goes over obstacles
✅ ride alone or with other horses (trail or arena)
If you are interested in adopting Duchess, contact the rescue and get the adopting process started. This pony will not be there long before she finds her forever home!
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We have another graduation video done! Playgun Is Peppy aka “Juanita” (also known as Spicy 🌶) is a 2.5 year old quarter horse filly whose been here for 90 days to get started under saddle. Her owner didn’t want much except for her to be started slow and easy, and just have the basics down before she moved to a show barn. We made sure to expose her everything, including our dragon, and took her off property. Juanita is smart, quick and a fun filly to have in the barn but now she is heading to Texas to be shown in cutting for her futurity years. We wish Juanita and her owners the best of luck in her career!
Happy graduation, Juanita!
