Second Chances Natural Horsemanship

08/11/2024

Roxie teaching Lily the ropes of trail riding 🥰 Lily was an absolute champ about deer running around and was extremely sure footed! So proud of this sweet girl!

This evening brought up a great conversation around gratitude. Gratitude for these beautiful evenings (although they are getting shorter), amazing friendships, stunning trails, stillness, and well-trained horses 🙌🏼 Recognizing how extraordinarily lucky I am that all of those are parts of my everyday life 💚

07/11/2024

Relaxing. Processing. Releasing.

For a horse that is naturally on the anxious side when being introduced to a new thing, those are the 3 things that I aim for during a training session. Lily is quite cinchy from a previous trainer flooding her so today we spent time relaxing into the saddling process. Once we could calmly cinch up the saddle, Lily took the time to process (lick and chew with lots of deep breaths). We then worked on some groundwork and then ended with some time for Lily to process through our session and release tension through lots of yawning and deep breathing.

This little mare has so much try, and if I do say so myself, looks extremely cute in a dressage saddle 😍

21/10/2024

Just Lily excelling in her big girl responsibilities 🙌🏼

06/10/2024

Lily has been settling in really well since arriving for training! Today was her first time with Roxie (her momma) in over 6.5 years and I’d say they are just the cutest duo! Lily will be trying her hand at participating in some Equus Coaching this week along with a farrier appointment! Once her feet get trimmed, we’ll be increasing her training ☺️

27/09/2024

I’d like everyone to meet Lily! Lily is here to be started/finished under saddle while she looks for her forever family!

Lily is from ASAP Kill Pen Rescue and came to the rescue as Roxie’s foal- that’s right, she’s Roxie’s daughter! I am beyond excited to have them back together and for Lily to get to learn even more from Roxie as her training begins! Enjoy some pictures of this beautiful mare and a comparison of her to her momma (the last picture). Stay tuned for more training updates on this sweet girl!

19/08/2024

As a trainer, this weekend was simply outstanding 🥹

Cheech, who was recently adopted by the most amazing family, participated in his FIRST ever trail trip! He was an absolute super star and surpassed every single thought or expectation anyone would have had for him! He crossed his first bridges, encountered and conquered water crossings for the first time, rode with a large group of horses, stood tied at the hitching post while we had lunch, slid down a massive hill due to a downed tree, and sooooo much more for his mom!

On top of Cheech being a complete rockstar, Roxie and Freckles were fantastic role models for him if he needed some extra support 🙌🏼 To say that these rescue horses have been fantastic riding partners, is an understatement! This weekend has brought an entirely different level of gratitude for what these horses can do 💚💪🏼

02/06/2024

Today is such a happy day 🥰 A HUGE congratulations to Cheech on leaving for his forever home today 💚 He has been such a joy to work with and has really grown into one of the best trail horses while in training 🙌🏼 Cheech can lead the group or follow up behind- he’s just happy to be involved! I can’t wait to see all of the amazing things that he and his new mom,Shayna, will be doing!

06/04/2024

Just the best boy!

03/04/2024

✨✨March Team Highlight is Rachel and Roxie✨✨

I can't speak highly enough about this duo! They are the epitome of connection and partnership. They found one another and support each other as needed.

Roxie had a traumatic beginning, needing a lot of supportive care and understanding. Rachel implemented proper nutrition, hoof care, preventative bodywork and supportive training with Second Chances Natural Horsemanship. Rachel has been such a pleasure to work with and learn more about the equine conscience.

Thank you for trusting SHAkti Equine Services LLC with your journey and teaching me things along the way!

29/03/2024

Cheech was an absolute rockstar on trails yesterday! To build his confidence, we went out with a seasoned trail horse and were ponied given that it has been a while since the last time he was ridden out on trails. He went up and down some pretty big hills, worked on just standing still and taking in the scenery, and overall building confidence! I’m so proud of this sweet boy 🙌🏼 ASAP Kill Pen Rescue

20/02/2024

Cheech is back in action and still looking for his forever family! ASAP Kill Pen Rescue

19/01/2024