Foundation Horsemanship

07/22/2024

The No Drama Llama Clinic had zero drama, which was just what we wanted! We're hoping to do it again next year! Thank you to everyone who attended and to Pam, llama wrangler extraordinaire!

07/19/2024

Guess what shenanigans are happening tomorrow?

07/02/2024

Foundation Horsemanship Camp 2024 is a wrap! Thank you to everyone who attended. Looking forward to next year already

06/03/2024

https://nbcmontana.com/news/montana-moment/best-of-montana-moment-angels-eyes-sanctuary-provides-home-for-special-needs-dogs

Join us for this fundraiser, this Saturday, June 8, beginning at 11am.

Next Saturday, Foundation Horsemanship, a horse training facility in Victor, will hold a fundraiser to help dogs.The obstacle course fundraiser will benefit Ang

05/23/2024

It is possible to create horses who are willing to load themselves into a trailer, no matter the size. We can help you with your trailering problems.

03/23/2024

Happy National Puppy Day to Andi. You're only a puppy once.

01/29/2024

Foundation Horsemanship / Bitterroot Drone Service

01/29/2024

This will be our 15th year teaching! Come and join us at our facility and learn how to create a confident horse!

Foundation Horsemanship / Bitterroot Drone Service

01/15/2024

01/13/2024

MAKE yourself learn to ride one handed...

You'll be surprised in 2 ways;
Firstly, how much your horse DOESN'T know how to do themselves that they SHOULD know how to do.
And secondly, how much your horse ENJOYS the freedom of responsibility

The important pitfall of riding one-handed is rein management. The rider must, and I cannot over emphasize *MUST* learn how to steer the horse and simultaneously manage rein length, so as not to pull the poor horse's head in the wrong direction!🤯

Beyond the ability to "slip and climb" your reins, meaning slip a little on the outside and climb a little on the inside to make sure the horse's nose is in the direction of travel, there are 2 moves made by the Wrist to "give a little on the outside, and take a little on the inside. "

Move 1, when you are riding Flat-Handed, as in using rope reins, you need to be able to c**k your wrist left and right to be able to lengthen the outside and shorten the inside appropriately.

Move 2, when you are riding Vertical-Handed, or Semi Vehicle-Handed, as in Polo reins, split reins or romel reins, you need to be able to "tilt and twist" your wrist forward and backwards, left and right, appropriately, so to always tip the nose in the direction of travel.

Quality one-handed riding allows you to open a gate, swing a rope, swing a Polo mallet or shake someone's hand 🤝

Riding one-handed requires you to be able to "push" your horse the direction you'd like to go, instead of direct reining them like they are forever in colt-starting kindergarten. It's the intelligence level of being able to "send" (a push technique) your horse into the trailer vs "lead" (or worse draaaag the horse into the trailer😱).

Take the challenge, you won't be disappointed!

Happy Saturday,
Kalley

11/02/2023

It's okay to say no to your horse, but it's how you say it and what you hold in your heart when you do that matters.

07/11/2023

https://www.equinetrailsports.com/event_group/12375/view

We hope you will join us for this fantastically fun event!

07/03/2023

Don't use more pressure when less will do and don't use less pressure when more is needed

06/26/2023

05/28/2023

Charmain Q DeHart

05/09/2023

Our next clinic is coming up!

04/15/2023

Beautiful spring day for a clinic!

02/03/2023

Do we have Valentine's Gift Certificates for that particular horse lover in your life? Yes, we do! Get in with us to get one.

12/21/2022

It's not too late to give the best gift you can give a crazy horse person!! A gift certificate to improve their horsemanship! Contact us today by PM or email and get yours...or is it theirs? Merry Christmas!

11/24/2022

To every instructor/mentor we have ever had in our horsemanship journey, and to every student we have ever had the joy of learning from, we say a heartfelt thank you. May you all have a great year ahead.

11/05/2022

Create a horse who seeks where the comfort lies, not to get away from where pressure originates.

11/01/2022

An open gate is not an invitation. The invitation is the invitation.

10/31/2022

You want a horse that is ok when things aren't ok, rather than a horse that's just ok as long as everything is ok.

10/28/2022

Wonderful reminder of why we should not ride high-headed horses. Thank you Doctor Robert Miller.