Taking a horse that hasnāt been ridden in 6+ years, and a rider who has probably not ridden in the same amount of time, and getting them to this point after 5 sessionsā¦.heartwarming.
To me, horse training is mostly muscle memory, reaction at the snap of a finger, and HOURSSSS with horses learning that. To say I have over 200,000 hours with horses is still an underestimate. It takes a lot of time to learn how to not only ride, but especially to train.
And even then, we are always still learning. I can fill a pond with what I know with horses, but there is still the whole lake to be filled. You should always be learning as a trainer, rider, spectator. And this applies to life. Ego should always be thrown out the window. Toss jealousy in there too.
My weakness as a trainer I learned last year, which is very submissive and freezing type horses. I had to learn how to properly bring them out of their shell and learn to trust themselves as well as humans. And that has helped me in many aspects of life.
Training horses isnāt easy. Well, training the horse is the easiest part. itās dealing with the people and unrealistic timelines that can be strenuous and burn someone out very quickly.
Important for you as a client to give all the information you have on your horse so we can connect with them the best way possible. And use the proper tools that fit each horse because they are all different just like us.
Cheers to this next chapter Apache (12 year old gelding) and Alyssa ā¤ļø
Heās the best guy! Only a month until we move down SOUTH!!!!!!!!!
I love riding and listening to some Zach Bryan. Shadowfax and I are working on building up some muscle so weāre going longer and longer trail rides with long trotting being the primary goal! And of courseā¦some loping for me š¤·š»āāļøš
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Mustang Megan
#trailhorse #trailriding #blmwildhorse #mustangmegan #adoptalivinglegend #wildtowilling #gelding #coegirl #countrygirl #horsetrainer #newyork #wny
So I won my first IA horse last year, but then was convinced by a āfriendā who turned out to be a snake in the grass, to let her go. And then she yanked me along, saying the horse was still mine, and I could have her at any time. Kept trying to pay her, supply feed, anything, and she wouldnāt let me. Turns out She went behind my back and gave my horse to her trainer š
It has upset me for the better part of a year, and now I finally get another big, beautiful bay mare that is MINE and STAYING MINE!!!!! So Iām excited for her to come home and meet her, canāt wait to see who she is š
She will be available in a year after she is titled, sold foundation, and well under saddle!
6 year old Bay mare #8053
15 hands
coyote lake (Oregon) HMA
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Iām going to post these lovely ladies one by one that are coming home with me from the IA. I am super excited about this mare, she checks all the boxes for me! Thick, tall, flashy, well minded! itās also why I went for 4 mares, I knew that one of them is guaranteed to be shadowfax herd mate, and my personal mare!
Hereās to hoping we click! If not, sheāll be available in a year as a titled and well broke mare š
Palomino mare #7534
15.3 hand
Sheepshead-Heath Creek (Oregon) HMA
Captured 9/21/2021
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Mustang Megan
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You can tell who is irritating me today. Spoiler alert every car that comes by now I just go in the middle of the road until they get about 2 feet from me and then I give them space to go slower because Iām not even going to give anyone the opportunity of speeding past me again today. #horseproblems #reels #trailriding #cityslickers #norespect #horseman #horsewoman #cowgirl #mustangmegan #funny
Well safe to say the ranch name is in full effect!
Lady- red heeler 3.5 years old
Mugsy- blue heeler 1 year old
And the new girlā¦Sassy 7 weeks old! As far as dogs, go, you have now met the three mascots of the ranch! I am hoping within the next three years that my ranch name is what comes up when someone finds a heeler in a shelter.
I plan on dedicating 2-4 acres on the new property SOLEY for rehabbing, teaching, and adopting heelers to their right homes. Not these three, but any others that are brought to me.
#blueheeler #australiancattledog #cattledog #acd #dogsofinstagram #heeler #heelergram #dog #heelernation #blueheelerpuppy #puppy #heelerlove #blueheelers #heelermoments #redheeler #dogs #heelerpuppy #blueheelerlove #cattledoglove #puppiesofinstagram #dogstagram #heelerclub #cattledogs #heelers #cattledogclubhouse #puppylove #heelersandhoofprints
Yearlings are so much fun! Shes got such a great mind and very willing, but still has that lovable yearling sas š¤© #ywarling #horsetraining #groundwork @ml.mustangs
If you were to ask me, training a horse is really easy and thatās because I knew this is what I wanted to do since I was 3. Iāve studied, ridden, put in the hard days since I was a child.
Listening is very easy. Does how I feel mean that horse training is easy? No. Iām not saying that.
Can everybody do it? No. Just because itās easy for me doesnāt mean Iām saying itās an easy thing to do. Again, it goes back to listening.
That is a highly needed skill in life for anything, especially horses. The horse will tell you exactly what they want and exactly how they feel about any given situation.
At this obstacle course clinic, I learned that when Shadowfax really doesnāt like something, he lifts his back leg. He was not a fan of feeling the air on his legs. We listened. That was the end of that lesson/exposure. And you know what? The next time I did it, he didnāt even lift his leg.
Trust is a two way street. Any horse I work with I look at as my partner. We are here to learn together as a team. And when they get confused or scared, I listen and make sure Iām explaining it correctly to them on my end.
I donāt want fear or trauma. I donāt force. I listen, I ask, and we conquer everything together. My goal is to teach and nurture their spirit and mind
#horsemanship #horsewoman #horsetraining #horsetrainer #love #partnership #listen #payattention #blmmustang
