NZN Horsemanship

21/08/2024

Low quality photo. High quality fun.

What’s the point if ya can’t have fun!? 🤩 love my Charlie horse.

07/08/2024

Sign up using the link below! ⬇️
https://form.jotform.com/242175096975165

06/08/2024

A little birdy told me 🐦 private and semi-private cattle work lessons will be going LIVE tomorrow…

You’ll sign up using JotForms to select the date and available time that works for you. Please be patient as I test out yet another new platform for sign ups! 😝

11/07/2024

Evening rides and counting cows with Chooch

24/06/2024

Some scenes from my June Ranch Days! We worked cattle, gates, mechanical flags… learned how to lead horses by the feet and how to get on from the rail (or rock or stump). Straightness, rhythm and balance all playing a huge role.

September Ranch Days are full, but I still have a few spots in October! https://www.gelinasfarm.com/store/products/nznhorsemanshipranch

21/06/2024

Now offering NZN Horsemanship clothing!!

*Place your order before July 15th*

07/06/2024

What you can expect from NZN Horsemanship Ranch Days at Gelinas Farm 🙂

27/05/2024

As we wrap up Gelinas Farm’s 25th year of hosting Tom and Trina Curtin, as always I’m left feeling overwhelmed with gratitude and a fire to improve myself for the horse.

What I appreciate most about their mentorship is they help hold me accountable and tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear, in a way that doesn’t discourage but encourages me to try and be better than average. They remind me to get out of my head and listen to the horse. The answers to questions are not always black and white…but they have a way of getting you to think not for yourself but for the horse, because that’s where the answers lay. The horse doesn’t lie.

If you ever get the opportunity to ride with the Curtins, don’t miss your chance.

I feel incredibly grateful to have MANY mentors in my life on this horsemanship journey, from the first day I swung a leg over the saddle to now. You know who you are 💗

NZN Horsemanship
Gelinas Farm

23/05/2024

So much gained and it’s only the beginning! I once again find myself in awe of how MUCH there is to know and learn.

The funny thing is, it’s all stuff I’ve heard before. But I need to hear it. Again. And again. And again. I need to experience it with different horses, and watch it play out with different people.

I’ve been riding with Tom and Trina Curtin since I was 9-10 years old. It seems that each decade my thought process shifts and it’s like hearing it all again for the first time.

So if you ever feel yourself getting frustrated learning the same thing over and over again, don’t. You may just not be ready to really hear it yet. But it’ll come.

11/05/2024

It’s a Bay day

Left to right: Jak, Charlie, Bug, Astra

10/05/2024

This big beauty 😍

We welcome "Astra" to our training string this month!

Astra is an Oldenburg Warmblood mare who has been spending the majority of her young horse life growing into the big tall beautiful girl that she is at her current height of 17.1hh. She is now 5 years old and has come to Gelinas Farm to be started under saddle and to gain lots of exposure to all things new and exciting here at the farm.

She has already won over the hearts of the team here at the farm. We are excited to help give this girl a quality foundation so that she will be ready for the next big adventure in her life!

03/05/2024

Bug 🐞 😍

We'd like to welcome "Bug" to our 2024 training string!

Bug is a 3 year old Welsh/Oldenburg mare who has come to the farm to be started and to gain some exposure. While she is with us for training, she will receive a high quality foundation that will set her up for success during the next leg of her training journey.

Day 1 of her training program has started with some time spent on our high line, leading, basic handling, and then some 1 on 1 work in the round pen. She is a very intelligent and sensitive little lady. We think she is going to be great fun to work with during her time here at the farm!

03/05/2024

I talk about this a lot when I’m teaching. We can’t be afraid of holding contact, but where we get into trouble is when we don’t release that contact. Any horse can look good if we constantly hold them in a frame, the true test of our training and horsemanship is what happens when we let go.

02/05/2024

Gelinas Farm Newsletter!

NZN Clinic recap and a spotlight on Tom Curtin’s clinic coming up at the end of the month! …Only a couple spots available

Thanks for joining us with our May newsletter. Make sure to check out the NZN Horsemanship clinic review. Join us this month for exceptional clinics with Tom Curtin and Kristen Whittaker.

29/04/2024

Hats are in! If you placed an order I’ll be in touch. Or you can pick yours up at the Gelinas Farm Open House and Tack Sale! this Saturday, 10-2.

18/04/2024

Always fun to work with fellow horsewomen 🤗

“There's no mysticism or magic to
GOOD HORSEMANSHIP! It's knowing that everything you think you know can change with the NEXT HORSE. Stay coachable. Stay a student.” 🤠
📸 Through The Lens Photography

14/04/2024

Thank you all for showing up for yourselves and your horse! Go forward with softness and embrace the journey ✨ 💜

13/04/2024

Clinic weekend! Such a fun first day, focused a lot on clear communication and relaxation for a balanced body and mind.

07/04/2024

Another great clinic day at Westgate Farm Cape Cod!!! I’m the worst at taking photos 🤣

It was fun to take some of the things from a clinic I attended last weekend with Rodolfo Lara and Kristen Whittaker and apply them here. Love sharing and spreading quality horsemanship.

Thanks all!