Giselle Hutchings Horsemanship

24/11/2024

Very excited, Limo and I did our first canter off the lunge this week! 😅👏

11/10/2024

11/10/2024

Confidence in the trailer can take some time to establish, finding a peaceful mind will help your horse have a quiet, peaceful mind too and reduce their stress.

20/09/2024

Doing the Masterson challenge with River this morning. 🥰 She is so sweet, licking my hand and thanking me each release 💚💙💜 The Masterson Method, Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork

20/09/2024

Teaching Roxy to move her hindquarters away with steady pressure. As we teach this we move our hand down and across until it reaches leg position C which will enable the rider to ask for lateral movements

14/09/2024

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12/09/2024

Working on helping Jewel to find relaxation in her body as she has a tendency to brace and lock through the ribcage. This exercise is also helping her overcome her fear of being touched on the hindquarters. Please reach out if you want any help understanding your horse 😇🤔

20/07/2024

Time for both of us to get fit again.

15/03/2024

This is where groundwork can really pay off. Instead of insisting Razz goes whilst ridden, leadership and positive reinforcement from the ground gives her confidence and is safer than riding her through any avoidance. Shame she wanted to climb on the bridge with me rather 😅. Thanks to Gill Engbers-Ward for the halter and long rope and my mom and Pier Rush for the encouragement 🤗

15/03/2024

Razz had an outing at the practice x-country on the Common recently. She was unconfident at the river crossing even with a lead from a bunch of ponies on track. See the next post for how I solved this....

09/02/2024

Found these pics of River at a x-country open day in May 2010 (before the career ending injury) she was so bold and game!

03/02/2024

Well said

25/01/2024

Baby Dashing River, can't believe she's 19 already! I had so many hopes and dreams for us, she loved jumping so much she would pop the paddock fences for fun 😁 Brave and bold over the xc fences at the open days, I imagined us flying across country with joy in our hearts 💕 Alas our dream was cut short by a paddock accident where she cut both front legs above the knee. Tragically, I was advised a joint flush wasn't neccessary so we went ahead with the standard antibiotic treatment. Her extensor tendon became infected and the vets didn't understand why she didn't respond to the antibiotics. In hindsight I should have got a second opinion far sooner. By the time I asked another veterinary practice to examine her it was too late. The damage was done and she developed career ending arthritis and scar tissue on her off fore knee 😪 We tried everything possible to rehab her, extensive physiotherapy including laser, but her way of moving changed forever and she is prone to stumbling ever since. Her stay mechanism has also been affected so she falls when trying to sleep standing 🥺
River is my soul sister, we are intricately connected and I will always do everything I possibly can for her.
Life is interesting though...... had she not had the accident I would probably not have bred her to Divine Dream and got my beautiful palomino Dalila. I wouldn't have been looking at young horses on Facebook and spotted Assegai Razzmatazz!
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I now have new dreams with these two youngsters and hope this time the Universe has the same plans I do! ✨️ 💫

17/12/2023

Some shots of my session with Dalila today. and developing a natural top-line 🥰 Showing a lovely Flexion already from exercises such as the crab-walk and clock shape. DM me if you would like some help developing your horse! 💚💙💫