Posted on April 20th, 2012 by Melanie
One of our latest training horses in is a big impressive 17hh+ show jumping “Warmblood“(Germanic bloodlines) gelding called Maverik. He is supposed to be a very talented jumping horse and his whole career has been centred round that particular sport. However talented a competition horse may be and in whatever sphere that talent may lie, [...]
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by James
Mine & Guinness story is a very long one. I bought him as a 7yr old confidence giver as I had lost my confidence being bronced off an ex-racer and breaking my back 16 months ago (Feb 2009). I did everything right when going to try him I took 2 people to ride him before [...]
Posted on November 1st, 2008 by James
Spud with the Rope Halter Spud is awkward to load. He always takes an hour to get in a truck or a trailer and always requires a team of people on hand to help!! The photos show me gaining his attention and trust using ‘pressure on’ and ‘pressure off’ techniques with the rope halter. Working [...]
Posted on November 1st, 2008 by James
The partnership between Raydar and myself. Loading quietly and happily. Raydar had been in training with me for several weeks. He is an 18+ hand Hanovarian who used his size and weight to intimidate everyone. He hadn’t been ridden for a year. Raydar was a very unhappy and very stressed out horse – both in [...]