A blog about training trail horses.
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Sep 8th, 2010
It is always rewarding to be able to train a horse. But the best reward is when a client takes the time to email or phone to say thank you after they have taken their horse home . This happens to me a few times and I am always appreciative. Recently, I had two very [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Aug 22nd, 2010
I have been teaching people to ride horses for years. But it has recently dawned on me that a perfect example of how to teach people to use the reins properly is to tell them not to shout at their horses. You know how, when you use all caps in an email it is considered shouting [...]
Posted in Natural Horsemanship Clinic, Trail Horse Training on Jul 17th, 2010
Baymount Farm has been around since 1994. I first moved here from south of Charlotte in 1992, lived in an apartment in Statesville, NC until the house was built on our 30 acres here on the north east corner of I77 & I40. We are easy to find and very private as our facility is [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Jan 11th, 2010
I have finally decided to post on this blog about my own experience with my personal horse, Harmony’s Eclipse. It is just a continuation of what my mother posted before, but detailing what I’ve learned in this experience and what I’ve done. Eclipse was born here, on our farm, on April 17, 2001. She was [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Jan 11th, 2010
This post is dedicated to my daughter who has become a wonderful rider in the last year. She has been riding her entire life, whether she remembers it or not. That is, I was riding while pregnant with her, maybe that is how she developed such a love of the sport. She is now [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Jan 6th, 2010
Let me introduce you to Red Confetti. She is a beautiful 12 year old Arabian mare, unregistered. Confetti came to us a year and a half ago from a man who was going to take her to the auction. We all know what happens to those horses. Not all, but most end up being abused, [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Dec 28th, 2009
Well I am finally going to hold my first two day clinic in Louisburg, NC for a client of mine. Never thought I would progress this far when I started teaching and training again. You see, I have been training horses for quite sometime and teaching riding lessons since 1994. I did quit for a [...]
Posted in Ex-race horses, Trail Horse Training on Dec 27th, 2009
I had written a little about Sir Alex on December 6, 2009 when I first acquired him. Since then he was shipped to my house at midnight two weeks ago. I fell in love with this horse the minute I saw him on the trailer. I knew he was special when I watched the video of him [...]
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horse Training, Trail Horses, Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2009
I remember my first horse. I was 28 years old and purchased a mix breed that was advertised as a TWH. If there was walker in him, I didn’t know it. But I had fun and learned a lot. AND I KNEW IT ALL! Afterall, I had watched all the westerns with my Dad; John [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training, Trail Horses on Dec 22nd, 2009
If you are a trail rider, and you have been bored with the same trails year after year, you need to look into ACTHA.us . I recently started to feel I need a more challenging trail experience, so I signed onto the American Competitive Trail Horse Association website. I quickly discovered I needed to brush [...]