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I have done a lot of searching on saddles and saddle fitting.  I have been trying to purchase the right saddle for my new horse, mainly because I decided to take up hunt seat to improve my riding abilities.   There is a lot of information to go thru and can be confusing.  But I am [...]

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I have been riding for around 23 years now and I have been training for nearly 18 years.  I have taken lessons and continue to do so, but one thing I was never formally taught about was saddle fitting.  I have ridden saddle seat on Saddlebreds and TWH, I have ridden western in western saddles [...]

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Gait to the Beat!

Own a gaited horse and can’t quite get the beat?  Try counting with the hoofbeats to get the rhythm.   You can always take a metronome out with you and once you get the beat, memorize your horse’s speed.
It is much easier to learn this by first getting used to the walk.  Sounds elementary, I know, [...]

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Driving Woodrow

This is my second blog about Woodrow.   Woodrow has been undergoing the schooling to be a carriage horse.  He has been driven in long reins but never in harness and carriage.  Woodrow is a bit afraid of things coming up behind him suddenly or of being touched on the behind.  He jumps whenever this happens.   [...]

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All About Woodrow

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We recently purchased Woodrow, our 5 year old TWH  at an auction in Shelbyville, TN.   Love the horse, he is a wonderful ride, real sweet, loves to be petted and does anything you ask.  However, it took Woodrow a couple of weeks to
settle in at our farm and get over being afraid [...]

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Confetti was our family pet and trail horse for over a year.  She recently was sold to a wonderful family who’s daughter has fallen in love with her.  I couldn’t have asked for a better home for this mare.  She truly is a special horse and deserves the best home possible.
When I first saw Confetti, [...]

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Confetti

Poor little Confetti came to us a year ago. She’s not but 14.1 hands, but what a firecracker she was at the time.   Her previous owners had thrown her out in the pasture and just completely ignored her.   A TWH trainer was going to take her to the sale,  so we bought her.  What a beauty [...]

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Training Trail Horses

I have been training trail horses going on 17 years now and have always been rather surprised at the ability these animals have shown. Training can be such a rewarding experience for both trainer and student (the horse). I used to be just an instructor and trained only my own personal trail horses and those [...]

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