A blog about training trail horses.
Posted in Natural Horsemanship Clinic on Jan 12th, 2010
There are a lot of clinics a horseman can choose from to further their education. I have attended a few myself and really enjoy them. All of these clinics have been organized so you can pick and choose your subject matter and most you can bring your own horse. I usually end up buying their [...]
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 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 [...]
Posted in Tack and Equipment, Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horses on Dec 18th, 2009
This is the back of a Tennessee Walking Horse, commonly known as a gaited horse. They use these horses a lot in field trials for their quiet disposition, forgiveness of our stupidity and long, smooth stride that covers a lot of ground quickly. Keeping their backs healthy and fit is so very important for the [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training, Trail Horses on Dec 6th, 2009
Sir Alex will be coming to us by the middle of December. Sir Alex is a wonderfully bred standardbred who won lots of mulah as a two year old, but as a three year old didn’t progress as quickly as a racer. So his owners at the time decided to sell him and since he [...]
Posted in Tack and Equipment, Trail Horses on Oct 20th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horse Training on Oct 19th, 2009
Midnight has finally graduated. I am so proud of her. In my recent posts about her I was training her to drive, but she was having a difficult time because of a dental issue she had. Once that was cleared up, learning to drive was a piece of cake. I have been able to drive [...]