A blog about training trail horses.
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses on Oct 7th, 2009
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. [...]
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses on Oct 7th, 2009
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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 [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training, Trail Horses on Oct 7th, 2009
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, [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training, Trail Horses on Oct 7th, 2009
Confetti came to us last year as a high strung Arabian mare that loved to be groomed and grazed but hated to be saddled and rode. She tried every trick in the book to keep from having to work. Some of her favorite tricks were to step aside quickly as you lifted the saddle on [...]
Posted in Trail Horses on Oct 7th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Oct 7th, 2009
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 [...]