Equine Connect Queensland

13/12/2024

New horse! 5yr old reg QH stallion. Will go into work next week. Has had a 3 year holiday. Super well breed. His sires add also . And one of his foals

07/11/2022

Coming back to Australia this week after over four months overseas 😁 Wanted to live in Mexico but a friend told me many years ago, it’s nice to want 😂

Going to offer up some lessons and small clinics for basic western riding for confidence. Location depends on where I will be based at the moment 😊

20/11/2021

Looking at starting to teach again. Bad health means full time work isn't panning out the way I would like.

Would be starting next year all going well.
Anyone interested?

07/05/2021

30/04/2021

This shoulder surgery has grounded me unfortunately. 12 weeks before I can ride again.
Hopefully half that time before I'm teaching lessons again.

18/04/2021

Rider’s Left hand - Horse’s Left front leg,
Rider’s Right leg - Horse’s Right hind leg

"Contact is a private conversation between the horse & the rider.” N.O
People are always telling others what "contact" they should have with their horse. But the appropriate contact is a conversation that is constantly changing between the rider and the horse. I believe it to be a private matter that only the horse and rider can decide.

In equestrian art, one uses the expression: the horse makes contact, or he does not.
With the expression: the horse makes contact one wants to convey that he constantly feels the bits gently with his lower jaw, or the bosel on his nose, so that he senses their every movement, and yields to it without avoiding or bracing against it.

Through the rein contact the horse will consequently remain in unison with his rider and give him the advantage of remaining maneuverable and flexible at all times.
The rein contact is so intimately connected to the guidance that one can say that a rider who wants to guide his horse well must have taught him above all light rein contact.”

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12/04/2021

Last ride before surgery. Amazing how the camera gave so much length to his ears lol!
Hopefully I'm back on the road and ready to see everyone again soon. I'm certainly not looking forward to tomorrow however I know it's for the best.

08/04/2021

Ok so after chatting with the surgeon this morning I'm now actually booked to be operated on this coming Wednesday.

It's a fairly extensive bit of surgery with bones being grinded back, tendons being cut and nailed to the bone in another spot. Arthritis area to be flushed out also etc etc.

I will work this Friday, Monday and Tuesday and will then be out of action for 12 weeks or so. ☺️

01/04/2021

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29/03/2021

A couple of photos from Darren Simpsons reining clinic at Sundance Park. I love when people take photos, I get to look at where I'm going wrong. I've noticed I lean forward a little bit, also that I sometimes over ask my horse to do something.
The old saying of less is more applies to what we ask of our horses also, not just the equipment.

29/03/2021

Absolutely! It's so important to have a plan. Think of what you want and how you see it planning out. Then be confident in what you are asking