Happy Trails Horse training

08/23/2023

10/07/2022

09/10/2021

Caroline is 12 year old Quarter Horse mare. In for a refresher after a few years off. Getting those miles in with the help of my lovely assistant Dickey smith.

09/04/2020

05/08/2020

Training road safe.

05/08/2020

Spring tune ups for horses who had the winter off.

05/08/2020

Desensitization

05/08/2020

05/08/2020

Horsing around

12/14/2019

Mud season has arrived.

03/03/2017

"We don't expect the child to write his name the first day or two in school. As soon as he learns to sit down in class and listen to the teacher, he is not immediately expected to write his name.....but we expect immediate learning from a horse. We expect the horse to go from kindergarten to the eighth grade, to high school, to college without enough time, preparation, or consideration for his thoughts and feelings. We often don't even get him into a learning frame-of-mind before we begin to train him. We don't even have him relaxed and confident, where he can sit down in class and just listen. We skip all that preparation because we are so superior, or neglectful, or lazy. Because we haven't prepared ourselves to recognize the horse's feelings." - Ray Hunt

Photo of Ray by Eclectic Horseman Magazine.

01/28/2017

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07/15/2016

Preparing yourself for that inevitable fall can make the difference between a minor incident and a serious injury.

05/01/2016

Why is my horse lame? Why does he keep stumbling? Why does he seem to trip over his own feet? The horse suffering from back pain or injuries can exhibit symptomatic lameness, which can also manifest as behaviour issues including stubbornness or resistance. When the horse is displaying symptoms of la…