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For the upcoming July Liberty Clinic, Janet has been kind enough to share her YouTube channel and a few lovely videos of...
07/01/2025

For the upcoming July Liberty Clinic, Janet has been kind enough to share her YouTube channel and a few lovely videos of her Liberty Work with her geldings! You can see her Liberty journey and check out some videos from her TIP Mustang Challenges as well. I promise you do not want to miss this opportunity to work with her!

Contact us to reserve your spot for July 12th!

https://youtu.be/s2iFKqgzw4w?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/ze6vKNp53Ko?feature=shared

Happy World Female Ranger Week to our favorite Ranger, Chelsea, and her mounted patrol horse, Rowdy!
07/01/2025

Happy World Female Ranger Week to our favorite Ranger, Chelsea, and her mounted patrol horse, Rowdy!

Blossom update! With the recent evening storms, photos have not been high priority unfortunately as I try to work her ri...
06/29/2025

Blossom update! With the recent evening storms, photos have not been high priority unfortunately as I try to work her right as the temperatures begin to drop, but here’s just a few pictures from these last couple days!

Blossom was a bit nervous about my bulky, jingly breakaway halter, so we started with a soft, light weight rope halter to get her used to sliding the noseband on for the first session. For her second session we were able to go back to the breakaway halter and she let me slide it on and off calmly and consistently. Yesterday evening as I was feeding, she was very adamant that she wanted some extra attention, and let me braid most of her mane before she was ready to go eat. She has her own unique way of utilizing our hay bags😅

After church we resumed our haltering work for session three. She picked up right where we left off, never hesitating as I wiggled the nose band up and down a bunch, and allowed me to buckle the halter behind her ears/cheek as well. We got super consistent about haltering, buckling the halter, unbuckling the halter, and removing it several times, all while she stayed very relaxed and willing. Next on the agenda is wearing the halter while moving around a bit, which I’m sure will be funny-feeling for her, but we’re right on track to getting her necessary farrier and vet work done in the near future!

Tuesday will officially make 14 days since she made the trip to our farm, and I definitely didn’t guess we’d have progressed so quickly!

Things Blossom can do now:
•Come when called
•Walk/Trot/Stop/Back/Direction Change on command
•Stand to be hosed everywhere except the very top of her rump (she just wanders away uncomfortably for that spot, but she’s still so far ahead of most horses!)
•Can be brushed everywhere (legs, tail, everywhere🎉)
•Can be haltered and unhaltered
•Is extremely respectful during feeding and waits for permission to approach the food and will back up from the food if asked

DISCOUNT!Until July 3rd, we will be offering our Virtual Lesson Series of 21 Topics for only $5 per lesson. These typica...
06/26/2025

DISCOUNT!

Until July 3rd, we will be offering our Virtual Lesson Series of 21 Topics for only $5 per lesson. These typically range from 30 minutes to an hour, with live teaching and discussion with our Instructor and Trainer. Some of our old topics will also be making a comeback, so if you weren't able to attend the group sessions, now is your chance to tune in again!

Topics included in the discount are:
-Basic Supplies & Terminology
-Safety Techniques
-Anatomy of the Horse & Skeleton
-Tack Anatomy
-Saddle Fitting
-Hoof Anatomy
-Farrier Care
-Common Equine Hoof Problems
-Veterinary Care
-Common Equine Diseases
-Common Equine Injuries
-Parasites
-The Equine Digestive System
-Equine Nutrition: Roughage
-Equine Nutrition: Concentrates
-Laminitis
-Dental Care and Dental Problems
-Aging a Horse
-Becoming a Better Instructor (Top tips on what to look for in an instructor included)
-Horse Care Frequently Asked Questions - 1.5 Hour Session
-Purchasing a Horse - 1.5 Hour Session

To schedule a Virtual Lesson, contact us or book through our website: https://godgivenfarm.setmore.com/

Blossom has gained a herdmate sooner than planned. Due to the heavy rains, my personal mare, Journey, ended up having to...
06/19/2025

Blossom has gained a herdmate sooner than planned. Due to the heavy rains, my personal mare, Journey, ended up having to move into the training paddock to keep Blossom company while still allowing everyone to have shelter.

Journey typically keeps my client horses company while they stay for training, so this is a regular day for her thankfully. It has helped Blossom immensely already, as she has started coming to me and taking naps more than yesterday.

Journey was a rescue with some MAJOR trauma and aggression towards people; skeletal, sickly, with a nasty charging problem. Now not only is she a lesson student favorite, she is my right hand for teaching clinics, and has become my own personal favorite horse on the farm.

She and Blossom are getting along wonderfully and are now happily enjoying their shady run-in stalls. I sure do love sensible mares!💕

Videos to follow!This morning Blossom learned to touch objects and my hand. They started as very light nervous touches, ...
06/18/2025

Videos to follow!

This morning Blossom learned to touch objects and my hand. They started as very light nervous touches, but now we're to a point where I can rub a brush halfway up her face!

This evening I introduced some basic lunging. She got really consistent at a walk and trot/gait and learned stops faster than any domestic horse I've worked with. She improved drastically in her ability to focus and relax without immediately grabbing some grass (I know, the roundpen grass looks amazing) and started learning some very simple direction changes. I typically only focus on one of these things per session, but this filly is a genius!

To end, she stopped and turned towards me, and stood quietly for a long, relaxed period of time.

I'm really enjoying working with her so far, and we're already way ahead of the timeline I had expected. We'll keep working so she can learn to handle basic care like vet and farrier work as soon as possible, but again all at whatever pace she is ready for.

Blossom has made it to God Given Farm!!! What a wonderful experience! This filly definitely has brains and bravery. Load...
06/17/2025

Blossom has made it to God Given Farm!!! What a wonderful experience! This filly definitely has brains and bravery. Loading and hauling went extremely well (thanks to some wonderful horsewomen) and I am itching to start working with her. I’ll wait for those noodle legs to rest from such a long haul though.

Erin’s facility at Appalachian Legacy, Inc is BEAUTIFUL and brilliantly built. She remains an inspiration through her hardwork, dedication, and horsemanship. I am so grateful for the opportunity to foster and train this filly.

For my fellow trainers, I highly recommend reaching out to foster. For my fellow horse enthusiasts, this filly is going to need an adopter and donations to cover her care.

In the meantime I’ll be working to get her comfortable with touching, haltering, and basic handling so she can adjust to domestic life and thrive in her future home!

We are so excited to work with Blossom, and so grateful for the work Appalachian Legacy, Inc does. Without them, horses ...
06/11/2025

We are so excited to work with Blossom, and so grateful for the work Appalachian Legacy, Inc does. Without them, horses like Blossom wouldn’t have a chance to grow and flourish.

Don’t forget, we are taking a load of donations with us to ALI this weekend! If you are interested in adding an item for the trip, please let us know. No gift is too big or too small!

Stay tuned as we will be documenting Blossom’s training from start to finish, watching this former feral hopefully “blossom” into a brilliant young horse for her future lifelong partner!

Little Miss Blossom heads off to foster training next week at God Given Farm 🩷

We are so excited to watch her continue to shine✨️

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