Coal Creek Training & Boarding Stables Montrose, Colorado

11/01/2024

Thought of the day:

I believe: that horses have more to teach us about ourselves then we could ever teach them.

I believe: that horses can learn right from wrong, but it's up to use to show them the difference.

I believe that while you can't love a horse too much, you can handle one too much.

I believe a spoiled horse is much worse than an aggressive horse.

I believe that any horse can be trained to be ridden bridleless and I'll guarantee it

I believe that to expect the best from a horse, we must give our best too.

I believe riding a horse isn't always 50/50 sometimes he carries you and sometimes you help lift him.

I believe that the moments spent rubbing down a warm horse as the sweat turns into steam are still training moments.

I believe that a horse can feel your emotions, even the ones you are hiding deep down inside.
I believe that a horse needs a leader, become that or be lead.

I believe that a horse can feel a fly yet withstand a kick from another 1000 lb horse, keep that in mind when using your aids.

I believe a bigger bit, harsher spur, tighter martingale is the sign of a trainer with issues not the horse.

I believe that the a horse can have a bad day for reasons unknown to us and deserve the benefit of the doubt and a get out of jail free card from time to time.

I believe a mediocore rider with empathy will have more success with a horse than a talented rider with a short temper. READ that again.

I believe that forcing a horse into the event it's "supposed" to do based on its breeding, conformation, etc., is setting everyone up for frustration. Some cutters jump, some jumpers barrel race and some halter horses rope.

I believe that practice, patience and praise trumps pressure, panicky and pushed, always.

Jen
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08/08/2024

Here’s something I think people misunderstand about lightness and obstacles. They tend to give the horse too many options by allowing them too much rein and then pulling on it. Creating a fight that usually ends up in the horse avoiding the obstacle or allowing the horse to dictate how and when it’s gonna get across the said obstacle. Her it is a puddle. I’ll try to break it down.

If you notice the light blue line he’s way at the end of his rein. The horse is more flexing than turning and even though the rider is looking where he wants the pony to go the pony is looking for the way out.

The yellow circle shows his hand is behind the horn. This tells me he’s now pulling on the rein rather than lifting. In other words he’s telling the horse to turn instead of asking with assertiveness.

The red circle proves my last point. Whereas the rein is angled up if you look at his elbow it’s actually pulling back.

If you follow the green line by turning his nose by pulling on the rein he’s in essence allowing the horse to see other options to avoid the puddle. Notice his body position (boy) he’s sitting straight but pulling on the pony’s face. Now look closely at the hind foot. See how it’s starting to cross over as in he’s creating the pony to be heavy on the front end which in turn is moving the hind end over. This allows the pony to place itself in a position that allows it move away from the puddle.

Yes he can keep trying to turn its head towards the puddle but when gathering up that much rein your always a step behind and then you have a lot of rein to adjust which results in the horse getting its mouth hammered. And you have less control of the situation.

The solution is keeping his head straight as possible with a short soft rein and lifting on the reins to keep its head straight and facing obstacle. Keeping hands in front of saddle horn. And driving forward with your legs. In this way you give the horse one option and you’re not allowing them to swing their butt around and face away from obstacle. Also with short rein it’s easier to gather the rein and stay a step ahead of your horse or at least stay in step with your horse.

I’m all about lifting and allowing as much rein as I need to softly work on turning a horse when schooling them. But when it comes to crossing obstacles you can’t allow too much rein. It’s like your split reins become a single roping rein. That’s about the amount of rein you want to have to handle. And your body language should be telling the horse to be moving forward. Again it’s more your body than the rein. The body tells the horse where to go the reins only set the head and reinforce what the body is asking. Real world applications for this principle😉.

I hope this makes sense. Happy trails!

06/19/2024

Coal Creek Training & Boarding Stables Montrose, Colorado offer cool, comfortable quiet overnight boarding and parking for your Montrose stay. All the amenities you need. Reserve your spot now.

06/14/2024

Coal Creek Training & Boarding Stables Montrose, Colorado has quiet, cool, comfortable stalls and pens available for short and long term boarding. The best local hay fed 2 times a day and the use of all our amenities and endless trail riding out te back door. Schedule lessons for you and the kids.
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06/13/2024

Coal Creek Stable has a few stalls/pens available for the Futurity this weekend. Cool & Comfortable
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