OK, I bought a few horses
I bought Gemini (Arab\Percheron filly) and Vego (Thoroughbred\Percheron colt) when they were 4 months old. They had never been handled by humans. In fact I think they had only seen humans from a distance. Their mothers were also in foal so I decided to by all of […]
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The Horse
I bought Aries knowing that he had some issues. Not a problem, I like a challenge. One of the first problems we had to deal with is catching him. When I go out to catch a horse I make my intentions very obvious. I approach the horse with the halter […]
The Goal
I was working with Vego and Gemini today. I have been working on desensitizing them to loud noises. The final goal is 1) to be able to shoot a gun while sitting on their backs and 2) to be able to ride them down a street filled with people, flying streamers, loud […]
Anytime I am around my horses I am always doing some sort of training. Like most people, I too have a day job. So, when it comes to training my horses I have to make every moment count. For example, when I go out to feed my yearlings I like […]
It was a nice day and I decided to just go for a ride. Sometimes I need to tell myself, “Self, get out of the arena and get onto the trails.�? Some friends brought over their 2 horses and we all went for a ride. My wife was on Dakota. He is a Paint that […]
