Beeman's Better Deal

Yesterday's workshop went very well. Everyone did their homework and I saw improvements in each participant. By working with actual facts we are able to simplify all those mysteries about the horse and begin to learn what is actually needed to attain our goals. Sometimes what we learn is not what we want to know but is an important piece to the puzzle we are trying to put together. Fonzi, a 4r. old rescued Halflinger was a great example of this yesterday. He's a nice horse who fits his role in his family's life in many ways. Fonzi was not fortunate enough to get an elementary education before his family brought him home. He's been trying and his family has been trying to put things together for quite some time now. I think we all realized yesterday that the reason things have not been coming together is that Fonzi was never given an opportunity to learn his basics. Fonzi is a smart horse who has figured out a few ways to keep himself safe when he is not understanding or not wanting to do his work. Because of this the level of skill required to teach him these things is much higher than his family can offer. The family has 2 choices in this situation if they want to continue being safe and do what is best for Fonzi. They can try to sell him to a person who has the skills to match his level of training and understanding or they can send him to someone who has the skill and ability to teach him his basics and evaluate his potential role in their lives. These are tuff decisions to make but at least now Fonzi's family has the information they need to choose. I applaud heir dedication to this horse and the amount of effort they have put into his welfare. Either of these choices will put both the family and the horse on a path to a safer more enjoyable experience and will further their education. Taking the time to learn the basics and build a solid foundation with your horse is the first step to making all those dreams come true

Very pleased with the first November Workshop. Everyone did a great job. The group worked on learning how to develop their presence with their horse and the importance of yielding. The hardest part for everyone was keeping their eyes on their horses feet when doing groundwork. By the end of the session every horse knew what was expected of them and were working in a calm and relaxed manner. I'm looking forward to next Sunday!

November workshop update

The November horsemanship workshop is full, but auditors are still welcome! Check out the details here.

February 2012 Horsemanship Workshop

February 5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th

 

DRILL TEAM WORK

The drill team series will be an opportunity to apply the skills learned in January’s workshops. The speed and intensity of the patterns will increase each week according to the ability of the riders.

I have developed this series of horsemanship workshops based on the interest shown in the subject matter.

All workshops will be held on Sunday afternoon.

January 2012 Horsemanship Workshop

January 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, 29^th

 Jan. 8^th FIRST RIDES

The importance of pressure and release, keeping your horse with you, preparing to mount, standing at the block, transferring your herd leader position from the ground to the saddle, "Hello, relax, wait, go forward" cues, disengaging the hindquarter.

November 2011 horsemanship workshop

November 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, 27^th

Nov. 6^th GROUNDWORK

Establishing your presence with your horse, Teaching your horse to yield, How to say “GO AWAY”, “MOVE”, and “WAIT”, how emotional intelligence improves your timing, how to present your requests effectively, yielding the hindquarter, yielding the front end, yielding back.

2011-2012 Horsemanship Workshop Series

Over the next months I will be offering a series of horsemanship workshops. Each series will consist of three or four sessions developing a particular skill set.

November 6, 13, 20 and 27: A series emphasizing groundwork, footwork, transitions, and circle work. All work will be done on the ground.

January 8, 15, 22 and 29: Basic horsemanship in the saddle, including transferring your authority from the ground to the saddle, transitions, patterns, dealing with herd rules when riding in a group.

February 5, 12, 19 and 26: Drill team. This series will apply the skills from January's series, increasing the speed and intensity of the patterns each week according to the ability of the riders.

For more details on the contents of each series, click the links above.

Auditors are welcome (advanced registration is not required to audit).

For more info or to register email profcowgirl@yahoo.com

New Book: Training for Safety

I am very pleased to announce the publication of Training for Safety. This is a book compiled from a series of driving training articles that ran in Rural Heritage Magazine in 2010 and 2011. Mischka Press has assembled the original articles into a lovely full color book that offers a range of exercises to educate horse and driver with safety as a priority. Exercises include learning to plan and prepare for turns, crossing scary surfaces, and learning to give to pressure, and many others.

Each chapter is illustrated with color photos featuring myself or students demonstrating the steps to take, as well as problems that might come up.

You can order your copy directly from Mischka Press. Just click here to order.

Cart for sale

Amish made oak cart, climb-over rear entry, refinished with good varnish a couple years ago, stored indoors. It fits a 15-16 hh horse (shown with 15.2hh mare in photo below). I've got an extra set of wheels and axle for it - the original ones, which are smaller by 6 inches, so better for a smaller horse. Those wheels did not get re-varnished so would need to be if someone wanted to use them. The current axle is flush hub. The old axle is not.  $700 or best offer.

Measurements:

Wheel height:   lg:  50"   sm:  44" (small are the older wheels that are not on the cart now)
Height at tug when shafts are level:  36" (this is with the 50" wheels that are currently on)

Length of shafts  86"

Width at singletree:  38"   narrowest:  28"

Sassy - SOLD

Sassy is sweet, sound and sensible.

I have owned Sassy since she was a weanling. I started her under saddle at one of my clinics and have been using her as a demonstration horse since. She will trail ride alone or in company and is satisfied to travel wherever you place her. She will do 1st level dressage and has shown at training level. She is currently in jump school with a professional trainer and doing well. This mare is ready to make someone a very happy horse owner.

Sassy is a 15.1hh chestnut registered Paint (solid).