All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

What is Quantum Savvy
Friday, 17 July 2009

As Shane and Meredith Ransley's (founders of Quantum Savvy) visit to Ireland quickly approaches, I thought I would publish a little about 'What is Quantum Savvy?':

What is Quantum Savvy?

Quantum Savvy is a fantastic educational programme that teaches students from all around the world, all about horses and horsemanship.

Based on working with the horse's natural instincts and looking at things from the their point of view, the Quantum Savvy Horsemanship programme is founded around 3 key principles:

  1. Horses should have options
  2. Horses learn by when comfort is offered
  3. Success is found by following a repeatable programme
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Grand Canyon Mule Ride
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
On 16th May a group of ten youngsters (between 49 and 66 years old!) from our village travelled to the US for an activity holiday based around Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. The main activity of the holiday was a 2 day mule ride up and down the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This is the view between the ears of my mule Tici at the start of the journey down to the bottom of the Canyon tisi1.jpg 
 
Positive Pony Power
Tuesday, 05 May 2009

Polly, Magpie and me went along to the Positive Pony Power course at the weekend just gone with Vanessa Bee. The venue was the ISPCA, NAC (National Animal Centre), Keenagh, Co Longford. img_0126_2r.jpg

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Fun with a Western Saddle
Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Have been thinking for a while that it might be nice to try a western saddle. I was talking to someone the other day who rides western and they described it as really good fun. So I took the plunge and ordered a couple of western saddles to try out with my guys.

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Frog Spawning Ground
Sunday, 01 March 2009

Not really horse related but fascinating. I found a frog spawning ground in the ditch behind the arena. They were very active this morning. I took a couple of pictures to share with you:

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Inconsiderate Motorists
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Horses have trotted along our roads longer than cars but ignorant drivers actually speed up or beep when they spot horse riders using the road. Whilst in our area the biggest majority of motorists are considerate there are one or two who are going to be responsible for killing someone. When this happens will they be charged with 'manslaughter' or will it just be considered another accident?
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