All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

1. Training April 25th 2010
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...s sessions she was so receptive to learning new things and appears to really enjoy solving the puzzles! Good luck at the show in Thomastown next Saturday!!   Here are some pictures from our train...

2. One Rein Riding
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... have ridden on a single rein, you will never ride on two reins quite the same way again. And this is a good thing. There is a difference in how you connect to your horse that you cant get if you nev...

3. Chronic Founder
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... from Dermot. That evening Dermot called and said that he had got the pictures and that things were not good, in fact there was only a slim chance that she could be saved, but he would drive down firs...

4. Partner in the Arena
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... go in. She actually put one hind foot into a ditch on the last ride (she didn't go the whole way-thank goodness!) I have made tried to make her uncomfortable for going the wrong way and offer her the...

5. Bute v Herbal Substitute
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...oon the farrier called to say he could come out straight away. I told him I was at work but it would be good if he could come out on Saturday morning. He said he would go straight round to my place to...

6. Positive Pony Power
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... Before we got going Vanessa tried the Collar and Hames that I brought with me on Polly. It seemed a good fit. Vanessa advised that I should also use a driving saddle with the Collar. It would help...

7. Fun with a Western Saddle
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...estern 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. ...

8. Side Pass Practice Harley
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...n the ground. Harley will be 3 in June. He is still a bit young and his attention span is limited. He's good all the same considering we dont use the halter or line. For a finale he stands on podium. ...

9. Solo Around the Block
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...done a couple of circles just to get his attention back on me. The car stopped and waited (thank goodness). As soon as I thought I had Harley's attention we proceeded to pass the car. He wasn't...

10. Magpie Laid Down
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...in us to see what was going on. We were practising walking sideways which Magpie is particularly good at. It seemed she wanted to show the other two how easy it was. Magpie and I played ...

11. Baby is Lame Again
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...ss and dressed the foot with a dry dressing and a hoof boot. Today she is more sound and I got a good close look at her foot. The sole is in a terrible mess, it has black holes in it and is loo...

12. Know When to Stop
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...a wonderful figure eight around the barrels. But did I stop there, NO!! Because it was so good I asked him again and the next time he stood in front of each barrel and knocked them down....

13. Baby's Story
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...opped in with my little herd when I was at work. That was back in August. Baby was in reasonably good condition when she came but she was very lame on the front and her feet were in poor condti...

14. Feeding Whole Oats
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.... The husk of the whole oat is very important for correct chewing and digestive processes. A horse with good teeth and proper dental care will chew and digest the whole oat, leaving only husks in the ...

15. My First Demo
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...o over.  Next I parked him on the tarpaulin, again this was quite a new 'toy' for him. He was very good. He stood and I let the line drop and walked about 14ft away from him asking him to remain ...

16. Competition Horses
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...he sire was a well known thoroughbred stallion and the general concensus is that the colt should make a good Sport Horse for competition in the future. This guy has agreed to come to the Basic Skills ...

17. Ready to Ride Results
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...eaned over him a few times but we though he wasn't ready so we left it at that.  We all ended in a good note and the horses were lead back to the field for the evening. Back to the classroom (my ...

18. Make The Right Thing Easy
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...an in the car said it's OK to pass. I said " I know but my horse has other ideas" He was very good and waited for me to do a couple of circles to get Magpie facing the right direction again....

19. Polly the Plough Horse
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...t is a bit over kill just to keep a sand arena in shape. Plus the fact it wasn't doing the tractor much good only being used about once a month. I had been looking for a harrow or a petrol tiller that...

20. Right Brain Left Brain
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... a top door made as he would jump out of his stable as well.I hated locking him in!! It just never felt good when we were out and I knew was locked up. So, we left him in the arena yesterday and as w...

21. Equine Open Day
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... a little light headed when she finished but I slept like a baby that night. All in all it was a good day out. The ISPCA are doing a wonderful job up there at Keenagh cleaning up the mess cause...

22. Eventful Day Out
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...ungster and she put it in a stable. So that out of the way we carried on our hack and had another good canter. We had now been out for two hours and we were just heading home so I asked the girl...

23. Its not about the Trailer
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...tried to do up the buckle he shot off again. All this time the mare is on alead rope and was very good. She would get excited when the foal run off but she didn't attempt to pull away too hard. ...

24. Squeeze Game - Harley
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...HAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?!!  Anyway, we played the freindly game for a while and ended on a good note.  I really need to work on my communication skills!!    ...

25. Magpie in Bare boots
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...home and she looked liked she was falling off her heels but my farrier removed the shoes and gave her a good trim. He left a little length on her for this first trim so she wouldn't get too sore. ...

26. Parelli 2008 UK
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... early in the mornings before the show starts as the queues are horrendous in the breaks. They had some good offers on the DVD collections last year for attendees to the conference. The merchandising ...

27. Linda Parelli NEC 2007
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Linda really has a good relationship with her horse Remmer. Going back to see more of this in August 2008 at NEC.

28. Rhythm Beads
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...g. Green (cool) is peaceful and calming, refreshing, nurturing, balancing and normalising. It is a good colour for healing and health (physical, emotional and spiritual)... Green cleanses and bal...

29. About Me
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We moved to Ireland in 1998 from UK. Hubby and I both had very good, well paid jobs but only managed to see each other and the kids properly some Sundays. Big house, flash cars, 2 or 3 holidays a ye

30. Rope Products
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...ntly buy all my rope products either from Parelli or on eBay. I have found the best value for money and good quality rope products come from eBay sellers in Australia  ...