All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

1. Training April 10th 2010
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... Farrier came to Baby at 3.20pm, 4.00pm a bit of ground work with Harley, followed by a little work under saddle and then a hack out with Harley and Magpie. When we got back we then went out on a nice...

2. Back to Basics
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...his own in hand. Last week after a 20 minute warm up in the arena we took him for a very short hack under saddle. Just a mile or so, around the block in walk and he done very well. He stopped at one p...

3. What is Quantum Savvy
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...m Savvy covers all elements of horsemanship training also, including colt starting (starting horses under saddle), foundation training, horses with difficulties and performance horses. Everything from...

4. Positive Pony Power
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...s 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 keep the tracers in place when working with Polly. ...

5. Fun with a Western Saddle
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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

6. Mongolia Charity Horse Trek
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...ugh open steppe land and mountain forests, riding traditional Mongolian horses with Russian Cavalry-style saddles. As well as the stunning Mongolian scenery and wildlife, we get to experience the Mong...

7. My First Demo
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...nfusing? I was, in my opinion, trying my best to be natural with her on the ground but as soon as I put a saddle on her back it was a different story! I listened to, and put into practice, all the adv...

8. Positive Horsemanship Clinics
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...llingness to be ridden. • How to help the horse feel better about carrying a rider. • Basic saddlefitting do’s and don’ts. • The fitness of the rider, posture, stiffne...

9. Practising Bareback
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... and I thought we would try backing and circling just to see if it was any different than doing it with a saddle on. It certainly was. Polly was so much more responsive and I didn't feel that I ...

10. Polly knows the Games
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...ver that she is one of the most intelligent horses I know!! We have been hacking out together both saddled and bare back and we have been playing whilst we are out. Backing, going sideways, cir...

11. Tommy has Gone
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...ong side I forgot to take my right foot out of the stirrup and he set off again. Managed to lean over the saddle and again headed him into the hedge. As he stopped I got my foot out and got off and wa...

12. Torsion Endurance Saddle
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... she gets a bit uncomfortable if we go on out on a long hack so I thought I would get a Torsion Endurance Saddle for those long hacks. Some of our hacks could be in the region of four hours. It...

13. Bitless Bridle
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...en for a walk. Instead of being difficult to bridle, horses drop their heads willingly into the BB. Under saddle, they don't fidget and jig, but pay attention, and become better scholars. Without a bi...