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Starting Riding TrainingDaddy and Munchkin Riding
June 3, 2014
Heather L
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Starting Riding Training

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Daddy decided that it was finally time to start riding the horses again. When we brought them home from the rescue, we made the decision to do training before riding them as they were disrespectful. Munchkin had some bad experiences with a few horses at the ranch, so she was hesitant to get back on her horse, Dixie, until she knew that she was respecting her. While training has taken longer due to our slow training schedule, they have made huge strides and are pretty good on the ground. We still have more work to do, but Daddy felt they…

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Grinding Flax Seed for the HorsesGround Flaxseed for Horses
February 26, 2014
Heather L
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Grinding Flax Seed for the Horses

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I use ground flax seed in our diets on a regular basis as it is high in healthy Omega-3 fatty acids. Flax seed even makes a great egg replacement in many gluten free recipes. As we were getting ready to bring our horses home, both Munchkin and I started doing a good deal of research into nutrition for horses. We found that just like flax see is wonderful for human overall health, it’s also great for the overall well-being of horses. We learned that it can help reduce inflammation, relieve various skin conditions, alleviate symptoms of allergies, help with the…

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Phantom’s Training: Desensitizing to RopeDesensitizing to Rope
February 4, 2014
Heather L
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Phantom’s Training: Desensitizing to Rope

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Daniel has been working with Phantom as I haven’t felt up to getting any training done. Unfortunately, this means that currently, Phantom is only getting training once or twice a week, so his training is going slower than we would like. For us, the groundwork is extremely important as it will make for a better horse and better ride once we get back to that point. Because we follow the Clinton Anderson method with our horses, the first step is desensitizing with the tools. They’re both pretty good with the rope although Phantom can be a bit sketchy on certain…

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Dixie Horse Training: Desensitizing to RopeDesensitizing to Rope 4
January 30, 2014
Heather L
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Dixie Horse Training: Desensitizing to Rope

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Upon bringing the horses home, we realized that we were going to need to start at the very beginning to make sure their were no holes in their training. They both are hot horses and need some serious groundwork and desensitizing. For the past few days, Munchkin has be faithfully working on desensitizing Dixie to the rope. She throws the rope over and around all parts of her body until it no longer phases her. As you can see in the pictures, this part of the desensitizing doesn’t really phase her. In fact, there are times where it looks like…

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