So I realized this morning I had not updated my blog entries with anything about Jupiter in many months. As if it was not bad enough that I have not been properly tracking his progress, but worse yet, I neglected to mention the single most important bit of news concerning Jupiter, but before I get…
Jupiter the Nurse
We have been remiss in writing up how Jupiter has been doing these past couple of months. It has been a lot of the same.. he’s continuing to get better at balance and coming under himself, he’s getting incredibly light in response to seat and leg aids… But yesterday his wonderful personality came out yet…
Jupiter – Straightness and Balance
The onset of winter has caused a slight alteration of the training schedule for all the horses. I have begun working Jupiter less frequently, but for longer sessions. He always comes to the gate to meet me, even when I am only coming to get one of the other horses, so it is a little…
Orion – Raising The Bar
Of late, I have starting to think that perhaps I have set my sights too low when it comes to Orion. By this I mean I have always maintained that all I needed or wanted from him was a horse I could ride into mock combat and be competitive in the medieval games we take…
Trying a New Bit for Orion
I announced on Facebook earlier today that I was trying out a new bit on Orion; one that had more leverage and a slightly higher port, which required a well trained horse and a rider with light hands. I was asked by several people why I was doing this. Most seemed to think I was…
Orion’s Police Horse Training
We spent the last weekend at a two day workshop where the instructor, Jim Barrett of Police Horse Pros employed the training techniques used to desensitize horse for mounted police work to despook civilian mount. These techniques include ground work, formation drills, and sensory training where scary objects, sounds and actions are gradually introduced to the horses and…
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