Category: Orion

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…