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Saddle Selection

Spring has sprung, the daffodils tell us. The horses agree as they gaze out over the hayfields that are growing so fast you can hear it. Riders’ thoughts are turning to, well, riding, and the increased freedom encouraged by good footing, beautiful weather and woods exploding back into life.

Several of our boarders have new horses, and some of the horses have new riders. Saddle selection and fit is a hot topic of conversation. Natural horse trainers know that comfort and safety supersize performance. A saddle doesn’t need to be expensive, but a saddle that fits both horse and rider AND is built and balanced for the job or sport intended is key to success.

One boarder is looking at Big Horn synthetic saddles. She likes the light weight and the additional suede coverage on the seat and jockeys. The balanced design and extra “stick-um” are perfect for her kids that are new to horsemanship. The affordable price tag is also attractive, especially since The Horse Saddle Shop offers free shipping on top of their low prices and amazing customer service!

Another plus: their downloadable templates and library of free saddle wisdom help you find the perfect fit for you and your horse.

Mark will be looking for a new saddle soon as well. I think we’ve found our winner!

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Natural Reining: Stacy Westfall’s Winning Bridleless Congress Run

An invisible barrier seems to exist in people’s minds between competitive and natural horsemanship. Natural horse trainers shatter that myth with increasing frequency in the worlds of dressage, reining, eventing, hunter-jumpers, and others.

Natural horse trainer Stacy Westfall rocked the house with her winning bridleless freestyle run at Quarter Horse Congress in 2006.  This video is an amazing testimony to the power of communication at the pinnacle of competition!

Enjoy!

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Spring Shots and Equine Dentistry

Valley Equine will be coming out the afternoon of Friday, March 28 for vaccinations and Coggins Tests. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like your horse vaccinated and what you would like him/her vaccinated for.Fernando Martinez will be out to float teeth in early May (we are in the process of nailing down the exact date.) Again, please let me know ASAP if you want your horse to be on the list.

Thanks!

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Vaccinations and the Natural Horse

When natural horsemen bring up vaccinations, controversy flares up. Some owners argue in favor of bucking the modern convention of vaccinating Continue reading

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Since You Asked…Horse Questions Answered

Today’s question is from Jeannie and Chris of Hedgesville, WV.  “If a horse isn’t a natural leader (on the trail), can you train him to be one?” Continue reading

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Fluoridated Water: Panacea or Poison?

Water. All horse trainers know water is not only natural, but necessary. Water is a source of life to all organisms–except when it carries death. Continue reading

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Study Supports Clicker Training

A French study recently reported that use of food rewards in training horses leads to faster results and a better relationship with people. Continue reading

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War Time Wisdom

We just came across this World War II poster.

Keep calm and carry on-vintage WWII Business Wisdom

Plastered around England, it reflected even as it does now the oh-so-British fortitude in the face of adversity. I’d like to hang it in my office as well as my arena!

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Wisdom from WWII

We just found this old English World War II poster. I’d like to hang it in our arena!

 horse training tip from a wwII poster

As explosive as it can become on occasion, nothing the horses can conjure begins to approach the threat of a bomb raid. If civilians could keep calm and carry on in the face of destruction and death, what excuse do we have for losing our cool with our horses?

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