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HORSE CARE AND HANDLING BASICS Follow up from The Basics of Safe Horsemanship Article NOW WE'RE READY TO GO SOMEWHERE
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'm not so much a fan of the winter season. I guess it's because it stops me from doing what I love . . . riding. Some of you are lucky to have access to an indoor riding arena or are able to keep your horse where there are indoor facilities. I'm not so lucky and have to depend on good weather days and halfway dry and unfrozen ground to get in a ride during the winter.
Anyway, following up on our last article and moving ahead, let's begin talking about our basic seat and hand position for riding. Remember these are basics and specific disciplines may call for a slightly different position depending on the task. Our goal is to have a balanced position on our horse. Our arms should be relaxed and close to our side with the reins traditionally held in our left hand. Reins held in two hands will be for riding English or dependent on type of bit and education of the horse. Your head should be level with your eyes looking ahead with shoulders relaxed. You should be sitting tall in the saddle, not slumped over with your lower body sitting deep in the center of the saddle, not pressing against the cantle or your saddle. Remember good posture! Your legs will hang on both sides of your horse, keeping in mind that stirrup length is important and will vary between riding Western or English. Your knees and thighs will be rolled in so that the flat part of the knee is laying against the saddle. This enables you to have slight contact with your horse at your calves. Your ankles are flexed so your heels are slightly lower than your toes, pointed forward. Maybe you've taken a lesson or two and heard your instructor tell you that they would like to see an imaginary straight line from your ear to your shoulder through your hip to your heel. You are basically in a balanced seat position looking from the front and the side sitting just behind the point of your horses center of balance.
Now relax and take a deep breath! Holding the reins; the best way for this article is illustration: When studying these illustrations, be careful to study the position of the hands and keep your hands in a fairly low position in front of your saddle. How you use your balanced seat and hands when riding will determine how effective your communication is with your horse. By learning your natural aids of seat, legs, hands and voice will be how you get your horse to do what you want him to do. Let me add one more to the list, eyes! Keep looking up and ahead.
Let's stop right here and talk about why this is a safe way to ride. Being relaxed in your position will allow you to give with the movement of your horse and ride in a balanced rhythm with him. If you are stiff your horse may feel that something is wrong or that you are nervous. Riding in a correct position allows youto maintain your balance and provide good control of your horse. You'll be less likely to come off if your horse decides to spook or takes a different direction. When you use your natural aids correctly this is an effective way to communicate what you want your horse to do. Using your seat keeps you and your horse balanced together and can alert him to a change of gait or maneuver, along with the use of your legs. Your hands should move and guide in a quiet manner and your voice should give command by sound (clucking, kissing) or verbal cue. Horses have sensitive hearing. Yelling at them is not necessary. Your tone will reflect praise or punishment.
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earn the effective ways to start and stop your horse as well as speeding him up or slowing him down. An instructor will be able to teach you different ways to do this depending on your horses training. Turning, backing up, riding circles, half circles and other maneuvers should learn to be ridden at a walk before you advance to the trot/jog or canter/lope. This way with practice you will be confident and in control. As you practice the basics and/or learn from a riding instructor you will become a confident rider who will look and perform well at the trot/jog and canter/lope as well as you do at the walk.
Getting back on track, in being effective with your aids of Voice, Hands, Seat and Legs, in our CHA standards we follow the ASK, TELL, COMMAND method. When you want your horse to perform a task you'll start by ASKING him with the lightest possible signal and give him a chance to respond willingly. This could be a gentle shif of weight, pressure on the reins, a quiet spoken voice command or touch of your legs. If you're sure you gave a clear signal and he's just not paying attention or giving a refusal then you would TELL him by giving a stronger, clearer signal, right away. If he still does not obey, then you will need to then command him to respond. Each step is a little stronger and firmer. As soon as he begins to obey it is then important to reward him by relaxing the pressure and giving him an approving word or pat. Don't be afraid to put on the pressure at the COMMAND stage, but also be aware of the reaction you may get from your horse. If reach the command stage and your horse is still not obeying your signals/aids, then it may be time to seek help from a riding instructor or a trainer, depending on the problem.
Finally, I'll leave you with some things that you should work on in handling and riding your horse.
Keeping your attention on your horse Keeping your horse's attention on you Ask your horse to respond promptly to your signals, but be reasonable Never punish him when you have given the wrong signal Insist that your horse isten to you and obey about staying in gait, starting and stopping Practice using the smallest and lightest signals that you can Reward when he does as you ask In the next article, we'll look at Trail Riding. (Reminder – this series of articles are about the basics of horsemanship which provide a good foundation for future riding and horsekeeping.)
The illustrations for this article are taken from the CHA Horsemanship Manual by Susan Harris. "CHA changes lives through safe experiences with horses."
Article by: Schellie Blochberger, CHA Instructor, AQHA/APHA Professional Horsewoman, OHSA
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HOW TO FIX A BUDDY SOUR TRAIL HORSE
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he buddy sour horse. What is it and what causes this condition. Usually a buddy sour horse is one that has grown accustomed to the constant companionship of another horse.
When the codependent horse finds himself separated from his or her companion they can become extremely emotional about not being right next to his friend. They often act exactly like a baby being weaned. Some horses get themselves so worked up that they become dangerous to themselves or anything that might get close to them. It is not out of the question for the extreme cases to make themselves physically ill in this highly charged energy escalation. To say the least this phenomenon makes it a real problem for the person who is just wanting to enjoy seeing the beautiful countryside from atop of their beloved horse. Let’s face the facts for most people spending hours studying horse behavior and spending hour after hour to learn how to train the horse is not their idea of leisurely having fun trail riding. So, when they find themselves on top of a buddy sour horse they can be completely overwhelmed and petrified as to what to do! This puts the human passenger into an escalated emotional predicament much the same as the one that the horse is already in. This is a recipe for disaster! So, what can the ordinary person that simply wants to ride for the fun of it do to protect themselves from the effects of the buddy sour horse? First, would you dare think that you could fly an airplane without getting some education about flying one before you just took off in one? The obvious answer screams “no” to you doesn’t it. However, when it comes to riding horses gaining knowledge before experience is as rare as hair on a lizard. I think it must just be human nature or perhaps pride or who knows what or why it just is what it is. With people and horses experience usually precedes understanding and if you live long enough to realize that you have just gotten out ahead of yourself, well then, your able and ready to hear so that you can learn and save yourself a lot of bruising both mentally and physically in the process. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOOFPRINTJOURNAL
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ith the assumption that because you are still reading this, shows that you are now ready to hear what can help you in dealing with the buddy sour horse. One of the best things that a person can start with is to simply tie the two buddy sour Horses apart from each other preferably out of sight from each other. These tie situations need to be solid and safe for the horses because they are going to paw a lot and squirm around a lot, snort a lot, nicker a lot, they might even pull back, rear up and even throw themselves down. All this behavior is to be expected so be sure that you have the horse tied high enough so that he can’t just step over his lead rope. This is not a very fun thing for the horse to go through but to be a safe riding horses on the trail they must go through it. As to how long it takes, that is completely up to the horse himself. Some will get quiet in a relatively short amount of time while others can take several days to find peace. Of course, you must care for the Horses physical needs such as water and hay during the process. The reason the horse goes through such trauma is that it is simply the nature of the herd instincts that horses have. The process of tying the Horses up lets the horse have a choice in how it goes. They discover that when they put slack in the lead rope and they stand quietly that it far easier on them both physically and emotionally. Horses are wired to take the path of least resistance and if getting quiet and being physically still is the easiest thing to do then that is what they will choose to do. One of the benefits for the handler in starting the process by simply tying the horse is for safety for the person. Once you have your horse so that you can tie them away from their buddy and they stand quietly and have found comfort in being still, you are ready for the next step. This will be a good time to mount up and ride your horse in the area that he is comfortable in. This will be the best opportunity to establish your leadership and allow the horse to trust you to give them comfort and release when they are in a good attitude. The attitude of your horse tells you what and how and when to do or not to do anything. When the attitude is agreeable and willing it is the job of the handler to let your horse experience Peace because of it. When the attitude is bracey and rebellious it is time for the rider to direct the horse and show them that their resistant attitude is causing more work for them to do. This should remind the horse of how things went when he was tied up and that working against the post was counterproductive for him but getting quiet and comfortable was a lot better deal. In short make the right thing easy and
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the wrong one difficult. One effective way to help the buddy sour horse is to tie one of them up and ride the other. When you ride away from the tied horse and you feel resistance and the horse you are riding want to turn and go back to his friend , which is to be expected , go with his choice but when you get close to the tied horse now is the time to put the horse you are riding to work. Trot or lope circles around the tied horse, for long enough that you feel the horse you are riding wanting to slow down or stop. Now time it so that when you are going away from the tied horse when you stop. Let the horse catch his air and just sat there and do nothing. Don’t hold him there though. If he chooses to turn back toward his buddy, then repeat the trotting and loping for a while then when you are heading away from the tied horse let the one you are riding stop and stand and enjoy doing nothing. Horses will always take the path of least resistance if they have a choice in the deal. So, it is up to the rider to present their idea to the horse in a way that the horse makes the choice to do the right thing. The right thing for the buddy sour horse is to get quiet and relaxed when he is out of sight of his friend. This will work will but might require reinforcing the concept several times. Ride them where you can and don’t get emotionally involved in the process. Trust the process and know that the right thing will manifest but the time frame that it does is up to the horse. The better you get at transferring your thoughts to your horse the easier this process becomes!
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BASIC TRAIL RIDING SAFETY Trail Riding season is almost upon us. So, I would love to share some basic, safe trail riding practices with you. Keep in mind that the contents of this article apply to short rides or a day out. For overnight camping and long rides there is much more to prepare for.
Be attentive to the person leading your trail ride. The “leader” will alert you to unexpected dangers or other hazards.
Dont' tailgate. This helps to avoid being kicked. Keep one horse length between you and the horse in front of you.
Don't let your horse eat on the trail. When you are riding it is not his time to eat. This may be a cause for developing a bad habit or behavior in the future.
Always walk on paved surfaces. Paved surfaces can be slick for shod horses.
Always walk your horse when approaching and leaving a group of riders. Announce your intentions so as not to startle the group.
When riding uphill use a standing position and hold onto the horses mane. This takes some weight off of his loins so he can push himself up hill better.
When riding downhill sit in a balanced position with heels down. This keeps you both balanced.
If you need to make an adjustment to your person or horse, notify your leader. Stop and dismount to make the adjustment so as not to spook your horse with a change of position or task.
Make sure that your horse is in condition for the type and length of trail riding that you're doing.
Your equipment should be in good condition and type for trail riding. If you are riding a lot of hills you may want a breast collar and rear cinch. The horse should be accustomed to these before riding the first time.
Attach an identification tag to your horse. This is in case your horse leaves the group without you. It will let the person finding the horse be able to contact you, a second party or your veterinarian.
Dress appropriately; helmet/hat, jeans, boots, gloves, as well as dressing for the type of weather on any given day.
Before you do anything out on the trail; like crossing water, a bridge or a log, be aware of your surroundings and think about you and your horses' abilities to make it the most safe and enjoyable ride. If you have other safety tips that are not listed here, feel free to email me at Osagehorsesbandb@gmail.com. I could include them in the next article. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOOFPRINTJOURNAL WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOOFPRINTJOURNAL
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Here is a TRAIL RIDER’S LIST of things you might want to take with you. It is by no means a complete list. DAY RIDER’S LIST Cell phone Navigational tools (GPS, compass, maps) Water bottle Energy snack/bar Lip balm & sun block Whistle Tissue/napkins Knife (pocket) Identification/emergency info Suggested that you carry these on your person. First aid Hoof pick Easyboot Lunch Rain gear Duct tape Baling twine Plastic bag Suggested that you carry these in cantle bag. There is so much more to developing safe habits in the arena or out on the trail. If you are new to owning and riding horses or a novice, consult a CHA instructor or respected Trainer to take you further.
Next time we'll look at making our facilities safe.
Schellie Blochberger CHA Riding Instructor APHA/AQHA Professional Horsewoman
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Horses that spook By Dennis Cappel
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often have people bring me Horses that they claim are perfect in every way except that they spook at
almost everything when they ride them This seems to be very common to people who have had a bit of a time developing their own confidence when it comes to knowing what they should do or not do to fix their Horses behavior . Usually these are people that have done their homework, by watching videos or reading articles or getting some professional riding lessons or whatever means of potential solution possible. So why then is this issue such a big factor when it comes to dedicated people simply wanting to enjoy riding their horses? I have concluded over the past several decades, that this issue is simply a lack of understanding on the rider’s part and a naturally occurring self-preserving act on the Horses part!
also be responsible for the Horses posture and its attitude as well. The leader is responsible for making sure that the horse is comfortable when it is following and is attentive to the slightest suggestion of his handler.
The Horses role in this relationship is quite a bit less but no less important. By that I mean that the horse should be respectful and trust his handler and be agreeable to The lack of understanding on the handler’s part is the first thing that I will address. I believe that it will be very do whatever is asked of him without any resistance. beneficial to establish some roll descriptions such as Now with these two definitions laid out in front of us, that of the horse and that of the handler. can you see why I said that the problem of the spooky horse is usually just, a lack of understanding on the The handler must be, first, the leader. handler’s part. As leader, the handler will be the decision maker of Most people don’t realize the roll that the horse direction and speed of travel and maneuvers to be handler really plays in the relationship. performed by the horse. This leadership role should WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOOFPRINTJOURNAL
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his then sets the stage for the horse to receive the blame for his behavior and essentially has the handler looking for a solution where it simply doesn’t exist. The search for anything that doesn’t exist is frustrating at best and simply exhausting if persistent looking for it continues. So, what is the answer? The answer Lies simply in the handler’s development of understanding of his horse. So, are you telling me that spooking Horses are not a horse issue but rather a handler issue? Absolutely!! Does this mean that once I gain this understanding that I will never have a horse spook again? Absolutely not! So just what are you saying then? Simply this , when the handler gains the true understanding of his horse he will get with it the feel and timing that is required to stabilize the emotional state of his horse in such an effective way that the naturally occurring self-preserving ways of the Horses this handler rides will usually exhibit a much more confident manor more of the time !
thoughts by moving his body parts in a way that makes logical since to you and to your horse. This flowing movement will look like you are dancing with your horse. This really is fun for the both of you because it has so much depth of value in it. The key element that makes this work for you is that you must know exactly what you want your horse to be doing at all time. When that clear mental picture is in place your timing will be perfect and your horse will melt into your leadership!
This is a perfect time to improve your ground work. I highly recommend that you Get my agility course one, if you don’t already have it. This course will greatly improve your communication skills with your horse. This will set the stage to get your Horses attitude and posture working together. This is accomplished by putting the Horses mind and body into a rhythmic flowing motion that makes you very interesting to your horse. Basically, you will be directing the Horses
used the natural calming element for your horse of rhythm. You successfully became interesting to your horse by changing what you were doing in a leadership role. This elevated your Horses trust and respect for you to a level where he handed over to you the role of protecting himself which allowed him to relax and go with the flow no matter what was going on around him!
This surrender of your Horses self-preserving defensiveness will be voluntary by your horse and rewardingly appreciated by you. This is such a foundational platform of confidence for you that you will eagerly apply this concept to all your Horses. The principal is this; first know what you want the task to be, then ask for it and flow with it until it is smooth, in complete freedom and in rhythm. Now change your picture to the next logical thing that you want your horse to do then flow with it until it is smooth and in The first thing that will be necessary to begin to complete freedom and in rhythm. Now repeat the accomplish this with your horse will be for you to find process with your next thing and continue the process an environment in which to ride that your horse is in this manor until your horse has a soft willing comfortable in. If the horse has developed the habit of attitude. Enjoy the dance! Your horse will too! being hypersensitive to his surrounding you will need a I believe the reason that the dance that you just place that he is comfortable in to begin the process of performed with your horse was so effective in soothing developing a relationship where you are the one in your horse and improving your communication control. This area will only be used for a short time, but together, is because of all the instinctive principles of you might have to start your sessions in it for some the horse that you were implementing and the way time to overcome the issue. This comfort zone is for that you presented them to your horse. You used herd your safety as well as for the Horses development. leadership principles of moving your horse’s feet. You
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he nice thing to about the previous ground work is that it will all carry over to the Horses back when you decide it’s time to ride. There is no need to rush the riding. I would rather see you keep improving your dance on the ground before you get committed on top a little too soon. They can’t hurt you while you are on the ground! You will know that you know when it is time for you to get on. This is not a race against time or someone else! This is your journey so relax and enjoy it.
lift your mood and make you more pleasant to be around. Your horse will appreciate you for that.
This mental preparation should be implemented into great use. It is in fact the primary thing that was in your way of clear communication between you and your horse. By that I mean that you were suffering from a lack of awareness. Yes awareness, it is always the missing ingredient in the recipe of your solution. To think that you could fix an issue of spooking without first taking into consideration your own mental and emotional state of mind, would probably not be a very Of course, before you do anything with your horse effective fix. At best it would be a mechanical one. make sure that you are mentally in the now. That’s When there is a relationship between a horse and a where your horse is and if you come into his space human you simply must not neglect the element that with your thoughts stuck somewhere in the past or on feelings and emotions play in this interaction by something that hasn’t gotten here yet, well don’t be looking at a mechanical solution. This does not mean surprised if you can’t even catch you horse today! though that we won’t do any exercises in body Horses survive by their senses and they won’t let you mechanics, we will In- cooperate them with play with them if you are not there and if you aren’t consideration given to the attitude of the horse and right now mentally, you aren’t there at all. the rider as well! Like the ground work that we How do you get right now if you are somewhere else? discussed earlier it was a balance of mechanics and emotion and it produced for us stellar results of fluidity Becoming aware of your breathing is one of the best ways. You will experience a sense of peace come over and it changed the Horses attitude into a pleasant you when you do, and your horse will as well. Another willing animal with all the confidence in the world that way is to really appreciate everything and everybody in felt he was protected and well attended to. Now to your presence. This profound state of appreciation will achieve the same upon his back. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOOFPRINTJOURNAL
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hen you first step onto a horse that once was in the habit of acting insecure and spooky they will usually tighten and prepare to defend themselves. This moment can be a bit intimidating for the rider unless the rider has a predetermined plan and a clear mental picture of how the plan will unfold. Once again this is Pryor mental preparation that the rider must do to position themselves to address the issue effectively! This clear picture should have in its first a symmetrical circle that will serve as the road that the horse will be first encouraged to start down. The departure onto the circle should be at a walk but you must consider the attitude of your horse as well. The horse might be too tight to just walk at first. Whatever speed the horse is going is all right, just stay steady with him and direct him onto the 20-foot circle. It is important here, that when this horse is on the circle, that you let him feel freedom from your direction and when he starts off the circle, for you to be there for him to direct his thoughts and body back onto the circle. You should keep circling until the horse relaxes. The horse will usually slow down when he relaxes. After he has walked around relaxed for a circle or two then change direction and repeat the process. This simple circling exercise will put you into the control seat and because you let your horse relax and get comfortable when you were in control the horse liked the experience as much as you did. Now that some order and fun are both part of your ride let’s keep it interesting for the horse by changing the size of those circles and let’s let him flow around them with as little amount of help from us as we can and still stay on the circles. I would do this circling at the first of the ride for 20 minutes or so, then quit and give that horse the reward he wants most, and that is, get off his back take the saddle off and groom him and care
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his is a good time to ask the horse to back out of the trailer and stand there and relax with all 4 feet on the ground. Now that the horse is comfortable I’ll ask him to step up into the trailer with his front feet. With both front feet inside the trailer I again reassure the horse that this is a good place to be. The time you spend here to help your horse to be comfortable is valuable to both you and the horse. It will help in both loading and unloading. You might find that your horse wants to put all four feet into the trailer now. It might take a bit of forward encouraging to get the horse to commit to getting onto the trailer but usually once the front feet are in the hind follows well. Now that the horse is loading and unloading nicely it is a good idea if your trailer will allow you to turn the horse around inside the trailer. Horses gain confidence when they can move inside of confined areas and you will Benefit greatly from being able to walk your horse out as well as backing them out of the trailer. The more options for escape a horse has the more relaxed they become. So, in and out and around and around is what I have found to be a very productive way to teach a horse to accept the trailer.
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Horse auctions Puxico Livestock Auction 24400 State Highway 51 North Puxico, Missouri 63960 Stoddard County Mike Spain, Jimmy Spain– Owners Dale Spain– Manager Office: (573) 222-6229 Home: (573) 7
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he 2nd Annual All Around Cowboy was a complete hit at Von Holten Ranch in Mora Missouri! Friends, trainers, grandfathers, sons, stepdads, and dads stole the show in one memorable weekend!
The All Around Cowboy had four ways to enter in 2018: Top Working Ranch Hand, Top Farm Hand, Top Farm Hand 55+, and the All Around Cowboy. The Top Working Ranch Hand was all from the back of their best equine. Some brought colts, some brought donkeys, and some brought old faithful from the pasture. Cowboys competed in five classes: rough and rugged obstacle course, mountain man camp set up, modified cattle sorting, a field race, and a class called the Brooks and Dunn. The two most exciting classes were by far the field race and the Brooks and Dunn. On the day of the race, the rain was coming, and we were determined to beat it. All competitors ended up racing in a mist but were finished before the bottom fell out! The Brooks and Dunn was a new event for 2018, designed after the song Hard Workin’ Man from the lyric that says “I can ride, rope, hammer, and paint”. That was exactly what the men had to do.
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he Top Farm Hand was divided into two categories: a regular class with any age of farm hand and a 55+ class. Now, the 55+ competitors are also automatically entered into the regular class, but the guys under 55 cannot enter the 55+ division. In 2018, a farmer from Marshall, Missouri named Jim Tyre became the first competitor to win BOTH the 55+ Top Farm Hand and the Top Farm Hand! I knew he was here to throw down when we ask if anyone wanted to go first in post hole digging and he said, “I will!” The other classes were hay stacking, wood splitting, shooting, and the crowd favorite “I can drive that”. This year the men operated a 2018 Mahindra from Kenny Diamond R Equipment located in Higginsville, Missouri. They had to drive forward and back up in a zig zag without knocking over any cones and stop as if they were going to hook up to a hay wagon. The wood splitting was hilarious. The competitors were able to choose their own two pieces of wood. It was apparent that a gnarly tree was in the mix. Some wood split like warm butter and some but the men to the test, but in the end, all the men were victorious. The 2019 All Around Cowboy is scheduled for October 12-13, 2019! Von Holten Ranch will also host an All Around Cowgirl scheduled for September 7-8, 2019. Lucas Cattle beef will be showcased at the Saturday night potluck as we show support of American ranchers and farmers! The cowboy challenge has followed the same entry number pattern as the cowgirl challenge, which predicts 2019 to be a massive year!
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Join me in congratulating the following 2018 cowboys and farm hands! All Around Cowboy Chris Bromwich-Champion Kenny Springer-Reserve Champion Top Working Ranch Hand Chris Bromwich-Champion Mason Henderson- Reserve Champion Top Farm Hand Jim Tyre-Champion Chris Bromwich-Reserve Champion Top 55+ Farm Hand Jim Tyre-Champion Kenny Springer-Reserve Champion Chris Bromwich Age: 36 Home: Moscow Mills, MO Occupation: Horse trainer and construction
Occupation: auto worker and ranch hand Dennis Ford Age: 57 Home: Elkland, MO Occupation: truck driver Jim Tyre Age: 57 Home: Marshall, MO Occupation: farmer Mason Henderson Age: 20 Home: Pleasant Hill, MO Occupation: welder and ranch hand Kenny Springer Age: 56 Home: Old Monroe, MO Occupation: carpenter
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How to help children gain confidence in the saddle With children gaining confidence, it is important to leave speed out of the equation for a while. Slow and steady wins the race. They have their entire life to add speed. Even if you know the horse, it only takes one fall to create a lifetime of confidence issues. Just getting into the saddle is going to help children with confidence issues. They need to JUST GO. I see parents over coaching instead of letting the child get going and develop their natural seat. The parents tend to have the children so nervous about making mistakes that they develop a fear. Have distractions! That’s right! Go through their multiplication tables! Have them tell you words that start with each letter of the alphabet! Play music! Play I spy or have a scavenger hunt! In some of my lessons with younger students I put a miniature hat on By Brandy Von Holten the equine and I wear a massive cowboy hat and we do a photo Confidence is a real issue for adults and children alike when shoot, or we act like we are getting ready to meet the Queen of England for a tea party! The point is to have fun and distract them it comes to handling and riding equine. However, children are a blank slate and are natural riders. Have you ever seen a child running from doing things wrong. The more seat time the child has that was a a horse across a field bareback without a fear in the world? Or have positive experience the more confident they will become. you ever said, I wish I had the confidence of that child to “just go” My final tip is to be patient. A child’s attention span is not and “get out of my own head”. Some children do not come with this very long. Short rides in the beginning will add up to years of massive amount natural confidence. Here are a few things to help confident riding in their future. Inch by inch, it’s a cinch. children gain confidence in the saddle. You need to have a good horse for a child. So many people want to buy a horse that the child can “grow with”. An inexperienced horse with an inexperienced rider has the potential to end dangerously. Have a proven equine under the saddle of a child. Before the child starts riding, they need to be able to control the equine from the ground. They should be able to lead, turn the horse either direction, stop, and back up before they ever get in the saddle. The horse will view your half pint as a leader, rather than someone they do not have to take directions from once they are in the saddle. Even though you probably did not have lessons as a child, it is ok to let a professional take the drivers seat. They have a ton of experience and have tricks of the trade to help children get a good grasp of fundamentals. Plus, most instructors require a helmet. This will automatically make you and your child more secure. If wearing a helmet is a normal expectation, it will not seem like a big deal.
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Horse auctions Diamond A Auction LLC 3330 State Highway KK Oak Ridge, MO 63769 Cape Girardeau County Clint and Debbie Atchison, Owners Office 573-788-2922 Home– 573-243-6167 Cell 573-270-3081 Horses 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Tack at 6:30, horses at 8:30
MISSOURI AUCTIONS Whites Equine Sales 1863 Hwy 59 Diamond, Missouri 64840 Cecil White, Owner/Manager Office (417) 325-4141 Home: (417) 325-5263 Cell: (417) 437-7594 Horse sale to be held last Wednesday of each month at 5pm World Fox Trotting Horse Sale 14375 County Road 7220 Newburg, Missouri 65550 Phelps County Ralph Vankirk, Owner/Manager Office: (573) 364-3662 Horses– Four special horse sales a year March and October at Boone County Fairgrounds. June and September at Douglas County Livestock Market Kingsville Livestock Market highway 58, PO Box 127 Kingsville, MO 64061 Johnson County Rick Anstine, Owner Jeremy Anstine, Manager Office– 816-597-3331 Home– 816—258-3421 Rick Cell– 816-258-3421 Rick 816-716-9288 Jeremy Horses on 2nd Saturday of each month at 9am LD Dampier Stables and Sales 25336 Peach Drive Lebanon, MO 65536 Laclede County LD Dampier, Owner/Manager Office:(417) 532-3806 Foxtrotter sale held 1st Saturday in April starting at 11:30 Cameron Livestock 10215 NW Old Highway 36 Cameron, MO 64429 Clinton County Mike Juhan, Owner/Manager Office 816-632-7271 Home 660-747-6973 Horse sale held 1st and 3rd Friday of each month
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4 State Draft Horse and Mule Sale I44 Exit 22, County Road 100 North Royal Oaks Arena Jasper County Chester and Kay Palmer Owners/Managers Home 918-542-6801 Cell 918-540-4929 Horses-Mules-Tack Sales held 1st weekend in May and last weekend in October. Friday buggy, wagons, tack, equiptmet and misc. Sale starts at 10am. Saturday horse and mule sale starts at 10am. ARKMO Livestock Market Inc Highway 67 South Poplar Bluff, MO Mike Nix and Doyan Huckabee, Managers Office 573-989-3244 Home 870-994-7922 Cell 870-897-1038 Baumli Draft Horse and Mule Sale Highway 71 North Maryville, Mo Nodaway County Richard Baumli. Owner/Manager Office 660-562-2026 Home 660-652-4454 Horses and Mules– sale held at the United Producers Livestock Market in Maryville, MO. Sale held 1st Saturday in October and next to last Saturday in March Bob Quick Special Horse Sales 3000 County Road 73 Fillmore, MO 64449 Andrew County Shane Deering and Mark Servaes, Managers Office 816-487-2107 Shane 913-367-2265 Mark Horses and Mules– Special draft horse and mule sale, spring sale last weekend in April. Fall sale middle of September held at St Joseph Stockyards
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s & sale barns Wright County Livestock Auction 9871 East 20th Street Mountain Grove, Missouri Wright County Mailing: PO Box 723 Mountain Grove, Missouri 65711 Nathan Kelly, Owner/Manager Office: (417) 926-4136 Home: (417) 746-1423 (Nathan) Cell: (417) 849-7496 Horse sale 1st Thursday of each month
Unionville Livestock Market, Inc PO Box 405, Jct Hwy 5 and 136 Unionville, MO 63565 Putnam County Curt Sporleder, Owner/Manager Office: (660) 947-2451 Home: (660) 947-2870 Call for sale info Urbana Stockyards PO Box 321 Urbana, MO 65767 Dallas County Amy Knight, Owner Office: (417) 993-5989 Home: (417) 533-3475 Cell: (417) 594-1061 Horses and tack sale 2nd Thursday of each month at 6pm
Norwood Producers Auction Yards PO Box 847 West Plains, Missouri 65775 Tom Haqrtley, Manager Office: (417) 746-4105 Home: (417) 581-6093 (Tom) Horses 1st Monday of each month at 6pm Owensville Auction Company 3635 Cuba Street Owensville, Missouri 65066 Gasconade County David and Donna Blankenship, Owners Office: (573) 437-5360 Cell: (573) 437– 5360 Horse sale 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month at 1:303-7679 Dale (573) 783-3830 Jimmy (573) 631-9653 Mike Horses held 1st , 3rd, and 5th Saturday of each month at 6:30 Robbins Horse Auction Route 2, Box 1 Exeter, Missouri 65647 Barry County Gene Robbins, Owner/Manager Office: (417) 835-2238 Horses– Friday sale begins with tack at 6pm, horses at 8pm
Boone County Draft Horse and Mule Sale 5000 North Oakland Gravel Road Columbia, MO 65202 Boone County Heartland Management Inc, Owner George Harris, Manager Office 573-474-5991 Home 573-474-0465 Cell 573-819-5013 Www.heartlanddraft.com Sale held 2nd week of February and September starting at 9am. Wednesday– wagons and farm machinery Thursday– Draft horses Friday– light teams Saturday– Mules Farmington Horse Sale, LLC Hwy 67 N Farmington, MO St Francois County Office 573– 756-5769 Cell 573-785-1392 Horses and tack held 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. Tack at 5pm, horses at 8:30pm
Show Me Driving Sale 18268 Kelsay Road Barnett, Missouri 65011 Morgan County Earl Zimmerman, Owner/Manager Office: (573) 378-4395 Home: (573) 378-4335 Cell: (573) 789-0923 4 horse sales per year, 12pm– call for details WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOOFPRINTJOURNAL
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