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Wendy replied to Barnmice Team's discussion How do you deal with dry hooves?
"I believe water is the best solution to dry hooves....lots of it. Over flowing the water trough or making a muddy area that your horses have to walk through works well. Any oily based hoof ointments or conditioners actually only attempt to maintain…"
Jun 22, 2010
Wendy replied to Barnmice Admin's discussion How do you work with a horse that tries to leave the training ring?
"My first step would be to try to figure out why the horse is wanting to leave the ring. Is he afraid or confused by what is happening in the ring? or is it due to lack of rider control and horse's response to the bridle? If we better understand…"
May 8, 2010
Wendy and Cheryl A. Harless are now friends
Apr 22, 2010
Wendy posted an event
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Spring Tune Up Clinic at Elmvale ON

April 2, 2010 at 9am to April 4, 2010 at 5pm
Bring your horse to this 3 day clinic with Certified Lyons Trainer Wendy Downer of Kinder Horsemanship. Timing is right to brush up on those skills that may be abit rusty and to learn new ones. Learn how you can be the best trainer for your horse! Stalls available on site. Special spring clinic rate of $350/rider.
Jan 26, 2010
Geoffrey Pannell commented on Wendy's blog post Lead the Way
"Well written Wendy, it would be great if more people looked at this as training more often. The basic ground work is so often forgoten. Cheers Geoffrey"
Jan 23, 2010
A blog post by Wendy was featured

Lead the Way

We often get caught thinking our training begins once we have our horse saddled and ready to be ridden. It’s as if we are unconscious or robotic while we perform the repetitious tasks associated with this preparation. If you are trapped in this scenario, you are missing out on a lot of valuable training time. We should remember that as soon as we are within sight of our horse, the training process begins. Does your horse turn to face you as you approach? Does he try to ignore you thinking if he…See More
Jan 23, 2010
Wendy posted a blog post

Lead the Way

We often get caught thinking our training begins once we have our horse saddled and ready to be ridden. It’s as if we are unconscious or robotic while we perform the repetitious tasks associated with this preparation. If you are trapped in this scenario, you are missing out on a lot of valuable training time. We should remember that as soon as we are within sight of our horse, the training process begins. Does your horse turn to face you as you approach? Does he try to ignore you thinking if he…See More
Jan 23, 2010
Claire Sutherland commented on Wendy's blog post Horses, Lyons and Me
"I too love the natural horsemanship. And, have seen some amazing things done, by both Josh Lyons and Chris Irwin. But....and a big but here...I really do think that when working with a difficult horse, the most important part, is knowing when to…"
Jan 16, 2010

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A Bit About Me and my Horse(s)
I've been involved with horses for a lifetime and still continuing learning. I am a certified Lyons trainer and a farrier. My breed of choice is the Appaloosa
Country
Canada
Website:
http://www.kinderhorsemanship.com
Do you have any pets?
yes
Topics of Interest
Reining, Western Riding, General Riding

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Lead the Way

Posted on January 23, 2010 at 2:41pm 1 Comment

We often get caught thinking our training begins once we have our horse saddled and ready to be ridden. It’s as if we are unconscious or robotic while we perform the repetitious tasks associated with this preparation. If you are trapped in this scenario, you are missing out on a lot of valuable training time. We should remember that as soon as we are within sight of our horse, the training process begins. Does your horse turn to face you as you approach? Does he try to ignore you thinking if he… Continue

Horses, Lyons and Me

Posted on January 12, 2010 at 7:34pm 4 Comments

This is a very new adventure for me…….blogging. I never was much good at keeping a diary or even a weather journal. But maybe when there is a horse involved, I might do better. We’ll see how this goes.

I should start by introducing myself. You can call me Wendy but I’m also known around the barn as “CR” which stands for cockroach and that’s a long story. I might share it some day. I’ve been an avid horse person for 45+ years. Am I dating myself? I have Appaloosa horses……..whoa, wait a… Continue

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