Yeah, they are at home. Rebela is school horse and Veracruz is with her owner - she is in foal :-) Toronto is quie far for me but I would like to meet you so we will see. You wrote to Queenswood? They told me :-)

Yes, I am. From Tuesday.

Hello Amanda. Yes, I agree with this. I'm doing it too.

Information on the next D&D is on this site ... just check out events for June 13. Bear is not at RCRA. Have a great day and have fun with your art!!!

Hey Amanda! Nice to see you at Greenhawk yesterday. I'm very happy with my portrait of Shakespeare. Debbie did a terrific job. :-)

Yeah, I think the round pen will be the best. At least for start. Good luck =)

oh, thanks :-) This horse on this video was a very problematic horse. This is not my horse. Her owner has two children so she hasn't got time for her. She asked me to work with her. She was 2,5 yo when I saw her at first and it was when there was about 10 people which tried to load her into trailer. It finished unsuccesfully. Two days I did with her basics from the ground with hope not to kill me (and she was trying). It took me one week to get her closeness to trailer and one more week to load her. But it was succesfully. But there are still problems with her. She is very dominant. I had not time to work with her like on this video because I had only 9 months to prepare her to test of 3 yo mares. So I only lunged her and she had mostly pulled me away or reared. So when she was rearing we must rolled her down. Then I could't put her saddle pad because it was very "dangerous". After all we did thet test but I said that I'm never break the horse without ground work. So during this winter when we couldn't ride I have started with ground work and this video shows our work during 4 months! Now she rears only on command :-) This horse taught me that ground work is very important and because she is so energic this movements looks so effectively. Now she trusts me and I her and everything is more easier. I do this with her 3 times a week. It's not true Parelli program. I just saw some videos on YouTube and did it. It's something from anyone. Not a specific way. About your horse...how large is your paddock? And how many horses is there? When your horse run away from you start to drive him. You must to exert pressure on him to make him to be aware of you. Do you know the method Join up? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dx91mH2voo . This you can practise in paddock and maybe it will help.

That video is already uploaded - it's named "lateral movements". I teach horses every movement what I can do under saddle - lateral movements, step back, halt, jump at liberty, walk pirouette, transitions, turn on the forehand, shoulder in, quarters in, exteded trot, neck bending, jumping over fences, spanish paces, etc... It's easier for horse (and for you) when you sit on him when he has already knows it. Very important are voice commands because you can use it also when you are on horse's back. I think that with that 5yo horse will not be problem. I think this is the right time to break the horse. It's the same work and it's much better than younger spoiled horse. 5yo horse is already well balanced. So good luck with him =)