GRAND SLAM JAM!

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A group of us showed at the Missouri Fox Trotter World Show this past week. We are all students of Parelli and study with Tony and Jenny Vaught of "For the Horse" Ranch. We are Hope Kahout, Mindy B.(I have forgotten how to spell her last name), Nichole Vaught, Caitlyn Vaught.  We won 19 World Champion Ribbons! Nichole and Velvet won 13 World Champion competitions and were awarded World Grand Champion Youth Ranch Horse and World Grand Champion Youth Versatility. That's Jenny holding the sign. Tony was missing when we…

Velvet and Nichole Copple – Multi World Grand Champions!

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September 2009 Missouri Fox Trotter World Celebration Youth Showmanship World Champion -4th in the World Youth Western Pleasure World Champion Youth Western Horsemanship World Champion Youth Reining World Champion Youth Versatility Ranch Cutting World Champion Youth Versatility Ranch Roping World Champion Youth Versatility Working Ranch Horse World Champion Youth Versatility Ranch Versatility World Champion Youth Versatility Ranch Pleasure World Champion Youth Versatility Ranch Confirmation World Champion Youth Hunter Over Fences World Champion Youth English Pleasure World Champion Youth Hunter Hack - Reserve World Champion Youth Trail World Champion Youth Barrel…

Sue – How Do You Do – Announcing a Scary Goal

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Two years and four months of emotional fitness.  "My personal craven coward to hero journey", Employing the practical purpose of natural horsemanship Using high level friendly games, bonding and leadership-with a "ruined" right brain introvert It is my thrill to announce: I will be showing Sue at the Fox Trotter All Breed Horse Show at Longview Horse Park on 8/9/08.  Riding from the trailer into the arena, Riding back to the trailer Long awaited goals! Occasionally, Sue and I will even be performing the gait as directed by the judge! If you…

Sue – How Do You Do after being with Nichole?

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I took Sue home 4/1/08.  She's been with Nichole all this time.  Our bond has slipped since Sue and I haven't been together for quite a time.  My job is to get her trust again.  I took her to a clinic today.  It's called a Liberty Clinic.  It's all about building a relationship and language so strong that your horse will sidepass, back, turn on the forequarters and hindquarters and circle around you and walk beside you...all while "loose".  They have no halter no lead rope.. I learned that this…