Posts by Susan

Long long ago, I discovered that a round pen was a must-have when you wanted to train a horse. I put that round pen up far away from anything that would give me shade. Being young (in my late 40's),I was out there in 90 degree heat with Sage, Velvet and the wild hackney ponies. I don't how I survived that heat in the summer time. Then the round pen became a corral backing up my barn while I traveled to stables with all the facilities, plus a covered, shady…

Pre Horse Show Advice for Lucky Star's Operating Official 1. Minimal Warm-up. Let him walk around the two arenas and return to trailer for rest.  He needs his rest! 2. Trail Class- Remember the hard part is a. Get him into arena and b. Get his start button to operate. Once he gets going, he will keep going. 3. Rail class operating guide Follow a gelding into the arena Ride as far away from the gate as possible when traveling on the rail Never look at the gate or anyone…

Some people look for a horse that won't go. A young horse that won't go is worth an easy million. Lucky Star is nearly a million dollar horse. Here's a story about a horse that wouldn't go. Http://mofoxtrot.com/viewpoint/2001/12/a-christmas-miracle-story. That horse's sire is Lucky Star's grandfather! Lucky and Dasher are million dollar horses for the right person! Lucky Star is being converted from show prospect to trail horse. This was our third 2015 trailride. This was the third time he has failed to keep up with his fellow trail horse companions.…