2011 Missouri Fox Trotter World Celebration BLOG

September 23, 2011Posted inNOVA, Velvet
These are all the stories I posted in the Missouri Fox Trotter World Celebration 2011:  They will stay on the web site until we are ready to hit the 2012 World Celebration and then I lose them.  Here they are from: http://www.mfthba.com/blog/category/susan-engle/   Reflections and Stories September 14th, 2011 | Author: Susan Nova has improved quite a bit over last year. This year I caught on to the need for slow and steady, quiet hands, the head position that has her gaiting the best and my communication between her and…

Nathan and the National Anthem-HORSE SHOW!

August 22, 2011Posted inNathan Granner, Velvet
A mother's dream come true.  Nathan, my wondrous son, sang at the Kansas City Regional Fox Trotter Horse Association Annual Horse show.  (I  knew you would want to know what KCRFTHA stood for!) Nathan Granner has been all over the world singing.  He's one of The American Tenors.  He is famous and loved by everyone who knows him and has heard him give a concert.  He's been featured on PBS. The American Tenor Concert filmed at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood was shown all over the USA and Nathan was…

Gaited Horse and Versatility Clinic

August 13, 2011Posted inNOVA, Velvet
Missouri Fox Trotters came out in droves today to help people learn the smooth signature gaits of the breed.  We had two beginners ride two World Grand Champion horses to really find out how to get the horses to do the flat foot walk and fox trot.  Nichole Copple has taken Velvet and Dusty through the World Celebration Fox Trotter Horse show and won the two youth World Grand Championships in Versatility and Ranch Horse. So Dusty and Velvet got to help people new to the breed learn to see…

Velvet – Extraordinarlity Beautiful or What?

July 10, 2011Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Velvet
It was a Parelli tour event at the Louiseville Fair Grounds.  Jenny and Tony had taken Velvet and Sasha to ride when the instructors got to put on their demonstration and were giving lessons from Pat. We were there the day before getting ready. Getting ready is riding and practicing, as well as bathing.  Being Velvet's owner, I got to be there too and watch.  It was quite an honor. We were all gathered outdoors in a great big open space, suitable for horse back riding.  Linda Parelli was sitting…

Natural Solutions Horse Camp – May 2011

June 4, 2011Posted inNOVA, Velvet
I took Nova and Velvet to For the Horse Ranch. Velvet gets to stay there the rest of the riding year and be Jenny's Ranch Horse.  I rode Nova the first day and Velvet stayed in the pen by herself when Nova was out.  Velvet looked a little anxious and upset, so I rode Nova in the morning and Velvet in the afternoons after that. Velvet put on quite a ground work display of athletic talent the first afternoon.  You can tell when Velvet feels really good by her change…