The Horse Ranch is proud to release the new Natural Horsemanship Demo video showcasing some of the exciting skills you can learn.  

Knowledge and skills give people confidence which the horse can see and feel which then in turn gives the horse confidence.  Horsemanship knowledge is knowing what makes horses and humans tick.  It is knowing what to do or not to do in a given situation.  It is knowing about habits and tendencies humans have that can create problems.  It is understanding horse’s tendencies, such as drive lines, phases, body language etc.  and those horses have mental, emotional and physical parts that all need to be further developed.  The physical is more obvious and most often addressed which is only a third of the horse.  

Seeing as it is the holiday season, there is much attention given to the topic of presents.  So I thought I’d tell you about a profound gift I was given this fall.  To me it represents the true meaning of a present  and has a way of putting things into the right perspective.   If you are in a mood for a little introspection, click here and watch this, before you read on.  Click at the top of each picture to go to the next page. You just might not believe how it can change your outlook, and how that can in turn shape events. 

Thanks for another great Clinic at the North 9 Ranch of Jeff and Penny Coleman in Stonewall Manitoba!  Everyone did a great job, and the progress in horsemanship was amazing!  Congratulations with your good beginnings and continued horsemanship successes guys and gals, you have lots to feel really good about.  A special thank you to Jeff and Penny for making this possible, Ainsley Gerrard for her artistic contribution, and all the students who make it so rewarding and worthwhile.

Production Horse Sale
Kindergarten has started a month early on The Horse Ranch, in preparation for the upcoming sale by Silent Auction which will feature 4 yearlings, Shadow, River, Flash and Jazz; 5 foals, Fire, Spark, Martini, Feather and Arrow, and two of their mamas, Chick and Coyote.   There will be one featured saddlehorse in the sale, a beautiful palomino mare named Dawn.  There is more information about these featured horses under "Sale Horses.   The following pictures were taken as their training (kindergarten!) progressed.  This is one of the yearlings, River.

August 1, 2009 It's true - there is no bad way to rope a horse.  It's what you do with the rope once its on that counts.  Used properly it can build confidence, respect, and help the horse learn how to yield from pressure and follow a feel.  Used improperly it can create the opposite - a lot of brace and fear.