Students and Horses Excel

Students and Horses Excel -- therapeutic equine activities

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slide 1Our HorsesIt is a great honor to care for these magnificent beasts. They have much to teach we humans. In the horse training industry, there is a phrase many folks use called "horse whispering". "Horse listening" may be a more appropriate term. Active listening teaches us to intuit a horse's level of response to an "ask." A horse may really only need just a little pressure when asked to perform a task; and if there is a "try", then the horse is rewarded immediately with a quick release of pressure. This forms mutual trust and respect for each other. Think of it as "less is more." This can be a valuable life-skill for humans and is learned through experiential education using the horse as a teacher.We are happy to serve these gentle beasts who for centuries served we humans by carrying warriors to battle, plowing fields for agriculture and providing transportation. Click through the menu above and visit our herd. If you have a horse that you think would work well in our program, follow this link to learn how to: Donate a Horseslide 2Appaloosas are the horses of Idaho and we are proud to have a few in our program. They are good riding horses, steady, adaptable to our needs and have unique personalities. Amber is bay (brown color) and the mother of Pearl who is chestnut (reddish). Both have spotted blankets. Donated by Jack and Jeannette Cox, Mountain Home, ID.Pearl is becoming a reliable mount for our vaulting team. Here she is in our first demo, Spring, 2010.

Amber as an archery horse

Amber and Pearl

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slide 3Thoroughbreds seem to always be at the heart of our therapy program. They have big hearts and are great teachers.Dillon helped start the program in 2003 and is owned by Willa Rose. He is a chestnut with flaxen mane. Hudson also is a chestnut with flaxen mane. He is from Ireland, seriously. Donated by Ardrian and Catherine Downs.William the Red is all chestnut. He is a magnificent teacher and kind soul. Donated by Susane Wolf, Eagle, ID.Majestic is the youngest of them all, but not in his training. He is excellent for teaching correct posture and rewarding hands; and he is in love with Sabrina. Donated by Robin Cathey.Sabrina and Majestic are dark bays. She is the princess and everyone knows it. Donated by Kristin, Bob and Cheryl Binda.

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Dillon and Hudson eye-to-eye

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Hudson The Irish Rover

Wm on the longe line

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Wm in horseback archery

Majestic

Majestic at horseback archery

Majestic being admired

Majestic over fences

Sabrina being patient

Sabrina teaching trust

slide 4Storm is our first Quarterhorse donation. In her early years, she was a barrel racer and did some ranch work. She is all about getting the work done and really looks good in purple. She was donated by Carol MacGregor, PhD., Boise, ID.Scotch, a dun, came to us with a permanent leg injury acquired during a hunting trip in the mountains. He was a polo horse, and makes a wonderful teacher in Western riding. If you get it right, he is right. Scotch was donated by Goldie from the LaGrande Polo Team, LaGrande, OR.Klondike has a metabolic problem and needs special care. Like Storm, he too was a gaming horse. Klondike was donated by Jerry and Cheryl from Emmett, ID.

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slide 5Omar the Grey is an Arabian and Bella is a Welsh pony cross. They both love to be groomed and enjoy gaming. Donated by Buzz Fawcett, Marsing, ID.Bonnie is a Clydesdale/Quarterhorse cross. She is short in stature, wide bodied and perfect for a short vaulting horse. She foaled Roxy (by her side) on May 6, 2010. We think Roxy will be tall when she reaches full maturity. Donated by Allison Briggs, Boise, ID.Yankee is our newest. He is a Morgan and under saddle looks very much like a cavalry mount. He loves attention and can't quite believe he is getting so much. He also is a seasoned carriage horse. Donated by Carol MacGregor, Ph.D., Boise, ID.

Omar the Grey Arab

Arabella at her 1st jump show

Bonnie (ClydeX) and her Roxy

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