OTTB Success Stories

Posts Tagged ‘Natural Horsemanship’

Molly and Antioch after just four months have built a bond and trust between them that could never be matched if she had purchased a ‘made’ horse. Starting a young horse or an off-the-track Thoroughbred takes time and dedication. Most teenage girls just want to be showing and winning ribbons not spending time training a horse. Molly is different, she is enjoying the training process and is taking the time to do all the little steps that will allow her to bond with Anitoch and they will become partners. Watch this video of Molly and Antioch and see how doing ground work and spending time has paid off with a special bond. Great work Molly.

Molly purchased Antioch after her friend Laura purchased Gold’s Anatomy. Read Gold Anatomy’s Success Stories too.

Amanda and Allegiant are another young team. Both Amanda and Laura are using YouTube to document the training of their Thoroughbreds. This is a wonderful way for us to see first hand the bond that is being created during the training. It also shows how to have fun while teaching these horses important basics like despooking them and teaching them not to panic if a rope is wrapped around a leg. It does not take a fancy arena or an expensive trainer but it does take love and dedication which these girls demonstrate so well in their videos.

Amanda and Allegiant videos:

See more of Allegiant’s Success Stories.

Tru Native learns to lunge.

Hi Elizabeth,

Today I had my first “official” ride on my beautiful boy Tru Native. Just walking though, or should I say swerving all over the place!! He has been doing quite well in most aspects and I do have some questions and need some advice from you. I figured your the best person to ask for help because of your great expertise!!

Let me explain what has been going on the last eight days. The first few days I just lunged him with the help of my trainer, Jaime. Truman is very “stall sour” so to speak. And I understand why, I think. Let me know if you agree. Since he has lived alone for about a year with no rules, no horses, and no limitations, he is having a harder time dealing with the “new rules and work”. He LOVES his stall and my grooming and constant attention. When we go into the indoor, or out to his paddock for that matter, he seems uneasy and wants to get back to his stall. Do you think this is because he lived outside and he loves his new stall and safe area and is worried that it might go away? When we go to lunge in the indoor, he pulls, sometimes very hard, dragging us to the door which leads to the isle. He is VERY strong. I always bring him back to the lunging spot, calmly, and start over. He is having trouble cantering as well, and we are not pushing this at all. Small steps. He has been getting better each day, but still has that tendency to want to get out that door and pull out of the circle, with front legs stomping on the ground, like a child having a temper-tantrum!! Read the rest of this entry »

Hi Elizabeth,
Hi, how are you? Hope all is well on your end, just a quick note to let you know Shaman (Little Silic)  is doing great. We have been very busy and he has earned himself a brand new saddle, I ended up buying the Stubben Genesis Deluxe with the Biomex, and just like you said, Stubben makes a great saddle. It is so comfortable and I love it!!

Little Silic has put on weight and filled out since he was a Prospect Horse For Sale on the Bits & Bytes Farm Web site in 2007.

I am attaching a pic of my baby he looks much better than he did coming from the racetrack, it definitely takes a little time to see the changes occur, you will be happy to hear I am finally back in the saddle after the last two years of medical issues. He is so great. He is getting so good, that I am close to not being able to lunge him before riding. He gets it — he’s incredibly smart, even when he’s feeling good. He respects the cues and knows his job.

He has become VERY lazy in the ring, Read the rest of this entry »

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Amanda and Alle!!

Hi Elizabeth!
I just wanted to give you a quick update on Goldie (Gold’s Anatomy). Laura has been working him pretty consistently now that the weather has been cooperating and he is doing fantastic. She’s taken a few lessons on him and her trainer, who was VERY skeptical of us getting a horse without going to see him first, was quite impressed. He is such a pretty mover and is starting to get very soft and round.

This past weekend Laura’s Pony Club had a three day Karen Scholl natural horsemanship clinic and Laura took Goldie. Read the rest of this entry »