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Post by nightangel on Oct 27, 2011 0:26:54 GMT -5
Honestly, Rancho Bayo horses are bred for versatility and trainability. Not only are Michelle's horses athletic enough to go in any direction, they get a good foundation of training that supports any discipline their future partner may want to go. And to add to that, we all know how Kiger's strive for that special partnership with their human! That is one of my favorite things about Charro, he always gives his foals an extra big heart to bond with their person! For example: As Michelle has mentioned in other threads, Amada is trucking along in her training and I am super excited to start showing her this November in hunter/jumper classes. She is a very clean jumper with nice form and actually heads straight for obstacles when we are on the course- no encouragement needed. She works hard for praise and has fun doing it, so she sure does not mind having a job! Lately we have been working on bringing her head down and doing lots of laterals to strenghthen her back and get her moving more round. No matter what the breed, it is always necessary to address headset as it directly affects movement. As the head comes down the stride lengthens. This is useful in almost every discipline and makes for a more balanced horse (and more comfortable ride!). On the website Michelle says "bred right, raised right, trained right," and no matter what you're looking for in a horse, these three things should be pretty high on the list. Oh and did I mention payment plans?! ;D ranchobayo.com/id28.html
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Post by twisting on Oct 27, 2011 0:41:11 GMT -5
Well Hubby nixed the adoption idea. He says that, while I can get another horse, he would prefer I do so after spring, when I'm back in the country. He's very non-horsey, and would rather not deal with horsey things while I am incommunicado. He's been super supportive of my rather expensive hobby and he does have a point. So I'm going to respect his request and hold off making any purchases until Spring, at the very soonest. That means no adoption, but there's always another chance 3 years from now. If I happen to find myself in the horse market again.
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