tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31481628319044429222024-03-12T16:44:46.693-07:00Painted Bar Stables' Blogging LogA log of research, knowledge and training exploits at Painted Bar Stables in Burdett, NYPainted Bar Stableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16286071000335398869noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-2630910406084149392018-11-02T15:54:00.000-07:002018-11-02T15:54:09.773-07:00Why is mud a problem for horseback riding?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ISSUES FOR THE HORSE<br />
- Mud sucks in horses feet and rips off their horseshoes. When horseshoes are removed improperly sometimes they can tear a chunk of the hoof wall with them causing damage to the hoof.<br />
- Strain from pulling feet out of mud can cause pulled tendons and ligaments<br />
- Horses can sprain their fetlocks and other joints when they slip in the mud<br />
- Grit in the mud can scrape horses' fetlocks. These scrapes during wet weather and ongoing muddy conditions are prone to fungal and bacterial infections that can scab and become very painful (commonly known as 'Scratches').<br />
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ISSUES FOR THE RIDER<br />
- Muddy riding is a slow and painful drudge through the muck on an obviously unhappy mount. Our rule of thumb is that if a guide doesn't want to be paid to do it, we don't want people to have to pay to do it.<br />
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- While horses rarely slip and fall, there's added risk of slipping in the mud. Even if the horse does not fall a good slip could possibly unseat a rider.<br />
- Horses naturally tend to avoid mud puddles and try to walk around them. While experienced riders can keep them walking straight through the mud pits, it may be harder for a novice rider to keep them on the trail. The result is some "trail creativity" and even some bruised knees from the trees.<br />
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ISSUES FOR THE TRAIL<br />
- Continued use of a muddy trail results in muddy spots becoming wider, deeper and longer with ongoing use.<br />
- Damage to trails caused from mud often cannot be repaired without excavation help ranging from a simple shovel to skidsteer and gravel.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706236327570315294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-20826600950941749002017-12-31T08:28:00.001-08:002017-12-31T08:48:09.599-08:00Making Baby Plans for 2018!As the new year rolls around we are making plans for babies!<br />
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Expected in 2018 is only one baby. This is a very special baby because it is Dan's baby. Dan bred his appaloosa mare, Winterfell to our stallion Sierra to birth a personal horse for himself. With the Appaloosa and Paint Cross, this baby could turn out almost any pattern and color!<br />
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Our breeding list for 2018 is just one mare: Aspen. We plan to breed this beautiful appaloosa mare outside our barn to a friend's Arabian stallion, Pikhasso, sometime later this spring.<br />
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Call us suicidal, but we brought 10 students and 4 staff members, a total of 14 riders, to the Hector Half Hundred this year!<br />
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As our local race, the Hector Half Hundred offers three route options through the Finger Lakes National Forest: 18 mile Introductory Ride, 30 Mile Limited Distance Race and the 50 mile Endurance Race.<br />
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This year we had 12 horses compete in the introductory ride while Jen and Erika, as instructors, competed in the 30 and 50 mile races.<br />
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The Painted Bar Stables Team:<br />
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50 Mile Competitor</h3>
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15-18 Mile Competitors</h3>
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TEAM APPALOOSA</div>
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Nicholas Bonsignore & Chief</td></tr>
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TEAM RELATIONSHIP GOALS</div>
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TEAM FAMILY</div>
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Laura Dorward & Panda Paws</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colin McNaull & Bachelors Foolish Blonde (aka Dutchess)</td></tr>
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The entire event was a MAJOR community bonding experience with some real successes throughout the community. Many of the riders had never competed at distance riding before. For some of our adult teams, it was their first time going on new trails without a staff member leading the way.<br />
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A huge accomplishment was also Erika and Jen being able to compete independently for the first time and to not have to accompany riders and to truly represent the barn.<br />
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Jen placed 2nd in the 30 mile race out of 28 starting riders. The only rider to beat her was, in Jen's words "a beast!"<br />
<a href="https://aerc.org/rpts/RideResults.aspx?distanceID=22740&rideID=7137&csID=343376" target="_blank">See the 30 mile results >></a><br />
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This was Erika's first ever 50 mile endurance race. Erika not only completed the ride with Poco, but placed in 8th out of 39 starting riders!<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Erika.at.PaintedBarStables/media_set?set=a.1860716917272634&type=3" target="_blank">More Photos from the Hector Half Hundred >></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706236327570315294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-68978040164133113672017-08-27T22:00:00.000-07:002017-12-31T11:30:28.181-08:00Northeast Challenge Endurance Race in MaineWe took four amazing teenagers to Buckfield, Maine with us for a back-to-school endurance race competition. We learned from the Biltmore vacation that ground crew was absolutely needed so we were lucky enough to have both Jamie VanDusen and Randall Lam join us on the adventure.<div>
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TEAM LIVE LONG AND PROSPER</div>
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Erika Eckstrom & Joli's Hero</div>
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Kathleen Clifford & Rainbows Poco Spade</div>
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Jadyn Lauper & SS Sultani (aka Nymeria)</div>
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TEAM PAINTED BAR RED</div>
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Jennifer Van Dusen & JPR Rock On</div>
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Tristin Rose Morley & Merlin's Beard</div>
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Ava Van Dusen & Meagan's Fire Storm</div>
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We headed out on Friday. The first thing I learned very quickly was that it is completely different traveling with teenagers than adults! I thought it would be harder - because after all, teenagers have a bad rep! However, no more than 20 minutes into the drive all of the teenagers were fast asleep. No coffee breaks, no emergency stops - just quite moments punctuated by funny jokes and sing-a-longs! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">Congratulations not only to these top placing riders of the 100 mile race, but to all completing riders! We were all in awe of you and your abilities. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">For those who don't realize what this takes, they left camp at 6:00am Saturday and the final rider came in at 5:10am Sunday.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">A special shout out to our own locals, Pam Karner who competed solo with no crew and tied for 1st and </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001000826187&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/libby.llop" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Libby Llop</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"> who came in 4th.</span><br style="color: #1d2129;" /><br style="color: #1d2129;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">I think it says loads to the next generation to watch these competitors, young AND old do the impressive accomplishment of doing 100 miles. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When the girls all told me that they were choosing not just my top pick for mounts, but my second, third AND FOURTH pick, I didn't know who I was going to ride! I needed a horse that</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;"> could not only complete the 30 miles but keep up with the horses they had chosen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">Hero has only been off the track for about 2 years, and I have only owned him for 1.5. This spring, while we could do nice peaceful 1 hour trail guide rides, at that point we couldn't ride longer than 5 miles without a meltdown and subsequent crab walking, especially in the road, and spooks were a regular occurrence. </span><br style="color: #1d2129;" /><br style="color: #1d2129;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">After a full summer of training, Hero completed</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline;"> 30 miles with only minimal fatigue. His health scores were optimal, with a little interference in the hind fetlocks and just a small amount of gassiness in the gut. The entire ride and now he has been eating and drinking and perky. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706236327570315294noreply@blogger.com0Buckfield, ME, USA44.2895134 -70.36533589999999144.198572399999996 -70.526697399999989 44.3804544 -70.203974399999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-35325032625775634022017-08-10T04:54:00.001-07:002017-08-10T04:54:43.030-07:00Opinions<div>I encounter a LOT of different opinions working with the hundreds of locals and thousands of tourists that come through my barn doors. Many of these opinions conflict with each other. As a result I am always trying to negotiate between multitudes of different people with different viewpoints. </div><div><br></div><div>While your opinion is COMPLETELY your right to have, the one thing I cannot stand is denial. People need to OWN their opinions in order to have productive conversations about them. </div><div><br></div><div>You can't start a sentence by saying I'm not something and then saying something that shows repugnance of an issue that defines that thing. </div><div><br></div><div>It's like saying:</div><div>"I'm not judgmental, but you look ugly today."</div><div>"I'm not racist, but I would never let my daughter date a black guy."</div><div>"I support transgender rights, but they can't be in a certain bathroom."</div><div><br></div><div>The English language just doesn't work that way and it makes you look like you're in denial instead of trying to find where you stand in the middle on your support or lack thereof. Own your thoughts and try to figure out how they relate to the world around you.</div>Painted Bar Stableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337838983540810321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-7512153468921048012017-06-30T05:00:00.000-07:002017-06-30T05:00:34.295-07:00The Camp Kid Dilemma: Being a Good Citizen of the Equine EconomyIt invariably happens every single year. You get a kid that comes to your riding camp that takes lessons at another stable in the area. You're relieved because at least they have horse experience and potentially even some skills; however, you're also nervous because there's a lot of 'manners' you now have to maneuver through.<br />
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<li>RECRUITING IS RUDE<br />Do NOT use your camp to steal children away from their home barns! Do you want more students? Do you love the kid and wish you could ride with them more? Well, yeah! Obviously you want to ride with those awesome kids and wish you could share your knowledge with them! That's what instructors do! But it is inappropriate to kidnap them from others in the industry. <br />Even if the kids say outright "I like your barn/horses/lessons better. I'm going to quit the other barn," it is inappropriate to respond with an enthusiastic "YAY!".<br />The appropriate answer is always: "You are welcome to ride here whenever you want. Talk to your parents about it and make sure you think about your goals. We are here for you when you need us." By saying that you leave the door open (because it is!) but you make the child realize they need to make choices and talk with their parents about their goals.<br /></li>
<li>DO NOT COMPARE<br />Kids do enough comparing without your help. You never want to compare your barn to another barn because all barns are DIFFERENT! We have different priorities, different philosophies, different horses, different management styles, different budgets, different facilities, and maybe even use different riding styles. But everyone in the industry is doing the best that they can!<br /></li>
<li>AVOID ASSUMPTIONS<br />When you get kids from other barns that are riding on their hands, leaning too far forward, have unstable legs, can't keep a posting rhythm for the life of them, or have major fear issues because of past experiences DO NOT ASSUME anything about the barn they came from. Those kids often do not necessarily have those problems because of the instruction they are receiving, often their instructors are trying to correct those problems as well! Don't blame the instructor, understand that learning is a process.<br />And remember, you have students that drive you nuts too and have problems YOU are trying to correct!</li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; text-align: center;">We headed out out in the finger lakes national forest for our three day adventure. Seven riders, two guides, nine horses, to campin</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #4b4f56; display: inline; text-align: center;">g sites, and over 50 miles of trails.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4f56; font-family: inherit;">The weather was perfect for our adventure with medium temperatures and nice sunny days. The first day was a 25 mile trek from the Painted Bar Stables to our remote farm, The Elkins Equine Park at the north end of the Finger Lakes National Forest.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4b4f56;">The second day we rode 15 miles, exploring different trails as we routed back south to camp at the Backbone Horse Camp. On the way we stopped for lunch in one of the northern fields. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/katie.j.shaw.1/videos/10155354298417059/" target="_blank">Video of Luncheon on the Trail >></a></span></div>
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The third day completed the trip with a 10 mile trail ride.</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Erika.at.PaintedBarStables/media_set?set=a.1712209438790050&type=3" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Many More Photos of the EquiTrek >></span></a></div>
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Loki was born on May 10th and is now owned by our very own Jen Schrage. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Loki is full brother to Thor, his mother being Crystal and father Sierras all The Gold. He looks JUST LIKE his big brother in so many ways. From his solid Palomino color to his wide forehead it's going to be pretty hard to tell Loki and Thor apart in the future as he gets bigger!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">After </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">1756 miles of driving, 7 states, and riding over 50 miles in 4 locations we finally made it home from our adventure to North Carolina! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Wednesday, May 3rd we packed up the trailer and headed down to North Carolina with our amazing teams of horses and riders. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were supposed to head all the way to North Carolina on a big 12 hour journey the first day, but unfortunately we ran into a couple of snags on the way:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"></span>The trailer cable somehow got loose and unplugged while we were headed down the highway. By the time we could pull off the cord had been dragged and sheered down to the wires.<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily there's a Tractor Supply Company every 30 miles or so and we were able to go get a new plug and wire it back together in the parking lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we headed back down the road, we only made it another hour before the truck lost power and was unable to continue forward. We were stuck on the side of the road with our 6 horses! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily just before the journey I had made sure my <a href="http://www.usrider.org/" target="_blank">USRider</a> plan was ready to go. USRider provides 24/7 nationwide roadside assistance for you and your horse, unlike AAA which will not service diesel vehicles and cannot tow trailers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">USRider hooked us up with a wonderful tow guy who had a connection to an auto shop where the owner also happened to have horses on site. Little did we know that we were about to meet some of the most generous and kind people who also happened to own the most FANTASTIC auto shop we have ever seen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Not only did they get our truck in for repair, but they also gave us a glorious grassy pasture for our horses, let us use their camper to spend the night so that we all had a bed to sleep in AND they let us use their Jeep so we could head to town for dinner</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">! </span></span>We also had the luxury of being able to ride around on their beautiful farm and the surrounding roads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">The culprit for our adventures is this very specific lift pump. When it broke it caused the PV pump to go as well. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #1d2129;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">The pump we replaced it with had to be the exact one (different than the more typical stock) and Evan at </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=248246355622148" href="https://www.facebook.com/windviewtruckrepair/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Windview Truck & Trailer Repair</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"> had to drive over an hour away to get us the only one in stock in the entire of Pennsylvania.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Once the part was back at the shop it only took an hour or so to get the truck finished and we were off, </span><span style="color: #1d2129;">heading down to our house in North Carolina. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While we had missed the Friday race, the gang at the Biltmore was nice enough to let us enter in the Saturday race instead! We actually lucked out because it had been raining all day Friday and was miserable and the weather was better for the Saturday race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">It isn't until mile 28 or so that you end up on one of the most beautiful views of the Biltmore: the view of the castle! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">This view is only accessibly by horseback or by booking the site for a wedding. That's it! Equestrians are incredibly lucky!!!</span></span></div>
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The next day, after sleeping in and resting, we took the horses to Dupont State Forest for a slow, easy ride to stretch the horse's legs. </div>
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Unfortunately when we got there the parking lot was full of cyclists and hikers leaving little options for parking. By some miracle and to the amazement of the crowd, Erika was able to park the 6 horse trailer by backing into a double pull through spot between two cars. </div>
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The trails were perfect for a follow up ride - level sandy trails taking us past waterfalls and down to a swimming hole for the horses! We couldn't have asked for a better post-race ride!</div>
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Heading back north, we overnighted at<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;"> the </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=137599266262771&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/penmerrylfarm/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Bed & Breakfast at Penmerryl Farm</a>. Dan and Erika had overnighted here the previous fall and knew it was the perfect spot to finish the epic journey.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">The horses each had their own deeply bedded stalls to sleep in and us humans had a </span><span style="color: #1d2129;">wonderful</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;"> log cabin. The trails around the farm were simple and beautiful to ride the following morning.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706236327570315294noreply@blogger.com01 Lodge St, Asheville, NC 28803, USA35.5405665 -82.55232039999998511.702538499999996 -123.86091439999998 59.3785945 -41.243726399999986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-55606462544242374332017-03-22T10:29:00.004-07:002017-03-22T10:36:56.389-07:00A Subtle Prompt, Not a Full Leg WhompPeople have a lot of problems riding slower horses.
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PROBLEM #1: HOW MUCH LEG?
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The biggest problem is that they are USING TOO MUCH LEG! Unlike riding the feisty thoroughbreds where you need to have all leg, all the time to give them a squeeze of reassurance, these more deliberate, unhurried athletes require a lot more leg CONTROL!
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That's right, control not strength!
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You can't kick a leisurely horse forward - and often they will actually slow down at the audacity. They want specific cues, at specific times; a subtle prompt instead of a full leg whomp. They don't want to be nagged, they don't want to be over cued, they want a timely and purposeful communication.
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What this means is that they need you to be able to hold your leg to them with a gentle contact. This means you need to have stabilize your leg holding it in AND out at the same time. You can't just death grip onto these slower horses and call it good!
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It is no surprise that often these steady horses are more fond of being ridden with spurs - and I mean properly with spurs not prodding them with them! Leg flexibility of riders is just one of the reasons these horses tend to do better being ridden with spurs (even just bumper spurs) because they are heel extenders for when you just can't get your leg to bend quite around that way. But more specifically, spurs can localize cues more specifically than an entire blunt foot.<br />
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The main obstacle to get over with slower moving horses is changing vocabulary.
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Descriptive but not accurate vocabulary: Slow, Lazy, Plodding, Sluggish
these words are more appropriate for describing day to day changes in a horse's behavior, not the overall speed of a horse.
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Thinking that speed comes only from legs is a huge problem for many of these horses. If you're kicking with all your might but your seat is dead and heavy, they will more likely listen to the breaks in your bottom than the momentum in your heels! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706236327570315294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-7328707263848978192017-03-05T23:00:00.000-08:002017-12-31T07:55:04.545-08:00Welcome baby Rogue One!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rogue One was born on a very cold March 5th winter night. She was the surprise baby that we did not expect when we purchased Mystique from auction in the fall of 2016.<br />
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Rogue is a healthy HUGE bay filly. Her mother is a Percheron and we believe her father to be an Amish Belgian. We expect Rogue to be very large as she matures!<br />
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Riders always tend to put shift blame towards horses. Please do not blame horses but instead remark on the failure to communicate - a two way channel. None of us would ever blame our peers, our co-workers, our teammates in sports, our spouses and boyfriends the way I hear people casually blaming horses.</div>
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Failure from a horse is almost always the riders fault for not setting the horse up for success. With chunked goals and good communication any horse is a winner. But with selfish expectations or badly timed cues, lack of finesse or brazenness a frustrated horse can become a scapegoat. Horses need to tell when riders are doing it wrong, their honesty is a teaching tool.</div>
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Even when it is not the rider's fault it is still human error for not preparing the horse previously through schooling and conditioning, therefore causing the horse stress and frustration. Through less blame and more focus on physical and mental development (even within one session) a horse will relax and be a better teammate.</div>
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We need to take ownership of our horses that we ride on. Syntax, sentence structure and spin can make or break a horse's reputation FOREVER.</div>
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If anyone in our community has repeated problems with a particular horse please post it in our private group for discussion or alert me or <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000511875626" href="https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.marosek" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer Marosek VanDusen</a>. We look forward to remedying the relationships through lessons (or therapy!) and schooling.</div>
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Something important to think about is the cause and root of a horse's behavior. Often it seems that people put the blame on the horse by defining it as the horse's weaknesses instead of realizing that it is in fact their own weaknesses causing the problem. </div>
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And experts don't usually make good business owners. </div><div><br></div><div>4) businesses fail without a community to support it. It takes a village of ambassadors. And that village can exist both in real life and online via social media. </div><div><br></div><div>5) if you can't track multiple pots on the stove you shouldn't be in the kitchen. It's imperative to manage multiple ideas concurrently. </div><div><br></div><div>6) the customer is not always right. It's your job to help them realize what they actually want and align it with what they need. </div><div><br></div><div>7) people prefer to be laughed at than lectured or yelled at when being taught. Eventually if you do your job right they will start laughing with you. </div><div><br></div><div>8) bad clients aren't bad, they are just more confused than other clients (meaning you failed at #6). </div><div><br></div><div>9) you don't have to like everyone. But you better appreciate them because even if they aren't important to you personally, they are important to someone else and therefore they ARE an important person. </div><div><br></div><div>10) you don't have to love what you do, but you have to believe in what you are doing. </div><div><br></div>Painted Bar Stableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337838983540810321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-67767678480355914492016-05-10T04:33:00.001-07:002016-05-10T04:33:47.027-07:00↑ Average Weights = ↓ Opportunity for Equine Industry<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For our barn, the equation is clear:</span></div><div><br></div><div>Increasing Weights of Trail Riders + Aging Horses = Epic Problem for the Barn </div><div><br></div><div>This year we no longer have two of our 220#-240# riding horses on the string. Two that used to carry more are also aging and we need to preserve them as long as possible, so I need to reduce their weight limit. This leaves us with only two horses than can carry a 250# rider currently and 3 that can carry 200#. </div><div><br></div><div>Now, 5 horses that can carry a heavier rider sounds good right?</div><div><br></div><div>Well, the number of ride requests coming in for riders over 200# has seemingly doubled this year. Particularly men are rarely under 200#. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWRFxU_n2R0/VzHHGCqeqzI/AAAAAAAAAYg/nEE-IbacO2s/s640/blogger-image--1391048968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWRFxU_n2R0/VzHHGCqeqzI/AAAAAAAAAYg/nEE-IbacO2s/s640/blogger-image--1391048968.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>While most people come in pairs, with only 5 horses we are greatly limited in the number of larger groups we can take out if they are heavier persons. Already we have had to book extra rides on our schedule because we couldn't pair riders into one group because too many people required our largest horses. </div><div><br></div><div>This not only adds additional hours of work to our schedule, but additional hours of work to those two heavy weight horses. </div><div><br></div><div>Do we need more draft and draftX horses? Yes. But does it make me happy that someday I may need to end up owning a complete barn of them? No. I love my little paints and handy little foundation stock horses. I thoroughly enjoy the thoroughbreds. And while I do like riding our drafts, that's not the only breed I want to offer. </div><div><br></div><div>The rising weights of the American public is having a serious effect in the shift of this riding industry.</div>Painted Bar Stableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337838983540810321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-43731995382105064642016-04-26T04:41:00.001-07:002016-04-26T04:41:41.836-07:00How old do children have to be to join the trail rides?<div style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
Some children are not yet old enough for trail rides. Our insurance requires all trail riders to be 8 years old or older to hit the trails. This rule is a good rule because all of our trail riders must ride the horse independently and be strong and large enough to control the horse on their own. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706236327570315294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-40028580091555827272016-03-10T16:29:00.001-08:002016-03-10T16:29:59.433-08:00"Why buy a horse when I can ride yours?"<div>I've had a client who I have expected to buy a horse for a long time. It finally clicked that it is a SERIOUSLY IMPORTANT compliment when she says "Why would I buy a horse when I have so many nice horses of yours to ride?"</div><div><br></div><div>What this actually should have meant to me, especially coming from such a logical individual: </div><div><br></div><div>a) a large number of horses in the stables are of a quality that someone of a certain skill level feels they have ongoing opportunities available to them that would make horse ownership unnecessary</div><div><br></div><div>b) that despite riding with a wide range and large number of individuals, our horses are well kept and happy enough to be lively, unique and have personalities that allow a rider to develop report and their own relationships with them</div><div><br></div><div>c) the value added that many people would find in horse ownership doesn't outweigh the cost, benefit or community involved in our programs. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure why it took me this long to view a multi-year postponement of horse ownership as such an advanced and intricate complement.</div>Painted Bar Stableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337838983540810321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148162831904442922.post-76219924960041431332016-02-01T12:11:00.001-08:002016-02-01T12:11:09.041-08:00Don't Kick the Slow Horse!Slow Horse = LESS Leg<br />
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<li>Management Skills - managing our teenagers and volunteers on various shortterm or longterm tasks</li>
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You can totally either pay for lessons or apply your stipend towards lessons at the barn. We can give a large discount for this as well. </div>
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We also strongly encourage our interns to teach one another and exchange knowledge. Teaching each other provides pedagogical practice for the teaching intern and a set of eyes and instruction for the riding intern.</div>
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<b>Do I need to bring towels and bed linens?</b></div>
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We have linens here! Don't worry!</div>
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<b>Will there be laundry facilities so I can do my laundry?</b></div>
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You have full use of my laundry - just use your own soap. We only ask that you don't go overboard and use up all of the hot water all of the time.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A leader in the trail riding industry in the Finger Lakes Region, Painted Bar Stables is a 125 acre ranch and stable located on Seneca Lake in the beautiful Finger Lakes Wine Country. We maintain roughly 30 head of well trained and versatile trail and lesson horses along with mares, babies and our stallion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Internships will be catered to the interest and future goals of each intern. Focuses could include: Equine Schooling and Training, Instruction and Lesson Planning, Tourism Industry and Client Care, Public Relations and Marketing, Breeding and Young Stock Handling, Veterinary Care, etc...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As an intern you will have the opportunity to work in the training, breeding and general management divisions of the farm. Every day duties will include feeding, checking horses, saddling and warming up horses for training, grooming, guiding trail rides, teaching novice lessons, helping to head Girl Scout and 4-H camp programs, and maintaining a clean professional working environment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Depending on the ride schedule and time of year, interns will be involved with trail rides, clinics, hunter paces, overnight guiding, horse sales prep, foal handling, routine medical care such as worming, vaccinations, farrier and dentist scheduling. If the opportunity aligns with breeding season, Interns will be able to foal out a mare and participate in the care of the mare and foal after parturition. They will also be able to assist with the breeding activities of our stallion such as live cover breeding on the farm as well as semen collection at Cornell University. Additionally, interns will see office and client management, record keeping and marketing practices as well as become familiar with required legal and insurance logistics associated with owning and operating a stable or ranch. And above all else, Interns will be able to further develop their own riding and training skills while riding available horses at the ranch.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">September - November <br />Foliage and wine tourists, boost in our lesson program, organizing for winter<br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">December - February <br />Schooling and training of horses, incoming training clients, winter maintenance, winter trail rides as requested, lessons focused on bareback riding and technical riding
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">March - May<br />Reboot of our lesson program, usually a spring horse show, steady increase in trail riders, breeding of our stallion.<br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">June - August</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summer Camps, tourism trail rides, youth programs</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">B</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ecause Summer (July - August) is our busiest season as well as the highest demand for internships, we usually do specific interviewing for internships at that time in March. All other seasons have lower demand for internships because most students are at university. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a full time commitment. We provide shared furnished housing on the farm in our intern apartment and a weekly allowance of $100. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Individuals must be quick and proactive learners, energetic, optimistic, reliable and professional. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Capable of interacting with clients and the public on a regular basis, extroverts </span>preferred </li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Must be 18 years or older. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Must be able to lift an 80# bag of grain unassisted.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Must have a valid drivers license and we </span>suggest<span style="font-family: inherit;"> having a vehicle of your own</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Must have a cell phone with text and email capability.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Preferred Skills and Abilities include: experience in tourism businesses, public speaking, marketing and public relations, driving manual transmission automobiles, operating tractors, advanced computer skills, and experience designing and implementing projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Minimum Commitment: 4 Weeks </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Riders of all skill levels accepted as riding skills can be taught and improved; however, assigned duties with the horses will vary based on proficiency with horses. Preference is for accomplished riders as a main benefit of the internship is the opportunity for unlimited schooling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We <b>do not allow personal horses</b> to accompany interns as past experiences have proven them to be a distraction from the learning benefits of working with a multitude of different horses within our stables.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For More information about our program please contact me by email paintedbarstables@gmail.com or visit our website, www.paintedbarstables.com. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>If you would like to apply,</b> send a resume, references and a short video of you riding and/or pictures by email. You can also follow us on our Painted Bar Stables facebook page.</span><br />
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