Fir Tree Stud March 20th

Mel & Darcy had hoped to get out to their first competition last year, then the snow hit!
Finally, they went and had a great day! Mel had never entered a Dressage competition before and neither had Darcy. They had a go at prelim 10 and got a very creditable 58% score! Someone should have told Darcy that flying changes were not needed!!














Toby a 14.1hh Welsh Section D, who we have produced over the winter, and is currently for sale £2600 ono, also did his first dressage competition. His young rider Kalama helped him to an outstanding 70% 2nd place, also in prelim 10.




























Andrew took one of his horses out just for some experience after the long break and came 4th with 69% in his class.














Well done to all of them for a good days work!

Congratulations Kieran!

Andrews client Kieran, aged 7, has been nomminated for the Selby "Superkids 2011" award after impressing staff at the Doncaster Racing College last year.
Everyone at Fir Tree Stud is very proud of him and wishes him the best of luck in the competition.

Natural Horsemanship / Rubin in the Round Pen

Rubin has been struggling with the concept of the two lines, however, today he took a massive step forward with his mum Michelle.
It has taken patience and perserverance, but Rubin settled enough for us to feel like we were able to begin communicating with him when he is being long lined. He very much goes into the pressure, so we have to be very careful what connection we give down the lines. This means that we have to rely on the body language that we have used previously to move Rubin around. Using these techniques we are able to change his direction and by doing so, are gaining more control of the situation.
Here are some pictures of Rubin and his mum Michelle, long lining in the round pen.