Well done Georgia & Blaze, keep up the good work!
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Well Done Georgia & Blaze!
6 year old Georgia, who trains with Thomas, has been working very hard this year on her Dressage. The partnership she has developed with her pony Blaze has begun to pay off, as they are the Under 12 Dressage Champion's at this years Horse Parade National Equestrian Championships, after gaining a 1st and 2nd for their tests.
Friday, 5 August 2011
Fir Tree Stud in The Journal, East Riding of Yorkshire, August 2011
Fir Tree Stud was featured in the August 2011 issue of The Journal Magazine, an East Riding of Yorkshire publication.
Heather Dixon's article featured the full story of Darcey and Janice's take on helping problem horses. To read more about the article, please see our testimonials page, or you can purchase a copy from retailers in the East Yorkshire region.
Heather Dixon's article featured the full story of Darcey and Janice's take on helping problem horses. To read more about the article, please see our testimonials page, or you can purchase a copy from retailers in the East Yorkshire region.
Problem / Nervous Horse Training
Recently we have had a really superb potential show cob on training livery. His owner, Liz Falkingham, had bought him and quickly realised that he had no trust in people, and this lack of confidence was affecting his ridden work. Punch also had issues on the ground. It was difficult to pick up his back feet, this problem was remedied.
Punch stayed with us for 4 weeks, Liz remained involved in his training throughout his time with us. He has now gone home and the feedback is all very positive! Punch is a happier, more trusting horse, and is now a much nicer ride than previously before his stay with us.
Thomas & Punch
(Liz & Punch)
Photos taken prior to Punch returning home.
Punch stayed with us for 4 weeks, Liz remained involved in his training throughout his time with us. He has now gone home and the feedback is all very positive! Punch is a happier, more trusting horse, and is now a much nicer ride than previously before his stay with us.
Thomas & Punch
(Liz & Punch)
Photos taken prior to Punch returning home.
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Fir Tree Stud's Equine Massage 1 Day Course
Fir Tree Stud will be holding an Equine Massage 1 Day Course on the 10th September 2011, in conjunction with Liz Harris BSc (Hons), PgDip AM, EBW, CBW, MMAA, BCMA Reg (www.lizharris.co.uk).
This course will enable participants to spend the day learning basic massage & stetch techniques, that you can use on your horse.
The day will take place on 10th September 2011, and is a full day course. The course will cost £65 per person, and spaces are limited to just 10.
Course Overview:
BREAK
Demonstration and practice of massage techniques, working in pairs
Demonstration and practice of massage techniques, continued
For more information or to book a place please contact Fir Tree Stud on 07999880296 or email Janice on fts@firtreestud.co.uk
This course will enable participants to spend the day learning basic massage & stetch techniques, that you can use on your horse.
The day will take place on 10th September 2011, and is a full day course. The course will cost £65 per person, and spaces are limited to just 10.
Course Overview:
- Introduction to massage – history, benefits, contraindications
- Basic anatomy – superficial and deep muscles
- Massage strokes
- Practice on each other, working in pairs.
BREAK
Demonstration and practice of massage techniques, working in pairs
- The neck
- The shoulder and forelimb
Demonstration and practice of massage techniques, continued
- o The trunk
- o The hindquarter
- The neck
- The forelimb
- The hindlimb
For more information or to book a place please contact Fir Tree Stud on 07999880296 or email Janice on fts@firtreestud.co.uk
Monday, 25 July 2011
Fir Tree Stud on Facebook
You can now also follow Fir Tree Stud on our new Facebook Page for more news, updates, and pictures!
Find us at www.facebook.com/FirTreeStud
Find us at www.facebook.com/FirTreeStud
Monday, 27 June 2011
British Dressage Competitions
Andrew & Marchje, who is a Friesian mare that Andrew trains for her owner Lisa Ebnet, took part in their first British Dressage Competition, Preliminary 12. They came 2nd in the class with a good score. The pair have grown into a very good combination that should continue to do well.
Janice and Borris II did their second British Dressage Elementary competition and came third with a respectable score. The pair have only just started competing Elementary and are pleased with the result so far, but it is still a work in progress!!
We also have a new arrival, Jack, a 5 year old piebald gelding, who has come to stay with us for starting, and when he is ready, he will be for sale.
Janice and Borris II did their second British Dressage Elementary competition and came third with a respectable score. The pair have only just started competing Elementary and are pleased with the result so far, but it is still a work in progress!!
We also have a new arrival, Jack, a 5 year old piebald gelding, who has come to stay with us for starting, and when he is ready, he will be for sale.
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Fir Tree Stud / Natural Horsemanship Update!
First, sorry for break in the blog. We have been too busy to get around to it!
Where do we begin...
Toby the lovely Section D pony we had for sale sold almost immediately to a lovely home in North Yorkshire.
Rubin, who you will remember is the remedial horse we have been working with. When we last wrote about him we had him long reining in the round pen. As this work continued Rubin struggled with the confidence to work with the two lines. We came to the conclusion it was best not to stress him by insisting that he followed the 'expected route'. Instead we looked at his strengths, he had no problem with dealing with the plastic bags on a stick, infact he was one of our best performers where that was concerned. He worked loose in the round pen with Janice beautifully, it was almost like dancing, and to say he was joined up, was an understatement!
With this in mind we introduced him to a dummy rider which he took to easily, and then trained him loose in the round pen with his friendly 'auntie lil' as she is affectionately known.
From here, we tried to introduce the real thing in the shape of Thomas. Rubin knew the difference and was too dificult for Thomas to mount in the round pen.
Knowing Rubin as we now did and having sucessfully introduced new concepts to him in his stable, (saddle, bridle & dummy) which is the place he feels the safest. Our instinct told us that if he was going to let someone mount him, that would be the place it would most likely happen. We were right. Rubin allowed Thomas to mount him.
The work we had done with the dummy was invaluable because the first time Thomas put his leg over and sat on, Rubin slightly relaxed, and seemed to understand what we wanted and stayed with us.
It clearly wasnt going to be a quick fix to progess from the stable to the round pen and his owner felt it was time to take him home with the view to returning when they can.
In his time with us we helped Rubin to:
Accept a headcollar easily
Pick up his feet
Allow the farrier to trim his feet
Have rugs taken on and off easily
We taught his owner strategies for catching him in the field when he resisted
How to lunge & long rein
Work loose in an enclosed area with people
Accept the saddle and bridle
and finally
Allow someone to sit on his back
Where do we begin...
Toby the lovely Section D pony we had for sale sold almost immediately to a lovely home in North Yorkshire.
Rubin, who you will remember is the remedial horse we have been working with. When we last wrote about him we had him long reining in the round pen. As this work continued Rubin struggled with the confidence to work with the two lines. We came to the conclusion it was best not to stress him by insisting that he followed the 'expected route'. Instead we looked at his strengths, he had no problem with dealing with the plastic bags on a stick, infact he was one of our best performers where that was concerned. He worked loose in the round pen with Janice beautifully, it was almost like dancing, and to say he was joined up, was an understatement!
With this in mind we introduced him to a dummy rider which he took to easily, and then trained him loose in the round pen with his friendly 'auntie lil' as she is affectionately known.
From here, we tried to introduce the real thing in the shape of Thomas. Rubin knew the difference and was too dificult for Thomas to mount in the round pen.
Knowing Rubin as we now did and having sucessfully introduced new concepts to him in his stable, (saddle, bridle & dummy) which is the place he feels the safest. Our instinct told us that if he was going to let someone mount him, that would be the place it would most likely happen. We were right. Rubin allowed Thomas to mount him.
The work we had done with the dummy was invaluable because the first time Thomas put his leg over and sat on, Rubin slightly relaxed, and seemed to understand what we wanted and stayed with us.
It clearly wasnt going to be a quick fix to progess from the stable to the round pen and his owner felt it was time to take him home with the view to returning when they can.
In his time with us we helped Rubin to:
Accept a headcollar easily
Pick up his feet
Allow the farrier to trim his feet
Have rugs taken on and off easily
We taught his owner strategies for catching him in the field when he resisted
How to lunge & long rein
Work loose in an enclosed area with people
Accept the saddle and bridle
and finally
Allow someone to sit on his back
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