Leticia Ribeiro came and rode with us!
John on Artemis. Hair by Leticia.
Carmen and Bossa Nova reunited too!
Lynn on Caboclo. He was also Leticia’s favorite.
Lots of friends came to meet and try riding Marchadors!
Lynn on Gralha M.U.G. Great mare!
Guinness meeting Gus.
Guinness, a yearling filly arrived in July. Owned by the Leatherwoods.
And the rains came in July too. We appreciate the horses’ efforts at grooming
Hawke do Summerwind headed home from the back fields.
Arun is coming!!! Arun is coming!!
Ready to ride!
Joia and Beethoven at Laurie’s, SK. “Beethoven has not groomed another horse since I put Mint down 1 year ago”
Adrienne on Bossa Nova de Miami
Almost a selfie! Lynn and Gralha!
Great visit by Kristy, Audrey and Adrienne
Izzy got a person on her back for the first time!
Azenha de Maripa, a beautiful Marchador!
Seamus and Gus hanging out.
Leticia on Gus
Audrey at the San Juan river
Bill on Koyote Libertas! They clicked.
Day 2 and Day 3 of the SW Clinic focused on riding and learning to feel the different gaits and speeds of the Marchador. SW offered:
Artemis do Summerwind – marcha picada
Siglioso do Rav – marcha picada
Seamus da Boa Fe – marcha picada and marcha batida
Bossa Nova de Miami – marcha de centro
Gralha M.U.G. – marcha batida
Koyote Libertas – marcha batida
Caboclo da Piedade – marcha batida
Randy on Artemis
Randy on Bossa Nova, stretching
Randy on Artemis, Ned on Seamus
Lynn on Koyote Libertas
Laura, Gus and John
Adrienne
The marcha – triple support
Karen on Gus
Bill and Carmen, Artemis and Bossa Nova
Carmen on Bossa Nova, her favorite!
Koyote Libertas!
Leticia on Gralha
Brasilia gets a beauty treatment!
Leticia on Caboclo
Laura, Karen and Artemis, stretching exercise
Teaching on horseback
The LINEUP
Gus
Lynn on Seamus
Ned on Koyote
Ned on Seamus
Leticia on Caboclo da Piedade
Lynn and Karen and Izzy. Someone on her back is NEW!
Sarah2 on Artemis
Artemis
Adrienne on Koyote
John on Bossa Nova
Karen tries Izzy for the first time!
Adrienne on Koyote
Ned on Koyote
Randy and Karen – the big winners!
Laura and Carmen
Randy on Seamus
Sarah on Koyote
Karen on Koyote
Bill on Artemis
Bill on Artemis do Summerwind
Leticia and Caboclo
Artemis gets his hair done!
Karen on Artemis
Randy and Karen, Seamus and Gus
Laura on Gralha in the meadow
Randy on Seamus doing poles
Laura and Gralha
Laura riding Gralha M.U.G.
How many people does it take to groom a horse?
Learnings from Laura: (see also clinic post from last year )
Use the land to improve the gait. We left the arena and used a hillside meadow to speed up the footfalls and get more reach when coming down the hill.
We also used the road to listen for the sound of the gait. Excellent feedback to the rider to hear and adjust the speed, collection or himself to get the perfect sound.
Focus on proper posture – no leaning! Tuck your seat under you slightly so your hips can move.
The star exercise used poles in a circle on the ground and a pattern to ask the horse for concentration, bending and stretching.
How to work on the gait when not under saddle – free movement or running with the horse.
Lots of obstacles and patterns on many different horses raised everyone’s confidence level.
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