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. horse trainer advice from
sara shalda . . . Hi I loved your site ,I have a question ,We rescued 8 pregnant PMU mares all clydes ,They only
know how to lead and tie ,Which is ok as we can train them ,,But one in particular is terrified of humans ,we can not get
near her ,with out a catch rope ,,And she will not let us touch her without jumping around ,She has only just discovered sweet
feed ,and has no idea of apples carrots or treats ,We are at our witts end ,i do not want to scare her any more than she is
already ,She stands and shakes ,Do you have any ideas ,she has been with us a month ,i finally turned her out ,hoping she
would settle down better ,but of course we can not get near her now ,I can drive her into the barn ,but that upsets her soooooooooooo
much ,She is a beautiful bay clyde ,and only 6 years old ,Thanks for any input sue Hi sue
im so sorry to hear of your mares horrors....its likely she will never recover from this emotional
scarring unless handled by someone who has been thru this before with a big horse like myslef....most horses in this condition
wind up with loving hearted people such as yourself only to hurt them very bad and usually wind up going to sale....iv seen
this situation so terribly wrong if not handled properly, i wont do into details i dont want you to be too scared....the best
thing i can offer you is a discount on my training fee because i dont be riding her if she comes here.....a month with me
will amaze you how great she will be doing........
there is one catch
however.....
with a horse like this...once they trust a person, they bond so tightly with them they often
resist a new person....so you have a 50/50 chance of being rejected by her when you come pack to get her....you may have to
stay here a few days and work with me and her to gain her trust.....this mare will never bond with you in the state she is
in no matter what you do....or she would have done it by now out of pure survival.....i have been thru this scenario several
times with 100 % success......i will tell you it does get easier after you learn how to go thru this with a horse....it
is not like anything else....not like any other training you do....this involves alot of psychic communication and spiritual
awareness
that comes with time...with practice you can learn all i know and be able to do this just fine...please read
my psychic page to learn how i communicate this way....thank you for your time....best of luck to you whatever you decide
my friend, you will need it, sara shalda . . . .
. . . . From: Julie Jacobson <jumpinscooty@yahoo.com>
To: sarashalda@aol.com
Sent: Sun, 24 Aug 2008
Subject: Percheron Mare
Sara- I have really enjoyed your website
and I found it to be very informative.,,,,,,,,,,,, I am a proud
new mommie of an 8 yo percheron throughbred mare. .............
She is wonderful, calm but lazy. .......... I love her to death but I am having a propblem engaging her hind quarters, using her back and belly properly. ............... I am like you,
.....I do not like using artificial devices like draws and side reins. ............... I am not a horse trainer, and
I don't want to ruin her. ............... When I do anything other than walk, her head flips up like a giraffe, ...........she
hollows her back out and is very unbalanced in the corners. ..................She has been checked by the vet and is
fine, teeth to be checked soon. ..................The
only thing I know what to do is a lot of transitions and lounging, but other than that I am at a loss............I
would appreciate any wisdom you can offer me.....Thank you so much,......Julie Reding and Big Skye, Cookkeville, TN |
.hi Julie.......thanks for the email..........i have so been where you are now..................good
new i have for you my friend...here is all you need to do:.........1. forget lunging completely never do it again with her
2. immediately before all your transitions....stop and back
two or three steps and depart into the next gait...works best at the canter on a loose rein so she can teach herself how to
hold herself.........it will be slow going at first.......after about 4 lope departures she will not want to do it any more.........you
will need a spur on your outside leg and use it.......dont push her too hard..mare can get...well...you
know.
3. when she naturally cones up in front to depart into the canter..help her....lift with her cadence
about three or four strides then drop to a draped rein so she can clearly feel the difference......as soon as she starts
falling apart again immediately stop and back thre or so steps......depart off to the canter from the back up....send
her hard and use your reins lift , lift, lift then let her do it by herself for a couple strides
4.
do not canter any more than 20 or 30 strides at once because she will get too strung out and it will feel acceptable to her
if youi let her do it
from this day forward you must always ride her this way...super collected then drop her to
do it on her own.
make sure you have alot of bend and shoulder on her in both directions
all the time...this is critical
when you back her let her go a bit crooked if she wants to stay
bent to the inside...thats good ..dont straighten her.
keep her weight and impulsion on her outside hip all the time no matter if she is on a collected hard rein
or draped rein
should be able to feel the difference in about a week
oh...and make sure
you are really feeding her high protein complete feed like nutrena xtn high performance xtreme nutrition
she is going to need alot of energy for this
the most important thing is not to canter too many strides....that really is the key...to stay framed up like that
is extreemly difficult for her
give it a try and deep me updated on your progress...ill help
all i can...you need all you can get.....i know exactly how tough and frustrated you are right now..honestly i do.................please
sign my guest book on my website thank you for your time my friend....sara shalda.....\ sara shalda performance horses .com
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school lake road....maple city michigan 49664.....231 334 3991\ . . . . . . .
From: Michelle M <mmm175@hotmail.com>
To: sarashalda@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 4:50 pm
Subject: New to the draft world :) Please help!
Hey Sara!
My name is Michelle and I am 27. I live just north of Denver, Colo. .I recently found
your web site while researching Clydesdales............... Of all the web sites I came across, yours offered the most information
and answered a lot of my questions! .....................Thank you so much! ...................I do have more though, many
more. ..................So, here is my story :) .........................I have been riding horses since I was a little girl,
I graduated college as an equine management major with an emphasis on horse training. ....................I trained horses
full time after college with great success! ....................So, I greatly appriciate, and respect the amazing work you
do!................... I have always worked with paints and quarters which are the most popular out here, and I
have two paints of my own that I have done well with, but now I am looking to "up grade" (so to speak)
:) ........................ So I am looking to sell the two I have to buy one! My dream horse since I could remember!! ..............A
Clydesdale!!................. I just know I will not be totally happy until I have one! ................But as I mentioned,
Colorado mostly has quarter and paint breeders. So I was wondering if you know anyone in Colorado (by
chance) that breeds WELL bred clydes? ......................I am well versed in quarter and paint pedigrees,..................
I don't know what would be a good blood line to look for in Clydes? .........................As far as my intentions with
a clyde, I would like to buy something that I could show. ...............I love halter, and western pleasure, but are they
pretty versitile?........................
Well I will leave it at that for now.....................I have many
more questions but I don't want to bombard you all at once! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I know you are very busy! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Well
thank you so much for your time and patience with a new comer !,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I only wish I lived closer to you! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,God
Bless! Take Care! ......Michelle, Denver CO . hi Michelle.....your
email was wonderful........thank you so so
so much for your kindness...........i used
to live in keystone ....cool eh ?..................they these links for starters...................let me know your progress...........and send me your photos when you get your clyde............i will put you on my friends page
thank you for your time my friend...sara shalda sara shalda performance horses .com 2332 school lake road maple
city michigan 49664 231 334 3991 . . . . . . . . .
From: Lisa Iversen miss1_2manyponies@yahoo.com
To: sarashalda@aol.com
Sent: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 Subject: a stallion named George
Hi! I hope you will have time to respond to my question............... I am
a trainer (John Lyons, Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance style) ...................and
I have recently been asked to start a 4 year old Shire stallion under saddle....................... He
has been treated with nothing but respect and love since he was born,.............. and he has been bred to several mares
with a few babies on the ground...................... He has no manners to speak of,.........................
and when I was out to that farm yesterday, ............................I was working with the owners daughter on her gelding
in the round pen.................... The stallion was turned loose in the larger pasture, to await me working
with him, ..............just to get started with ground work............... For no reason that I could
see,.............. he suddenly broke through the round pen............. (powder river rail panels) ..........and charged the
gelding, biting the girl in the thigh and flinging her to the ground and attacking the gelding, who was subsequently thrown
into the panels and knocked to the ground and bitten before we could get the gate open and let him out
so he could run away and save himself. ............. How would u
proceed with this horse?.............. I was thinking I would do some round pen reasoning with him,............
but he apparently has no respect for the round pen! ................. I am at a loss to know what to do,
other than advise the owners to geld him, ..............which I know they do not want to do.
..........Thank you for your time................, and I look forward eagerly to
your response. ............... You can e-mail me at miss1_2manyponiesyahoo.com
, and if you require payment for your advice, I will be happy to make a donation to your PayPal account.........Thanks.....Lisa
. hi lisa
i understand your situation completely and i am so sorry you had to go thru that awful nightmare.......truly............thru no fault of
your own you were under the impression this stud was trainable................i have some bad news for you...stallions at this age are just too big and powerful to be molded
into something they are not................................the time to start handling stallions to me completely respectful
and submissive to the human world unfortunately has come and gone for this stallion.....................you
will never get it back...............i always tell me clients the testoserone kicks in at about 6 months old...................if you dont have a superior and totally dominant handle on your stud colt by then...you will be in for
alot of problems.............................
there are stallions
out there that are not aggressive in this manner...but in general testosterone will rule the day...........
there
is nothing you can do in the world to avoid this situation from happening again....................
what you can
do however is learn from this event.................
i never under any situation ever put my studs our near other horses unless
they have proven themselves trustworthy...........
they cant help it ............they
are studs and they cant help acting like it.................................
it truly is natures
way for a stallion to act this way........
when they are feeling threatened for any reason by another horse they
become dominant and act out..................
this horse will never be able to be trusted with
other horses.....
the thought of riding this horse with other horses makes my blood run cold....................
let him be what he is................
he would truly
have to have his spirit completely broken to be settled and we dont have the right to do that at his age
he deserves respect not abuse
only a change in the thoughts of the owners can happen now,......
tell them they must purchase a weanling and begin working with it everyday at least twice a day................
i even put racing saddles on my weanlings so they understand from the beginning the saddle thing..............
the window of opportunity is gone for this horse....................
i dont want to see you get hurt and i know you or someone will if you attempt this.....................
i have worked with many stallions...i love them...but they are not......repeat
not like other horses...............
please keep in touch with me regarding this situation im really worried about it.................
thank you so much
for contacting me...truly..........sara . . . . . .
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