Here’s a quick VIDEO of Buddy laying down under saddle and then joining up. Enjoy!
Remember you can always check out my Challenge Facebook page or the Ahrens Horsemanship Facebook page.
I also wanted to thank my personal sponsors Equis Feeds, Team Equine Saddle Pads and RES Sport Boots.
Ahrens Horsemanship
Shelby Ahrens my mentor and husband made this for our thought of the week. What do you think? I try to find that balance within myself and my horses.
This video is from our 24th ride. Fun in the arena and the trail and the best part is we ride till the moon comes out. Feel free to check out my Facebook page or our Ahrens Horsemanship Facebook page to see what else I’m up to.
~This one’s for you Christine.
Amanda Stygar
Hi there,
So I’ve finally found a minute to introduce myself and my horse Buddy. My name is Amanda Stygar and I am a trainer and clinician out of Washington State. My horse is a coming four year old Azteca gelding. He was given to me just before this event. His previous life consisted of being a pasture horse came to me being halter broke. I was happy that he wasn’t very advanced because that made my job easier ( it’s always easier to teach the right way first, than having to go back and help them relearn what is right). He came to me underweight and in need of a proper nutrition program. This has led to some challenges, I have to keep my training on him short (so we don’t burn too many calories and I don’t wear him out which might make him reluctant to come out and work) this has made me think outside of the box on what is the most integral things to get done in short increments we have available.
So I started him on April 4th and as of today I have seventeen rides on him. These rides have consisted of a trail challenge (which he scored 73 points out of 100), my clinic horse for a trail obstacle clinic we had this last weekend, he is also getting used to being hauled and I have rode him in five different arenas so far. He’s also been out on the trail alone and with other horses. I am planning to work some colts with him today and hopefully go on a short trail ride.
We have worked on some liberty, but not much because I have wanted to get him started and building a connection first.
I hope you enjoy reading about our journey and I will try to keep a daily blog running along with my Facebook page updates. Feel free to check out my page and the Ahrens Horsemanship Facebook page to see what other horses I’m training.
