Natural Horse Southwest

Just adding bit of my news.

I passed my liberty level 3 with a 3++

Just waiting to see what i get for the online.

This is a fun site for anyone to add photos or comments, please keep anything you add relevant to horsemanship. Anything that is not relevant will be deleted.

I'm interested in Classical Horsemanship/Ken Faulkner, Parelli and kelly Marks. Basically anyone and anything that i feel will benefit my pony.

My pony is a New Forest and we are treeless, barefoot, bitless, bridle less and bareback on occasions. We are awaiting our parelli online and liberty results.

My instructor, Heather Seems http://www.heatherseems.co.uk/ has been teaching us for the past 3.5 years and we have passed our level 1 groundskills so far.

"There are many roads to Rome, and I'm taking the scenic route!", no matter where you are on your journey i was once in the same position as you.

This is my first attempt at jumping bridle less, pony was only 4 and half in this photo so he is learning to jump

If you know of any or would like me to add some, please email, address is at top of the site.

"A horse leaves a hoofprint on my heart" - Karen Cook

"I train horses to eat carrots"

Murphy's horse laws
•If you do a thorough check of your trailer before hauling, your truck will break down
•There is no such thing as a sterile barn cat
•No one ever notices how you ride until you fall off
•The least useful horse in your barn will eat the most, require shoes every four weeks and need the vet at least once a month
•A horse's misbehavior will be in direct proportion to the number of people who are watching
•If you're wondering if you left the water on in the barn, you did
•If you're wondering if you latched the pasture gate, you didn't
•Hoof picks migrate
The last 8 laws were sent by Cecilia Porter
•Tack you hate never wears out
•Blankets you hate cannot be destroyed
•Horses you hate cannot be sold and will outlive you
•Clipper blades will become dull only when the horse is half finished
•Clipper motors will quit only when you have the horse's head left to trim
•If you approach within 50 feet of the barn in your "street clothes", you will get dirty
•You can't push a horse on a lunge line
•If a horse is advertised "under $5,000" you can bet he isn't $2,500
•The number of horses you own increases according to the number of stalls in your barn
•An uncomplicated horse can be ruined with enough schooling
•You can't run a barn without baling twine
•Wind velocity increases in direct proportion to how well your hat fits
•There is no such thing as the "right feed"
•If you fall off, you will land on the site of your most recent injury
•If you're winning, quit.

From Murphys-law.com

This is our first passenger lesson bridle less in small field

This is Jack, new forest LBE mainly on a playday. In this pic we are just parked on some tarp. I don't have the treeless saddle anymore but i have treeless still.

Picture means a lot to me because, it was my birthday treat. Friend picked us up in trailer and took us so we could experience a playday.

I went to the evening Demonstration at Poltimore, Exeter, Devon.

I picked up this quote:

It is important to bend your horse, though don't do it too much as it will stop your horse going forward. In fact the horse will bend and stick it's head up it's own bum!

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a horse," or, "that's a lot of money, for just a horse".
They don't understand the distance travelled, the time spent, or the costs involved for 'just a horse'.
Some of my proudest moments have come about with 'just a horse'.
Many hours have passed and my only company was 'just a horse', but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by 'just a horse', and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of 'just a horse' gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's 'just a horse', then you will probably understand phrases like 'just a friend', 'just a sunrise' or 'just a promise'.
'Just a horse' brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust and pure unbridled joy.
'Just a horse' brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of 'just a horse' I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it's not 'just a horse' but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
'Just a horse' brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it's not 'just a horse' but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being 'just a woman'.
So the next time you hear the phrase 'just a horse', just smile, because they 'just' don't understand.

brittany fish