Copper Horse And Rider Training

Copper Horse And Rider Training Copper Horse And Rider Training (Copper HART) is a comprehensive horse back riding instruction and equine training service. We cater to all levels of rider

Me: Um. Can I help you?Mac: You reeeeeaaaally need to clean your truck
06/14/2022

Me: Um. Can I help you?

Mac: You reeeeeaaaally need to clean your truck

“You look weird” - both of them
06/11/2022

“You look weird” - both of them

This is a new friend of mine.He has not had the gentlest of starts, but he is an extremely lucky boy who landed himself ...
06/07/2022

This is a new friend of mine.

He has not had the gentlest of starts, but he is an extremely lucky boy who landed himself in the care of a patient and compassionate owner.

He is very thoughtful. He is one of the most thoughtful horses I’ve ever worked with actually. Like all horses, he wants to understand. He wants very, very badly to be a good boy. When you propose a concept to him, he sits with it, often closes his eyes, breathes deeply into his body. Once he has categorized the concept in his brain, however long that takes, then he gives a massive calming signal.

It would be very easy to get frustrated with him. It is very easy to assume he is ignoring you or that he isn’t engaged.

“Hey! Pay attention”

No, you pay attention. Is he moving away? No. Is he even fidgeting? No. Is his mouth tight? Is there tension around his eyes? He is processing.

When you give this horse the time he needs, he then gives off the most demonstrative signals. He screams “Oh! I get it!” with his body. Next he is proud, and more confident than before. He is ready for the next lesson.

I challenge you to not assume that your horse isn’t paying attention to you. I challenge you to have some faith that your horse is sufficiently intelligent to be paying attention to you even when they aren’t staring directly at you.

There are different ways of learning. Are you a visual learner? Are you someone who has to physically do something to learn it? Do you learn by hearing information? Do you learn by a combination of tactics?

Horses are individuals as well. They learn in different ways, so just because it doesn’t look like what you think it should doesn’t mean they aren’t learning.

Horses are extraordinarily intelligent. They show us time and time again. Why on earth would you just assume that your horse isn’t learning if they look away or take pause? Try to think of it instead as your horse saying “hang on one second, let me make sure I understand.”

Have I mentioned that I have a type? 😬My bay bay bay baybays 😍
06/03/2022

Have I mentioned that I have a type? 😬

My bay bay bay baybays 😍

1 year ago today me and some crazy friends got in to Durango for a visit. 3 days later I found out my dream of owning my...
05/30/2022

1 year ago today me and some crazy friends got in to Durango for a visit.

3 days later I found out my dream of owning my own ranch was possible.

2 months later I became a home owner.

1 year later and we are all thriving in our new community. We are building up the ranch to be a pony dream land one day.

Time flies when you’re working your butt off 😜 and also having a ton of fun.

What have we been up to?!Took Baby Jesse out on trail and crossed water. Spoiler: he waltzed right in without hesitation...
05/29/2022

What have we been up to?!

Took Baby Jesse out on trail and crossed water. Spoiler: he waltzed right in without hesitation 😊

Made some new friends.

Enjoyed some old friends.

Ponied the baby off of Uncle Engineer. Turns out he still needs his more assertive uncle to help him behave 🙄

We have been running all over training ponies and making as much time as possible for our own growth!

What have you been up to? How are you bringing in June?!

05/17/2022

This one needs a Re-share. Always. Every day.

The beginning of this video is from December 2016 and the end is from October 2019.

Since even then, Rhys has grown to be such an athlete. This is why I have such a passion for rehabbing horses. They can have such full lives ahead of them if you just give them TIME (and therapies, and consistent targeted work, and spend every second obsessing about making them better).

It’s so often that we see a horse with a physical limitation and just jump immediately to throwing them out to pasture. They can have a life after an injury. They can have a life beyond a weakness.

I know I’m a broken record about this, but the proof is in the pudding!

Save water and wash your horse by the plants that need watering 👍🏻
05/16/2022

Save water and wash your horse by the plants that need watering 👍🏻

Rhys was a perfect mature uncle Whys again today out on a lovely trail ride. I was talking with my friends today about h...
05/16/2022

Rhys was a perfect mature uncle Whys again today out on a lovely trail ride. I was talking with my friends today about how it really shouldn’t be that surprising that he has matured as he has aged…. But he was just so naughty for so long… it seemed like that was just him.

But now he’s just calm and confident in himself. He can be back, middle, or front on the trail. He’s a solid guide for young pony friends. He jumps logs, crosses water, does bridges (mostly…). He’s just a champ and a half 😍

If you have a pony who is more monster than steed…. Just know that with time, patience, and lots and lots of love, they CAN improve!

Privileged to be helping at the 4H Spring Fling horse show today! 🍀Good luck to all of the competitors! 😊
05/14/2022

Privileged to be helping at the 4H Spring Fling horse show today! 🍀

Good luck to all of the competitors! 😊

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