The all important sit back sit up time to ride for the girls.
A lesson in hoof care taught by Matt Gillis.
Jason and Gillian at the end of a great session.
Horses need chiropractic care as our cadets learned from Dr. Ron Conley
Dental care is also crucial for a horses equine health without it horses can't chew properly and will lose weight among other issues. Here our young cadets get to safely feel the horses teeth before and after their dental work.
Spirit gets some help with chiropractic and dental care as well.
Special tools are used to remove excess tooth causing the horse pain.
Here you can see that the horses teeth have been restored to a proper state. This will allow the horse to eat with more comfort and help them process it's food to receive all the nutrients to the fullest.
Below is an example of hock injections. This helps lubricate the hocks so the horse can continue to perform in comfort. The site must be completely sterile so that germs do not enter the horses system and cause death!
Second Session
We had days of fun and games as well as serious learning and a lot of emphasis on basics riding skills. We had so much fun in the past month Thank you to all who participated!!!
Brianna shows you CAN keep the egg on the spoon and wins the egg race!
Kelsey and Penny navigate the keyhole.
Woody takes Stazzie into the lead for a win for the key hole race on game day!!
The girls learn to groom Pretty Penny
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Kelsey gets tips on how not to depend on her reins to hold on.
Head trainer Dee Shows Brianna important balance exercises.
Cleaning stalls isn't fun but these girls worked with smiles on.
