Diggers first experience Mounted Shooting:CHANCESRIMAGOLDDIGGER-4-Sale

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I didn't get any good pics=( Just a few stolen off of my friends camera phone.  The clinic went from 10-3 and by the end I was shooting the balloons off of Diggers back!  She was excellent as always!

Digger stopped to try and pop the balloon with her teeth-This mare is a laugh a minute!

warming up-getting ready to pop some balloons-1st with sticks

Diggers first horse show ever!

Digger and I went to our first ASHA ranch versatility show Oct. 15, 2010.  Unfortunately Digger was kicked by another mare a few days before and was not wanting to pick up her right lead very well.  Instead of showing her in all 4 classes as planned (reining, cow work,trail,pleasure) I only took her in the trail and cow work (minimal canter work).  Hopefully I will get the cow work pictures soon!  She placed 6th out of 11 other green horses and worked exactly how she does at home!!

drag log in figure 8

Gate

serpentine at trot

side pass

Backing around and thru the barrels

Bridle Bit Training and Tack, LLC

Horsemanship Clinic this Saturday, Sept 25, 9 a.m.-12 noon (afternoon session is canceled) = $85.00

Cow Working Clinic this Sunday, Sept 26^th - 9-4 – ½ day (a.m.) = $85.00 or full day = $150.00

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SOLD-For Sale – Rojo Cowgirl….call or email for details;amy-steve@bridle-bit.com

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Updates on Digger

CHANCESRIMAGOLDDIGGER 2006 APHA mare  $4000
Digger is being ridden 3-5 days a week since mid June at Bridle-Bit Training and tack-Eaton CO.
I ride her in "group lessons" every Tuesday and Thursday in the arena then on Saturday and Sundays in clinics or trail rides or in the arena some more.  She gets better everyday and still comes to greet me at the gate!
Digger is a very forward (yet not hot at all) mare--she gets bored and needs something to do/explore.  I think this is a great thing because she is eager and ready to learn--but she is not a horse you can take out of pasture after 2 days off and just mozzy around on in a boring arena.  She had ten days off and I was easily able to saddle her up and get right on her and put her right to work in the arena---she didn't need to be roundpenned or run around.  She was eager to walk out and keep busy--not eager to sit around and relax.  This is another reason why I think an intermediate to advanced rider is best for her.
We are working on her canter--she picks up her leads but is a bit lazy about keeping the canter going in the arena.  We are also working on hobbling-she is doing great in the arena and I will work on hobbling for longer periods of time.  Good stops, turns, backing up, giving to the bit, sidepassing, two-tracking, working on walking and trotting at different speeds and transitions.

Digger sorting a cow out of the rodear 10/3/10

Bridle-Bit Training and Tack Cow Working clinic

There is a cow working for horse and/or riders that have NEVER worked cattle, this Saturday, Sept 18^th from 1-4 and Sunday, Sept 19 from 9-12.  There are 2 spots left in this clinic….call or email for more info. I also have an opening for a private lesson on Sat (Sept 18) at 10:30.


The weekend of Sept 25-26 is the Smorgasbord clinic weekend, Horsemanship I and II and Cow Working I and II.  Ride in one or all of these 3 hour sessions!

FOR SALE--GREAT PRICE--AWESOME MARE!

Digger on left 12/2009

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02/10 riding around in the pasture

Team sorting  8/7/10

8/8/10 trail ride

CHANCESRIMAGOLDDIGGER-2006 APHA tobiano mare. $4000!! check her out on dreamhorse--link below.

team sort

8/10 team sort

8/10 swim on Digger

8/10 we both got a little wetter than planned!

Digger on left with pasture mates

Digger on the right camping 2009

2006 APHA mare FOR SALE $4000

http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1583140&share_this=Y
Check her out on dreamhorse!!!

8/5/10

8/5/10

7/24/10

2009 camp trip

competition pics

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Champion and his new owner-click on link for story.

And its all over=(

What a ride this has been!  We had a great great time at the competition, met a lot of really great trainers, horses, and people.  I am so thankful for Amy LeSatz my coach, Mike Kramer my fiance and my best friend Christy Hawes who all stayed by my side and gave so much help and support (and they all shed tears with me throughout the weekend). And tons of other neighbors, friends and family!! I had the biggest cheering section ever! 

I am extremely happy with our results--we got 14th overall!!  I was nervous and blew the trial pattern and some of the cow work we could have done better, but the reining class was the best Easy had performed!  I was very happy with him all weekend.  He sold to a great family for $2500 (top 7 sales) and I was envited to come see him anytime!
I am really excited to start training part time with Amy LeSatz--she picked up Lanny and Logan Leachs mustangs-- and you can bet we will be doing this again next year.  These are great animals and they deserve more than just a number in a holding pen!!

Ken McNabb coaching us!

I want to thank the Mustang Heritage Foundation and BLM for putting together such a great event!!!  I can't imagine how many "Easy's" are out there just wasting away in a holding facility.

Weeks 11 and 12

2 weeks left to go!! Oh boy!  We are ready so bring it on!!  LOL!  Easy is so great we are progressing in training every day!

 Our latest accomplishment is High Plain Paint Horse Open Breeding show at the Ranch in Loveland last Sunday (23rd).  Showmanship, Trail, Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship and gymkhana events!  Easy acted as if he'd "been there, done that"!  Nothing rattled him all day.  We even received High-Point champion novice and Overall High-Point for the show!!!! 

EMM Schedule

^{June 10th (Thursday)}

^{8:00 AM - 4:00 PM}

^{Mustangs Check-In at BW Pickett arena stalls Fort Collins, Colorado}

^{5:00 PM  - 8:00 PM}

^{MANDATORY Trainers Meeting and "draft" in arena.  *Dinner provided*}

^{Trainers will be placed on teams by the "Draft" held after trainer check in.  Ken and Al will flip a coin to decide who gets first pick. Then trainers will enter the arena in hip # order. Trainers will enter the arena on foot and give a 30 sec. personal bio then will mount and perform a 90 sec. freestyle routine. (No props - only "tools" or items that are used or typically carried on a saddle.)}

 ^{June 11th (Friday)}

^{7:30 AM - Noon}

^{Coaches Workout - Teams alternate. One team works on Reining from 7:30-9:30 in the competition arena, while the other team works on trail obstacles in the practice arena. Then the teams switch.}

^{1:00 PM}

                         ^{Individual Competition in Reining and Trail Courses}

            ^{7:00 PM}

                         ^{Westernaires Performance, Fan Favorite Smack down}

^{and "Extreme Team Competition"}

                                                ^{*All trainers will compete in the team competion.}                                                                     

^{June 12th (Saturday)}

^{7:30 AM}

^{Coaches Workout - Teams alternate. First team practices cow work from 7:30-9:30 then second team from 10:00-Noon. Outside practice arena open and available all day.}

^{1:00 PM}

 ^{Individual Competition in Cow work}

^{7:00 PM}

^{Top 10 (Individual) Finals Performance and Team Finals}

^{(Top 6 from each team)} 

^{June 13th (Sunday)}

                          Adoption of all competing mustangs.

 

 

8. All events will take place at the BW Pickett Arena at the CSU facility.

The address: 701 South Overland Trail, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523.

weeks 9 and 10

Time has really flown by!  Easy and I have been progressing daily!  Riding everyday and practicing for the competition.
Sunday May 9th we went to Mt.Margrett with my friend Christy and about 8 others.  We mostly trotted and cantered this 4 hour ride!  Went thru water, mud, hikers and loose dogs the size of a big bear! All but the later were okay for Easy, i decided to get off and walk him past the big scary barking dog!  Easy may be the perfect horse for endurance--he loved moving out the whole ride and didn't even break a sweat!  Not bad for his 31st time under saddle!!
Thursday May 13 my farrier Rick Binger came out to trim the horses--I brought Easy back to my place for this.  Afterwords I rode Easy and Mike rode Beauty out at "marys place" for a nice 2 hour trail ride.
It was a beautiful ride with rolling hills to climb, deer and antellope, water crossings, and zig zagging through trees and brush.  Easy loves this stuff and is all go still! 
Today is Friday the 14th and we rode at Amy LeSatz Bridle Bit training and tack llc..
It was a group lesson with 6 other riders and fresh cattle that were just picked up yesterday!!
Easy and I worked the gates and went out to round up the cows to the arena, then in groups of three we had to coordinate working a small group of cattle through obstacles in the arena!  It was really fun!
Sorry no new pics or video=(  Maybe I can get some this weekend?

Week 8

Tuesday April 27 was Easy's 20th ride and we trailered out to Pawnee Grasslands with Amy and 4 other riders.  I pointed Easy to the wide open and he walked out and passed everyone else, Just as Amy hollard at me to let him go if he needs to go, he started trotting towards the trail heading up the hill, then he picked up the lope and away we went!! I stopped him at the top of the hill and waited on the group.  Easy was so much fun to trail ride! He was forward and happy and completely under control the whole ride!  What a nice ride he is!
We did a lot of boring arena work the rest of the week, he improves everyday.  We are at the stage where I need to learn how to finish him for the competition, so we are learning this together!  I have never competed in any of these events, (reining, cow work, and trail) although I have been through several trail courses in my day. 
Sunday May 2 we went to the Spring Fling Horse show at CSU (where the EMM competition will be)  Easy had no problem being in the arenas or standing at the trailer!  I took him in the halter geldings and showmanship class for the exposure, we placed last in each one but expected that since we haven't worked on any of that stuff.
I also entered him in Walk Trot Novice horse and we got first place! yeah!  He was spectacularly wonderfully behaved!
Then we went through the novice trail course and got first as well!! woohoo!  the judge commented that Easy was a very handy horse!!!  click on pics to enlarge

Look how shiney he is! He has not had a bath! This is all from his nutrition! ADM/moorman feeds moorglo and healthyglo and mineral block provided by Amy and Steve LeSatz at Bridle-Bit Training and Tack!! Give them a call and get your horse some of what he is missing!


 
 

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