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- Bruce Logan Foundation Station
- The Bruce Logan Foundation Station is set in seven thousand acres of wild and beautiful countryside in Loving, Texas. The Station is the home of Bruce and Stormy Logan, who believe every horse deserves a solid foundation. Bruce specializes in the sports of cutting and Reining Cow Horse, and takes in horses for development and showing in this field, as well as breeding and producing his own. Likewise horses are brought to the Foundation from many different backgrounds including dressage, jumping, reining and Endurance, whether ridden English or Western the education is relevant to all horse - softness, responsiveness and purpose.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Colt starting at the ranch - first rides for Rhinannon and Tik
Come cold or rain, colts wait for no man, or woman for that matter! yesterday we had an exciting day at the Foundation Station. Tik and Rhiannon, started their first colts under direction of Bruce, and it went so well.
Starting a colt is a wonderful experience, when both rider and horses accept each other and find responses together. Yesterday both Tik and Rhiannon helped each of their horses find that place of acceptance, we calm first rides and a great set up on the ground!
Whether returning form the trail, or starting colts, Rhiannon and Tik have been the epitomy of enthusiasm, and fun to have at the ranch, adjusting to new situations, trying new feels and adapting to everything presented, even toting a small baby when needed.
Beware Tik the daddy loook suits you!!!
Stormy
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Flex Into Foundation
In this DVD learn how Bruce and Stormy develop a 'foundation of feel', offering a horse choice and responsibility and encourage a horse to use his body efficiently with balance. In detail you will see how to shape and flex a horse, from his core, and specifically learn how to ride that shape through your own body and legs.
5 comments:
First of all, I hope my mum doesn't see that photo of me and Lyra, because she already wants grand-kids so badly, and this will just make it worse.
Colt starting: Although this was the first time I have ever started a colt, I feel like I have done it before just because I've watched Bruce to it twice already. The combination of watching him first, and then having him direct me as I do it, made everything go SO smoothly. It was one of the most exciting things I have ever done! (And I think the experience was good for the horse as well!) Thanks Bruce and Stormy!
The colt starting was an amazing experience and having both Bruce and Kirsty guiding us through made it all the more successful and memorable.
it also made me see how when a colt start is done right there doesnt necessarily have to be all the firewroks!
so thank you very much!!
Hey Stormy, is there any way I can post photos on here too?
My belief that all colt starts were full of fireworks and buck offs was put to rights yesterday.
Tik started off with his horse – Casper – a 6 year old who is very sensitive and sceptical . I was sure that there was going to be a buck off there – however there was not a single buck throughout.
Although there was lots to take in and see yesterday one thing that stood out to me when Tik was working with Casper, was getting the fine balance between when to loud and when to be quiet. When Casper was getting used to the saddle, and Tik stepping up he needed – for this particular horse – to be louder and ensure that he had felt him all over however when it came to actually riding and he asked Casper to move forwards Tik just gently tapped his leg to help him. This was one place in particular that I thought it was clear that if it had been done too loudly or too quietly Casper could have very easily reacted .
After Tik had finished I went to get Diesel a 3 / 4 year old . I started off just by throwing the rope over him to help hm get used to the motion and feeling of it. I was quite happy with it – feet were still and there had been no drama. Then Bruce said “ you gonna do a bit more than those love taps now?” So he came in to show me how to do it properly and Diesel reacted a bit more but still nothing major. I realised that maybe if I had just missed that, swinging the saddle pad or the saddle on may have been greeted with more than it was. All he did was move his feet a little and all he needed was a little support to help him keep them still.
After working with Diesel a bit just moving the stirrup then jumping by his side I began stepping up into the left side – all fine. Then I moved to the right side and the first thing I did was to put the wrong foot in the stirrup ( I was very quickly corrected) and apart from feeling like a bit of a numpty it made me realise how many things I do with the horses must be done purely out of habit.
When I was actually up and moving around with Diesel I realised after a minute or so that I had hold of the saddle with one hand and had gone tight through my shoulders and as soon as I let go and relaxed I could feel Diesel seemed to move out more freely. Thankfully Diesel was forgiving and didn't buck me off in the time it took me to realise.
All in all in, between love taps and trying to get on backwards ,there were no buck offs!
Thanks for reading
Rhiannon.
Giving your young horse a good foundation is an important responsibility that you have as a horse owner. It can affect the rest of their lives, both the horses and the people alike.
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