CLINICS - Horsemanship, Ground manners, Trail skills, ...
RAFTER DIAMOND K LIVESTOCK
Rafter Diamond K Livestock
Ken and Kerri-Lee Schmuland

Mailing address:
Box 11, Site 475, RR #4,
Sherwood Park, AB  T8A 3K4

Web presence:
www.rafterdiamondk.com
horses@rafterdiamondk.com
Facebook group -
Rafter Diamond K Livestock

Telephone contact:
Home: 780-449-0749
Fax: 780-449-0761

Ken cell: 780-915-3026
Kerri-Lee cell: 780-915-3027
Tamara cell: 780-221-3028
TEAMBUILDING
Your Horse and You

Would you and your horse like to operate as a team?
Effective teamwork requires effective communication

Here are some samples of communication issues between you and your horse:
Does your farrier have a tired back when he is done with your horse?
Does your horse stop without rein pressure when you "quit riding"?
Does your horse come to be caught or do you have to go get him?
Does your horse stand quietly when you are admiring the view?
Will your horse load in a trailer without you leading him in?
Can you worm your horse without worming yourself?
Are you having problems with flying lead changes?
Does your horse move when you are getting on?
Does your horse get strong on a line of jumps?
Do you lead your horse - or does he lead you?
Does your horse lead and back up softly?
Does your horse pull back when tied?
Does your colt need a first ride?
Does your horse respect you?

WE CAN HELP!

Any one of these symptoms indicate you could use some help with your horse.
One on one coaching or will design custom clinics for your group at your site.

When we bought our first paint stallion he had an "attitude".  It wasn't a good attitude, and in fact, he was becoming dangerous.  We successfully took
him back out on the show circuit and introduced him to cattle work and pleasure trail riding - not the arena stuff.  We can take visitors into his pen and
we are hand breeding mares using only a rope halter.  Ken is helping him to develop respect, NOT FEAR, for the human using only basic groundwork
skills.

The horse is a herd animal.  They have a keen understanding of leadership and respect. In any team, there is a leader, if you are not the leader, then your
horse will be.  We can help you understand what it means to be a leader, not a dominator.

As you become the leader of your team, you will develop effective communication with your horse.  A "Horse Whisperer"?  Nope - the horse is a
sensitive creature - he doesn't need you to whisper to him.  The only part of our body that is as sensitive as the skin of a horse is our fingertips.  Horses
are so sensitive to body language, your mere thoughts cause you to move in a way your horse can understand.  Don't believe me - come and see.  Your
job is to DO LESS each time until it looks like you are doing nothing.

Is your colt ready to start?  Do you have control of his hindquarters from the ground?  If not, then you are taking your chances.  If you don't have
control of his hindquarters, then you don't have control of his mind.  We can help you to connect your reins to his feet through his mind

Ken or Kerri-Lee 780-449-0749 or e-mail horses@rafterdiamondk.com

We can customize a clinic for your needs at your location or at ours.

Check out a past clinic - pics and discussion
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Driving directions to
50542 Range Road 225

From North Edmonton
Take Hwy 16 to Hwy 21 and turn
south toward Camrose.  Just over
the hill after the ESSO, turn left on
Township Road 510.  Go east 2
miles to Range Road 225.  Turn
right and go south 1/2 mile.  Turn
right and then left into our driveway.

From South Edmonton
Take Whitemud Drive or Anthony
Henday to Hwy 14 East.  At Hwy 21,
turn south toward Camrose and
follow the above instructions.

From Devon area
Take Hwy 60 East to Range Road
225 (which is the next cross road
AFTER you have crossed over Hwy
21).  Turn left on Range Road 225
and go north 1.5 miles.  Turn left
and then left into our driveway.

From Beaumont
Take Secondary 625 East to Range
Road 225.  Turn left and go north
1.5 miles.  Turn left and then left
into our driveway.
OR
Take Township Road 510 east to
Range Road 225.  Turn right and
go south 1/2 mile.  Turn right and
then left into our driveway.

From Leduc
Take Rollyview Road or Airport
Road to Hwy 21.  Turn left and go
north on Hwy 21 to Secondary 625.  
Turn right and go east 2 miles to
Range Road 225.  Turn left and go
north 1.5 miles.  Turn left and then
left into our driveway.
Rafter Diamond K Livestock
Ken and Kerri-Lee Schmuland
50542 Range Road 225
Leduc County AB T0B 3M1

Web presence:
www.rafterdiamondk.com
horses@rafterdiamondk.com
Facebook group - Rafter Diamond K Livestock

Telephone contact:
Home: 780-449-0749
Fax: 780-449-0761

Ken cell: 780-915-3026
Kerri-Lee cell: 780-915-3027
Tamara cell: 780-221-3028

We are in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada
20 minutes southeast of Edmonton, Alberta
15 minutes south of Sherwood Park, Alberta
12 minutes east of Beaumont, Alberta
30 minutes northeast of Leduc, Alberta
5 minutes west of Northern Bear Golf Course

We are two miles east of Highway 21 between
Township road 510 to the north and
Secondary 625 to the south.