| 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 lead you - or do you lead him? Does your horse get strong on a line of jumps? 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 |
| Rafter Diamond K Livestock located south of Sherwood Park Alberta which is near Edmonton Alberta |
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| Ken & RDK Painted Cash doing a demo at Edmonton Klondike Days |
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| And another demo for a 4-H group |
| 2008 IN-HOUSE CLINIC SCHEDULE HORSEMANSHIP with KEN SCHMULAND CLINIC DATES for 2008 July 4 - 6, 2008 August 15 - 17, 2008 October 17 - 19, 2008 Clinics are held at our location 50542 Rge Road 225, County of Leduc Max 10 riders preferred, 1/2 will be working with horses at a time. $175 for the weekend for riders. $25 per day for spectators (Friday is free). $5 off spectator fee for 4-H with member card. $10 per night for horse board unless you tie to your trailer. Please add GST Start time is Friday evening at 6:30 pm without horses for an orientation/expectations session. Saturday and Sunday will start at 9 am and finish about 4:30 pm or so. Each group will ride three times on one day and two times on the other day. Sessions are about 1.5 hours. To reserve your spot, please send your contact information, a brief description of your riding experience, and a cheque post-dated for your desired weekend (please add GST) to the address on our Home page. You will be required to sign waivers upon your arrival. Coffee, tea, juice, hot chocolate, water, morning/afternoon snacks and lunch will be provided Saturday and Sunday. Let us know if you have any food restrictions or allergies. Evening meals and accommodations are your responsibility. RV parking will be available if the weather has been good. Plug ins not guaranteed, we will do our best to run extension cords. Although we have a covered riding space if the weather is poor, you will need rubber boots to get around if you don't want to wreck your riding footwear. Please bring a chair and appropriate clothing as the arena is not heated and has no doors. There is a small Bed & Breakfast around the corner from us on Township road 510 (Website is www.chipmunkrv.com - it is in french, but they speak english as well. Their e-mail is info@chipmunkrv.com) Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Nisku and Leduc are all within easy commuting distance DIRECTIONS: From Edmonton: Pick your favourite way to Hwy 21. Go south to township road 510. Turn left and go east 2 miles to range road 225. Turn right and go south 1/2 mile to 50542 Range Road 225. You will see our sign, horses etc. Turn right and park as appropriate. From Devon/Leduc/Nisku/Beaumont: Go east on Hwy 60/Secondary 626 and across Hwy 21 to Range Road 225. Turn left and go north 1.5 miles to 50542 range road 225. You will see the horses, etc. Turn left and park as appropriate. |
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| Working with an ear-shy horse |
