Most rescues have a trainer to assist in evaluating and retraining their horses. While it is great to ride and see where the horse is at, it's difficult to get a horse started or restarted when there is no one available with the knowledge and great patience required with some rescues that have been abused, mishandled or allowed to get away with "stuff". We are very blessed to have not only one, but two trainers who have agreed to work with our horses. Both of them are very good at natural horsemanship training. Some well known trainers that do this are Pat Parelli, Clinton Anderson and Chris Cox, just to name a few. This training starts with lots of ground work which establishes respect from your horse before you ever get in the saddle. Mirka Pitts and Natalie Thomas have both recently started working with the rescues and we are so grateful to them both. The pictures here show Natalie working with Star. These special horses deserve to have a relationship with a human being that doesn't involve abuse or neglect. Rescue horses are very forgiving, but some have major trust issues, through no fault of their own. It is wonderful to watch these ladies work with them and see breakthroughs! We will keep you updated on their progress. To see videos of Mirka and Natalie; go to www.doublepfarm.com.
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