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Q and Nicola
A few weeks after Q went home - well done! See our testimonials page for Q's story.
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Serafina Week 3 of training
Learning experiences everywhere -Seraphina discovers that the sea isn't so scary after all!
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QH Bronc on his first ride outside of the arena
Lots to see but nothing phased him.
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Team work
I find a lot of times a worried horse will respond better with another horse to help me.
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Vespa and Jodie from Southland
At their first show
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Out and about
The first ride out brings all the previous training sessions together for our young paint cross horse named Winchester.
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Further on
Winchester's kind heart has made him a favourite horse.
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Dillon, QH Stallion
Young stallion from Circle M Quarter Horses in Rangiora, a very talented horse.
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Dillon came to us as a nervous re-break
Now calm, confident and loves getting out on a ride
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Heading through the forest trails with Dillon and Trendy, Kerry's mare
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Rory and Trendy
In costume for filming a TV show scene
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Halter training
A previously unhandled yearling
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Baby Cheeks Week 1
A TB racehorse re-break begins to trust people again.
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Formerly very aggressive...
.. now loves a pat!
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Tussock and Simon
On their final ride out before Tussock went home
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Sale preparation - Copper Joe schooling in arena
Incredibly athlethic QH bred by Circle M Quarter Horses.
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Paradise, Glenorchy
Wrangler work on feature film Prince Caspian.
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Ready for action
Rory on far right in wardrobe just before filming part of a chase scene.
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Rearing to go
Yep, there are easier ways to get off than this! Stunt fall off a trained rearing horse in a TV show.
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Final ride in spring 2010
for a great little pony called Jack and his owner Maddie
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Jack and Maddie looking lovely
A couple of months later at Canterbury A n P Show
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And doing very well at Cheviot AnP!
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Libby and Beth
Lovely Libby was such a pleasure to have around
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Matai
Great little QH from the West Coast
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Matai gets a scratch for being such a good boy
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Traffic Jam - Waikuku Beach style!
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Tessa
So pretty and smart
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Boy from Queenstown
Trying a new skill - cattle work
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Rory with Rata 3/4 Irish
Having a reflective moment
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Horsemanship Lesson
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Dozer in his final week
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Big George
Warming up at his first show
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First hoof trim for a yearling colt
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Arab called Isis learning to back up
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Reformed ratbag Matty
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Alpaca Kiss
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Pintoloosa pony Appachie
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Handsome, honest Phoenix
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Callico doing well on her first ride in the roundpen
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Callico ventures into the arena for the first time a couple of days later
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Blue and Phoenix negotiating the old tree stumps
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Bingley Stud's Stationbred Stallion Buckshot
Goundwork with Rory
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Buckshot's owner Lucy loving her first ride on him
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Clydie cross Albie with his owner Michael
Nothing much better than a gallop down the beach at low tide!
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