Narrawin | Education

Marcelo diary I

Marcelo is my rising four year old home bred Paso Fino colt, by Rev out of Chica. I generally wait until after four to do work, but he is really well grown and I have just had to separate him from his gelding paddockmate, as play was getting a little too heated at times. So I have decided to start with starting him under saddle. However, not only will I be taking my time, but when I get to the part where I’ll actually get on his back, it will be for very short periods. And once we’ve had a few short session with the basics, I’ll give him a break for another year. Working with him now will help with everything later as I intend to run him on as a stallion.

Clinic with Anke Hawke

Once again, we had Anke Hawke from Anke Hawke Balance Dressage down in Victoria for a clinic. I want to thank my friend Yvonne who organises these clinics. We had some old and some new faces attending the clinic.

Toys: pool noodles

Part 1 of a series about toys I use in horse education - pool noodles

Why use pool noodles

they are relatively cheap
they are very safe to use as they are soft and really can’t cause injury to horse or rider
they are nice and colourful
they are light (good for kids and grandmas)
they move easily, so whether horses step on them or over them they may move which makes horses look at them and think

May Training

I’ve had a busy time with visitors and horse education. The lovely and colourful Nick graduated from horse primary school and went home with his owner Alison.