Track to Trail Thoroughbreds

Summation teaching adult classes

Clay JC Summation) posing with his amazing students! We went over trailers and trailer loading. He was patient and let students load him on and off multiple times We did some handling and lunging working on using energy and rhythm to dictate speed and direction Discussion on anatomy and biomechanics It was such a great…

Horse behavior – how to fix the undesirable

Whether a horse coming in or a request from a private horse owner for help, this is always the way forward. People tend to look at the leaves as they blow in the wind. They certainly draw our attention, maybe in a very dramatic way! That might be the horse behavior that catches our attention…

Typhoon has a visitor!

Typhoon was lucky to have a fan visit this week – Mary J from GA who is here in Naples part of the year came to pick up her Typhoon painting and visit him in person. It was a pleasure to meet her and her family!

Tips for a great horse class!

These are great tips for a s useful class! Traffic, or gettting lost can make you late, so that can cause you to start your class stressed out! Plus you miss part of class. Arriving on time, well rested, and properly prepared helps you get the most out of your class! Check the weather, bring plenty to…

Thoroughbreds – beautiful and kind

Summation. Beautiful and kind. I’ve been so befuddled by people who feel that Thiroughbreds are anything but kind If you put a horse, or a dog, or a person, in a high stress situation. If we have no options, we all exhibit behavior that’s not really who we are. At their core Thoroughbreds are pleasers….

Rescue is not retirement

Rescue is not retirementWho is turning a horse into rescue has changed over time. From mostly people who could no longer care for their horse Maybe they lost their job, lost a spouse, had major medical issues or illness arise. Maybe they lost their house. The trend is changing though. The person who bought a…

6 ex racehorses available for adoption Track to Trail

We have 6 amazing ex race horses ready for homes! We provide free transport to their new home Free training to adopters so they learn as much about their horse before they go home Free follow up training Consult on property development Learn more about our minimum requirements for adoption– as well as all of…

All horses need training and maintenance

Horse training – looks easy! It’s not! All horses need this to a greater or lesser extent. Do you have the time? So you order furniture from ikea. It says easy to assemble You unpack the box, get out your tools, maybe read the directions. Maybe not. Then you start. Not long into it you…

Should a horse be kept alone?

Should you keep a horse alone? We don’t actually adopt out where the horse will be alone on property-without another horse and/or without a person living on property. Why do we have out adoption policies set the way we do? Thought this would make a great post! One of our minimum adoption requirements is that…

How things can go wrong for an exracehorse

This is an example of how things go wrong w an ex racehorse. Boarded at a professional barn. Owner had lessons w a trainer Family is not lacking in funds to support the horse- money not an issue He spiraled downhill They hired another trainer to try and sort things out so they could sell…