Almost 2 weeks ago we were busy at Equine Affaire in Ohio doing demonstrations on Next Level HorsemanshipTM training, and health issues in horses. We met a lot of fascinating people at each of our 6 demonstrations and were just thrilled to be able to help so many people realize the Possibilities with their horses as well as to be able to help them understand how to better manage their horse operations for improved overall horse health and well being. One of our demonstrations was entitled, “So You’re Not a Veterinarian, But You Can Save Your Horse’s Life; Simple Ways to Survive an Emergency Until Your Vet Arrives”. We did a skit with our horses to show how to handle emergency situations on your farm until your veterinarian arrives to help fix the problem. Some of the topics included how to recognize a horse in distress. For this we asked Durango, our horse actor, to assume a depressed posture on command (head low, knees buckled, and acting like he wanted to lay down). Later Durango sat on a bean bag while we took his heart rate, and pulse measurements. Jacuzzi, Brooke’s mustang posed on the pedestal to get his temperature taken and he played his role to a tee! In all, we had a great time because we got to do what it is that we do best – train horses and teach people! And we are looking forward to many more events of this caliber in the future.
Almost immediately after returning from Ohio we were switching gears in preparation for the pending mustang adoption held live on RFD-TV with Superior Livestock Auction Company. In our last newsletter we announced that we will be competing in this year’s Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover in Fort Worth Texas with mustangs adopted by two of our clients, the Lloyds and the Sorgels. The auction was held on the 16th of April and as luck would have it both families were successful at bidding on the horses they had been eyeing up on the online video previews beforehand. Brooke and I and another friend met with Leslie Lloyd at her house and we had a wonderful pre-adoption party with all the trimmings. During the sale we were reviewing our picks and the anticipation mounted up to the time our favorite pick was auctioned. I did the bidding for Leslie as she was a bit nervous, and rightly so – this was all new to her! And as luck would have it – we won the bidding on number ’97’. He was Leslie’s first ‘pick’ and she was absolutely thrilled to have won the bid! Now the excitement is mounting as we await the arrival-May 15th. And, the name search begins….he just can’t be ’97’ forever.
Please follow our progress online as we begin the journey of gentling these new mustangs and preparing them for their upcoming competition. But most importantly, we hope that everyone watching will appreciate how wondrous and amazing the newfound relationship between these new teams will become.