Horse Groom Apprenticeship Program Offered at I-C.A.N.T.E.R.
I C.A.N.T.E.R is now accepting registrations for their February Horse Groom 600H Apprenticeship Program. Tuition is fully funded by the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities. It is a 13-week practical and theoretical equine course including topics such as grooming, tack, feed, nutrition, health care, first aid, confirmation, breed, stable management, trailering and much more.
Next course starts: Februay 14th. The Course covers 402 hours, Monday-Friday 9am-4pm in Ridgeway, ON at I-C.A.N.T.E.R. There is a $40 registration fee and you must have a grade 12 or equivalency education. Contact I C.A.N.T.E.R. at 905-894-FARM or visit www.icanter.ca.
For those looking to work in the equine industry, this course will give you the training you require.
How Do You Stop A Horse from Cribbing?
Mike Hughes has the answer in his new DVD Crib-Free™ Training
Meet Mike Hughes. Mike has been training horses in California for the past 23 years concentrating mainly on problem/vice solving as well as training reiners. After an incident that took place where a horse ultimately died from colic brought on by cribbing, (Find out more about this incident in the DVD) Mike set out to find a way to stop horses from cribbing.
If you have horses, you have probably run into a horse or two that cribs.
Cribbing by definition is " a stable vice in which the horse places its upper teeth on the edge of an object, arches its neck, inhales and often produces a grunt or belching sound." (UCDAVIS School of Veterinary Medicine: The Book of Horses")
After countless hours of studying horses that crib, Mike started work on developing a program to stop this habit. The program is his two-step process defined in the 2 DVD set "Crib-Free™ Training". Today there are over 70 horses that have successfully completed the Crib-Free™ training developed by Mike Hughes.
No longer will you need crib collars or expensive surgery, or for that matter have to spend endless dollars repairing property damaged by a cribbing horse. No longer will you have to be the outcast of the barn because your horse cribs. No longer will you be turned away from a boarding facility because your horse cribs. There is now a solution. Read more:
2011 CLINIC SERIES with SCOTT CARMICHAEL
January 6, 2011 - FENWICK, ON
Scott Carmichael has an exciting line-up of clinics for spring 2011. All clinics will be held at Scott Carmichael Quarter Horses, with a beautiful indoor arena on 955 Chantler Road, Fenwick Ontario.
The 2011 Clinic Series with Scott Carmichael will kick of with the popular RUSTY RIDERS CLINIC on Saturday MARCH 12. This clinic will cover general horsemanship skills useful to anyone working with horses. Scott will teach ground work exercises that improve communication and respect from your horse. He will talk about how horses learn and the best methods to teach your horse. The afternoon will include riding exercises focusing on body control. This clinic is a must for anyone looking to improve their horsemanship. All levels of riders and disciplines welcome.
Read more about Scott's Schooling Show & Showmanship, Western Pleasure & Horsemanship Clinic:
Good biomechanics are universal truths: they transcend not only all riding disciplines, but also all forms of movement, modern and ancient. Balance, stability, fluidity, softness in the face of adversity, and the ability to channel the energy of one’s partner/opponent, changing it into something useful while using the least amount possible of one’s own energy, are qualities which practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan (who refer to themselves as T’ai Chi players) cultivate. Chan San Feng, a martial artist who lived over 1,000 years ago in China (Sung Dynasty, AD 960-1279), developed T’ai Chi primarily to not only conserve Chi, or life energy, but also to cultivate more. Complete story...
Versatility Training Part 1: Show Off with Your Horse!
By Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard
For the past few years we’ve been presenting our Wind Rider Equestrian Challenge across North America. It's the hottest new cross disciplinary competition around, in which all breeds and all disciplines are invited to compete on a timed versatility course of challenges inspired by the best in every discipline! Every course is different, but each one is made up of challenges include trail obstacles, jumps, ring jousting, elements of reining and dressage, gymkhana and more. Read entire article...
