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Issue #2 • Winter, 2014-15

Uniting the Horse Community of Upstate New York

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Editor’s Note Katrina Clay

My journey with horses began the same as many—a childhood love.I was given riding lessons for every birthday and often Christmas, butnot as regularly as many of my friends, nor as often as I would havechosen. After graduating college, where I was able to take riding formy phys ed requirement, I moved out to Vail, Colorado. While there,other activities took precedence over my love of horses.

By the time I turned 30, I was back living in New York state,working a meaningless-to-me 9-5 job and rather dull about life. Ihad already fulfilled ‘adulthood’ with marriage and a mortgage andneeded more excitement. Riding became the logical and most heartfelt choice. It was a small and innocent choice at the time, but itturns out to have been a turning point in my life. The simple decision to follow my love for horses, reminded me that life is bestspent doing what inspires us. It wasn’t long after my first time backin the saddle that I quit my meaningless job and began the search foremployment to enjoy and find fulfillment in. Without a steady pay-check I worked at the barn in exchange for lessons. After a varietyof jobs, in 2002 I started my own graphic design business as theumbrella to a regional wellness publication “The Healing SpringsJournal” of which I am founder and publisher.

On paper my current horse, Tom, may not have been the ideal part-ner for me. Regardless, I listened to my heart and he has showed meso much about freedom, soul, kindness and love. I hope for manymore years of friendship. While we started the traditionalhunter/jumper route, we are now on a path of our own making. Thisincludes a lot of openspace, free-choice andlove. Most days itworks for us both.

Thank you for allowingme the opportunity tocombine my businessexperience with mylove of horses. Donnaand I look forward toour continued growthas a community.

Enjoy,Katrina

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Editor’s NoteDonna Vild

Katrina and I are so excited to have this second issue out and in your hands!This is definitely a work in progress and will continue to grow and change aswe work to find our place in the horse industry here in the greater CapitalDistrict. I have met so many enthusiastic and encouraging horse peoplethrough this endeavor. I appreciate all your ideas and good wishes. If youwould like to chime in with ideas for content or changes we could make to bet-ter serve, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected].

We want this publication to be the resource you reach for when you wantto plan your show schedule, need a new truck, farm, horse, boarders, orstable employee, or just want to know what is happening with the horsescene in our area. I would like to encourage you to drop us a line to let usknow good news: births, marriages, new ventures within the horse com-munity, and also not-so-good news so we can send well wishes if needed.

If you are having a horse show, hunter pace, clinic, etc. please let us know.We really want our calendar to be comprehensive. Please don’t be left out.If one or two more people come to your event, that revenue will pay foran ad that covers who-what-when-where-how much. A good ad will saveyou from answering the phone a hundred times about what kind of class-es, what time does it start, and how much are the entry fees? Or worse,wondering why no one showed up.

A lot of you have heard by now that, as a newcomer to Saratoga Springslast summer, I managed to find a place for my horse by stopping the carand walking up the drive. Then I found out I was not the first person thereto find a stall that way. That’s crazy!!

Twenty-three years ago (way before the internet) I put an ad in the ‘Horseof the Delaware Valley’, lined up apartments and barns to look at onSpring Break, found an apartment on a horse farm, and moved with mynew husband + one horse to West Grove, PA two days after graduation.That was easy.

This area has loads of people moving in that are connected to GlobalFoundries, plus other tech and non-tech jobs.Some of them have horses and/or kids thatride or want lessons. How are you going toreach them when they are unfamiliar with thearea horse scene?

Happy Holidays and here’s hoping this winter is a little gentler than last!

See you in March,Donna

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25th Annual Christmas Caroling Ride and DrivePamela Reppert, DVM is organizing the 25th Annual ChristmasCaroling Ride and Drive on Saturday, December 6th at 10:30amat Saratoga Hospital, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs, NY. Thecaroling will be taking place at the Main Entrance. Everyone iswelcome to sing, including riders, drivers, and helpers. Thosewithout horses can sing along, also, either outside the hospitalwith the horses and riders/drivers or inside the lobby of the hos-pital with the patients and staff. Holiday attire is suggested andlast year most horses arrived sporting glittering hooves, sleighbells, tinsel, Santa hats and more. Interested parties should def-initely call Dr. Reppert for information on parking, unloadinghorses and line-up time! Reach her at 518.584.3611.

Saratoga Back Country HorsemenMeeting

The Saratoga Back CountryHorsemen will be meeting onWednesday, January 21, 2015 at6:30pm at the CornellCooperative Extension – Saratoga

County office at 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY. All arewelcome. For questions or to be added to the mailing list: [email protected].

Saratoga Back Country Horsemen is forming as an affiliate ofBack Country Horsemen of America, a national non-profitorganization that is dedicated to keeping America's trails openfor all. BCHA is a 501(c)(3) serving 174 local and state chaptersacross the country. Its grassroots members—responsible leaderswho help to carry forward our organization’s mission and val-ues—lead BCHA organizations throughout the United States.BCHA Chapters and aAffiliates are active in 27 states consistingof roughly 13,000 members who are dedicated to keeping trailsopen for all on our public lands. Chapters and Affiliates workclosely with trail partners and local land management agen-ciesand not for profit land managers to clear and maintain thosetrails.

Locals Compete at Dressage at DevonTwo area dressage competitorsexperienced the highs and lows ofcompeting at one of the nationsmost hallowed (and highlycharged) showgrounds in Devon,Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.Kristin Grosso of GreenfieldCenter, NY took her mare,Limelight AF, and came awaywith the blue ribbon in theSuitable to Become a DressageHorse, Six Years Old! They alsoshowed in the Four Year Old &

Older Mares Under Saddle class and placed 4th out of 15 entries.

Susan Castiglione-Baranski of Cambridge, NY ventured down toDevon with her already accomplished 4yo homebred Hanoverianmare, DeCastiglione MTF to take part in the Four Year Old &Older Maiden Mares class. The infamous Devon atmosphere gotto the mare, and even though she was being handled by KlausSchengber, who went on to be leading handler, it wasn’t going tobe DeCastiglione’s day. According to Susan, the “heavensopened up” before their class the next day and she made the deci-sion to scratch from the class of Hanoverian Mares 3 yo & Older.The mare is also in foal, so this owner-breeder had more to con-sider than just winning a ribbon!

According to a press release, “Dressage at Devon, the highest-rated international dressage competition held outside of Europe,combines world-class international dressage competition andone of the world’s few complete sport horse breed shows withthe family fun of an International Fall Festival, featuring foodand shopping for all tastes.”

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New Hunter/Jumper Boarding and Training FarmCongratulations to Paige Faubel, who opened Dayspring Farmlast month. Dayspring is located at 1151 Goode Rd., BallstonSpa, NY. Paige specializes in hunter/jumper boarding and train-ing. Visit her website: dayspringfarmny.com.

ACTT Naturally Expands Offeringsto Include Equine Coaching

ACTT Naturally’s originalmission is to gently transitionThoroughbreds from racingcareers to new productive lives.Now the program will alsopartner horses with womenwho are challenged by life’sstruggles, providing emotional

support and learning through equine coaching. Experiential learn-

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ing with horses provides healthy emotional development, lendinglife skills adaptable to every day life. The ultimate goal is to yieldretrained horses with the mental and physical balance necessary tocontinue purposeful lives and place them through thoughtful adop-tion. Learn more about ACTT Naturally at www.acttnaturally.org.

The 2014 Saratoga Horse ExpoDespite dire weather predictions, the 2014 Saratoga Horse Expocontinued to gain momentum. Attendance at the Expo, heldSeptember 13-14th at the Saratoga Racecourse, was 30% higherthan the previous year’s figures, according to Karen Johns, oneof the organizers of the Saratoga Horse Expo. The Expo had afull slate of activities going on all day Saturday and Sunday,including demonstrations, horse-related vendors and an ever-growing pre-owned tack sale.

Karen cited the “adorable vaulters” of the Root Farm Vaulters asone of the noteworthy demonstrations, especially since theirdemanding routine also “involved handicapped children.” Shethought the highlight of the demonstrations was the patriotic pasde deux consisting of the Western Dressage rider, Jeff Wilson,and the Roman rider, J.D. Winslow. American music and flagsset the stage for this memorable ride! Theirs was a very fittingtribute as proceeds from the Horse Expo directly benefitSaratoga War Horse, in addition to other local charities!

The organizing committee very much appreciated all the localveterinarians who generously gave of their time and knowledge:The Equine Clinic at Oakencroft, Axel Sondhof, DVM, GranvilleVeterinary Service, and the Upstate Equine Medical Center.

Goose on the Loose. It might have been called the SaratogaHorse Expo, but in the end, all the gossip centered on a goose!Rumors of a goose gone missing during the Expo were all aboutthe town. According to Karen Johns, one of the organizers of theSaratoga Horse Expo, The Saratoga County Sheriff was able tolocate, through a tip involving a license plate number, severallocal “girls” who had stolen multiple geese recently. The “Expogoose” was recovered and returned to the infield of the venera-ble Saratoga Racecourse. It turns out this particular goose wasbeing taken care of regularly by some kind-hearted back stretchworkers, who were the ones to report the goose missing.

Old Chatham Hunt Club Opening DayMembers, guests, and spec-tators braved a rainySaturday morning forOpening Day festivities onthe traditional firstSaturday in October. Blackand scarlet hunt coats, andraincoats were seen inroughly equal numbers asthe hunt staff, hounds, and

field took over the center of Old Chatham, NY in preparation forthe 8am start. The sizeable crowd of on-lookers appreciated thesight of smartly turned out horses and riders patiently waiting to

get going. The Old Chatham Country Store was doing a brisk business with all the happenings literally on their doorstep!

After a few welcoming remarks by Norm Tuttle, Master of FoxHounds, Roger Leithead, ex MFH of Shakerag Hounds (GA) andLitchfield County Hounds (CT) doffed his cap and said a bless-ing that encompassed the Old Chatham hounds, the about to bechased fox, hunt horses, hunt staff, and members of the field andtheir horses. A rather noisy garbage truck was idling just at theside of the intersection so some onlookers had to use their imag-ination to get the gist of his all-enveloping blessing!

With that, the riders separated into three decent sized fields. Thefirst flight jogged up the road after the hounds and staff. In highschool sports parlance, the first flight would be Varsity, the sec-ond flight, Junior Varsity, and the third flight would be the fresh-man team. Ability and experience of both horse and rider helpdetermine which flight they will hunt with on a given day. Thesecond flight waited a little then headed in the same direction fol-lowed by the third flight.

Car followers were given different directions that took us right toa beautiful spot where we saw most of the foxhunters trot by.We drove to another amazingly beautiful location two minutesaway and watched from a distance. Unfortunately, the houndsheaded to a wooded area at about the same time as the heavensopened up and so, with not much to see, and no peeps from thehounds, the car followers largely dissipated.

A much enjoyed luncheon (hunt breakfast) awaited the fox-hunters at the end of their day.

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Tis the season to go shopping, fa la la la la—la la la la! Things for horses and their riders, fa la la la la –la la la la!Bags and jewelry, warm apparel, fa la la la la la la la la la!

Frames and scarves and boots of leather, fa la la la la—la la la la!

The elves at ‘The Upstate Horse’ have been busy findingout what area stores are stocking for Horse-relatedHoliday Shopping. We did a hugely informal poll and

came up with a lot of great ideas for all the horsepeople on yourlist! Our informants were not allowed to suggest warm socksand winter barn gloves. Anybody who can read a map knows weare north enough to pay serious attention to keeping extremitieswarm. Our elves wanted the gifts that shouted “Open me first!”

In Guilderland, the elves stopped at Bewley’s. Marge Bewley,the owner, was in traveling mode. Her top gift ideas were bags.She has an all-in-one bag that will carry the helmet, coat, andboots of the equestrian in your life. If you wanted to get fancy,Marge suggested a matched set of rider’s luggage. She has lug-gage in stock in various colors and prices. Or, if you hustle andtalk nice (something the elves feel is always a good idea), someluggage can be done in your rider’s custom colors in time forChristmas.

Heading north from there, Mandak’s Tack is fully stocked forall your western and rodeo needs. According to Alyssa, a salesassociate, the Adikted jeans and the Cowgirl Tough jeans andclothing line is heating up their store. Their Twisted X cowboyboots manage to be trendy, fashionable and reasonably priced.The elves managed to fully bling themselves out at this stop.

The elves made their way to Saratoga next and started upBroadway. First, they opened the door to Impressions. Mare, thestoreowner (and real life horse girl), suggested decking the stalls!She immediately held up a cute sign that said as much. The elves

loved the idea of deckingmore places so theysnooped around the storeand came up withSprigs…locally decorat-ed authentic horseshoes.Each stall could sport one!After the arduous effort ofdecking each stall, theelves found exactly what

you will need next—andImpressions has you covered heretoo, so to speak. Minnetonkafootwear, Jane and Bleeker jam-mies with clever repeating horsemotifs, a cozy fleece withImpressions’ own attractive DarkHorse logo and a hot beverage in aDark Horse mug would thaw outyour (or your favorite horsegirl’s)every inch! The elves also found

all sorts of little horsey stocking stuffers at Impressions, also.

Then they stopped at Spa Fine Art because they are culturedelves who know and appreciate fine art when they see it. The artdirector there, Alison Stryker, had little trouble directing themtowards Anne Wolff’s mesmerizing print of Zenyatta. Theelves also noticed Beth Evan’s foxhunting scenes, and JanetCrawford’s works featuring show hunters, foxhounds, and othersport horses. The elves felt every horse person would appreciatethe way Anne Wolff sees and portrays the equine eye, tack andexpression.

The next stop (shopping stop, that is) was atSaratoga Saddlery where Jill showed the elvessome very stylish breeches that could go from sta-ble to town. They were navy with cargo pocketsand named the Bronx breeches. Perfect for thehorse girl/Yankee fan on your list. The elves alsospied a complete bedding set (comforter includ-ed) in a very tasteful show jumping theme!

The elves ran out of horse-related retail opportunities onBroadway, so took a spin around off Broadway. They came toSilverwood on Caroline Street. Reeves, the sales associate onduty, showed the elves some men’s ties and bow ties in severalhorse-related themes: polo, foxhunting, and non committal bitsand saddles for the horse men among us. Silverwood also car-ries Arthur Court aluminum picture frames and silver servingpieces that were adorned with bits. The elves thought if youhave to be domestic why not include some bits?

Yoicks! Was the next stop. It was difficult getting the elves tostop shouting Yoicks! Yoicks!. When we explained to the policethat it is a foxhunting term, I think Saratoga’s finest thoughtwe’d been over at the Local too long. Yoicks! (the store) is a new

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The elves were very happy to find a few nuggets for all kinds ofhorsepeople in Saratoga Silks, the gift shop inside the NationalMuseum of Racing on Union Avenue. Kitty, the sales associatethere, pointed us to their handbags, scarves and beautiful vin-tage looking jewelry. Some items had racing themes, others didnot. This shop always has an incredible selection of books, notjust about racing, but covering sporting art, OTTBs and others.

Just as the daylight was fading, the elves ran into the CheshireHorse of Saratoga. Kristin, the manager, called their attentionto the new American West bags. The elves were impressedwith the range of sizes, from wallets to totes, all made of leather,all with a lifetime guarantee. The elveswere extremely confident that thesewould make very, very good gifts. Theelves then tried on the waterproof“Harrowed” boot by Dublin. Theywere ready to take it for a dip in the SpaState Park but were (luckily for me)stopped by the darkness. That was good,since we spent another ten minutes extri-cating an elf from one of the beautifulhorse print infinity scarves. Whoknew it would go around an elfneck that many times?

The good news for you, dear reader, is that you won’t use muchhorse-time to complete your horse-related holiday gift shopping.You might consider leaving this issue of ‘The Upstate Horse’ instrategic locations around the house for your elves!

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Name: Cathy Lamando, MSPT,PATH Instructor, HPCSLocation: 1419 St. Rt. 50,Gansvoort, NYServices: Therapeutic (Adaptive) Riding, HippotherapyContact: 518.642.2252 or [email protected]

Anything involving little rubber duckies, cool water, a kid,and a cute pony all at the same time certainly has funinvolved. Also involved is improving focus, coordina-

tion, balance, listening skills, teamwork and a lot of smiles andlaughs as each yellow duckie flies through the air from therider’s hand into (or close to) the bucket of water.

Directing all the hilarity is Cathy Lamando, now in her third yearoperating Nipper Knolls Therapeutic Riding Program. A life-long horsewoman with a Masters degree in Physical Therapy,Cathy melds her love of and experience with horses with exten-sive training in therapeutic riding and hippotherapy.

Cathy works with riders of all ages, sizes, and abilities. Her“teaching team” range in size from the saintly pony, Luke, toSonny, Max and Cruze, her ever patient school horses.“Bombproof” takes on a whole new meaning when these equinesare involved. They stand quietly for brushing, tacking, rubberduck throwing, balls being held over their heads, and any num-

ber of other awkward moments that occur. They all seem toknow that they are part of the team-- the team that can include ahorse leader, and up to two side walkers. Cathy is a few stepsaway with encouraging words and instructions of what to do nextas the team weaves through barrels, stops and starts, or goesfrom colored cone to colored cone. Cathy's husband David, alsoa horseman, helps out by filling in and doing the heavy jobs.

Cathy, an Orange County, NY native, is experienced with a widevariety of horse sports: local English and Western shows, trail rid-ing, hunter paces, even working cows, all with the above mentionedhorse, Cruze. She sees a variety of patients in the form of riders withautism, spectrum disorder, anxiety and development delay, amongothers. She adapts riding lessons to “meet each rider’s needs on therider’s own time line.” Two riders at a time are the most she willdo. More than two riders spreads Cathy’s attention and focus toothin for her comfort. Hippotherapy riders are always one on one.

Cathy trained through the Professional Association ofTherapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International organization,mentored under Lorna Young at Southern Vermont TherapeuticRiding Center. Her schooling involved on-line courses plus amandatory 25 hours of teaching under Lorna’s direct supervision.

Hippotherapy is “a treatment strategy utilizing the uniqueness ofthe multidimensional movement of the horse.” One has to be alicensed Therapist before using Hippo. Cathy had about fiveyears of Hippotherapy training through the AmericanHippotherapy Association (AHA). She has just become a certi-fied HPCS, a Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist, one of only 108such certified instructors in the US. Therapeutic Riding has beenin existence since 1969. Hippotherapy is less recognized andnone of these equine assisted therapies are recognized by insur-ance companies. “Insurance companies think Therapeutic Ridingis just pony rides,” Cathy states. Anyone who has been involvedwith equine assisted therapies sees the amazing results! Theamazing (drug free) results include positive doses of confidence,self-esteem, core strength, flexibility, and problem solving skills!

Cathy would like more people to know about adaptive riding les-sons and the wonderful benefits they bring, such as improvedfocus and listening skills for the riders and their families. “Wordneeds to get out to agencies, schools, and parents” about themany and varied benefits of Therapeutic Riding. Volunteers areused as horse leaders and side walkers. No horse experience isnecessary but it can be helpful. Cathy trains her volunteersahead of their first meeting with riding students, so they knowwhat to expect and feel comfortable being on the team.

Nipper Knolls is located at 1419 Rt. 50, Gansvoort, NY. Due tothe nature of the lessons, please contact Cathy ahead of time ifyou would like to visit.

Each issue we showcase a horse business, be it atrainer, boarding facility, horsey non-profit; what-ever is happening around the area and over thefence. To be featured, please send in a request to;[email protected]

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AttentionTRAINERS

Our March Issue will focus on area Trainers. We would liketo include as many trainers as possible from the CapitalRegion who are involved in training Dressage, Eventing,Foxhunting and Hunter/Jumper horses and/or riders.

We want to publish your concise answers to the following questions:

1What discipline(s) are you involvedwith? How many years have you been

teaching or training? Who did you studyunder? Specialty? (upper level only,beginner only, no kids, etc.)

2Where are you located? What facili-ties do you have access to?

3Do you have school horses, takehorses on training, or do ship in les-

sons? (Do I need my own horse to takelessons with you? Can I send you myhorse for you to train? Can I trailer myhorse in for a lesson with you?)

4Care to list your (or your students)biggest win?

5Are you currently taking new stu-dents? How do potential clients reach

you? (barn phone, cell, email, etc.)

If you have a photo to submit of yourself in action (with creditif it is professionally taken) (from any decade) please feel freeto do so. Photos of riders over jumps from back in the day (Iknow, no hunt cap, right?) may or may not be published. Wemay consult our legal department about that issue if it arises.

Please send your answers to [email protected] byJANUARY 20, 2015.

This will be free to whoever answers. We may call you toverify information. If you have further information youwould like to get out, or if you would like people to see yourspacious indoor, please consider taking out an ad. Two orthree lessons will pay for your ad. A new serious studentwould reimburse you many times!

Hunt reports follow a fairly typ-ical pattern that offers an insightinto different terrains, climates,and quarries that are experi-enced by mounted foxhunters.Foxhunting is conducted allover the US and world, i.e. therocky, cold New England, thedesert Southwest, the hot, humid

Deep South, or the plain, old Midwest! And of course, Merry OldEngland. They become a record of what happened, how the houndsdid, and what the fox or coyote did that amazed even the old houndguys. The following hunt reports were kindly submitted by GailDay, a member with Old Chatham Hunt, Old Chatham, NY.

October 8th:Good day today, Wednesday 10/8. Hounds picked up in Ooms’swamp north of Sutherland Road and were working out the line,circling in the thick growth of the swamp, I saw a very large coy-ote--first thought deer, it was that big, but no white tail and runningunlike a deer--come out along edge of field heading south. I wentup to mark its crossing, huntsman, Tommy, and field intersected onSutherland when a second and the hunted coyote popped out a fewyards from where the first had left the swamp. Across the road,south to edge of corn, circling east to west there, headed finallywest above Williams' barn complex through the scruff into woods,circling again, south toward Gochman's, eventually breaking intofields to west where Dr. Stef and Lisa held them up. Terrific per-formance by all, puppy up front with the big guys. Nice to havecoyotes that stick around and play some with the hounds. We’re allthrilled by the hound work, the views, great weather, too.

October 1:Our last cub hunting meet before the start of formal season wasfrom the Old Chatham kennels. Most have noticed the fox scat aswe unloaded our horses at the kennels park area. To that end,Tommy cast the hounds at the kennels and in very little timehounds were running a nice red fox. It was a terrific starting runfor the pack as a few young hounds were out. The stumbling blockbeing that Reynard led them eventually into a paddock at whichpoint they were trapped. After that and a couple of false startshounds were recast in a former heifer pasture, a single voice, thenfull cry as the hounds headed north into a sizable swamp wherethey ran for almost an hour, up and down, around and around, Ithought, it must be a gray (fox), but eventually out popped a coy-ote for the second field to view. As it was 3 hours of steady houndwork and members and staff were expected to show up at theirrespective jobs that day and a steady rain, hounds were pulled upon a town road and hacked home. Wonderful to have NewZealander, Anna with us who brought us some much needed rain!

‘The Upstate Horse’ welcomes first-hand reports from our activereader/riders. Please email to [email protected].

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Every moment that a rider spendswith a horse, the horse is learn-ing what the rider wants and

expects. The rider may not even beaware of it, but he is teaching the horse.From the moment a person walks intothe paddock or the stall, the horse isaware of the human’s every move. Oneof my goals, as an instructor/trainer, isto get the human to be aware of thehorse’s every move.

Horses learn by the release of pressure. For example, if I ask myhorse to go faster by squeezing with my legs, then I need to stopusing my legs when he gets ready to speed up. Then the horselearns that he gets a release by doing what I ask. On the otherhand, if I squeeze with my legs, and my horse does nothing, andI release, then the horse learns to do nothing when I use my legs.Be careful what you release for!

There are all kinds of different styles of riding, and various cuesthat riders use. While not all riders use or even agree on the samecues, most people seem to get by alright with their horses. That isbecause the horse doesn’t care so much about what the rider does,but about when he STOPS DOING IT. Of course, if the personapplies pressure in a way that makes sense, it will be easier for thehorse to find the desired response, and thereby get the release.

For example, if I want my horse to leg yield towards the left, Iwould move my left leg away from his body, which gives himsomewhere to go. I would then begin to apply my right leg at hisside. When I feel him get ready to yield to the left, I release myright leg. Very basically speaking, he then learns to move leftwhen pressure is applied on the right. If I release for the thought,instead of waiting for the movement, my horse will learn to beeven lighter and more responsive to my cues. When I get readyto ask my horse to do something, I want him to get ready to do it.

Horses have several different directions they can go, when moti-vated to move. They can go forwards, backwards, up, down, left,right, or any combination of those directions. I communicate tomy horse, the direction and speed I want him to go, by using mythoughts, shifts of my weight/seat, legs and hands. I’ll do as lit-tle as possible to inspire a response from my horse, but as muchas it takes. If I release when the horse tries what I want, he willtry it again. When teaching a horse something new, my requestand my release will be very obvious. As the horse progresses,our communication becomes more subtle.

It is important that the rider be aware of what the horse is offer-ing. That way, the rider can either encourage, or discourage,what the horse is already doing. If the rider isn’t even awarewhat the horse already wants to do, it will be difficult for him toinfluence the horse. For example, if I want my horse to move hisright front foot to the right, then I will suggest as his right frontfoot is leaving the ground. That makes it easy for my horse to dowhat I am asking, and he will get a quicker release.

So, in a nutshell, be aware of what your horse is offering, applypressure in a way that makes sense, and release when your horsestarts to do what you want. You will be on your way to clearcommunication and a good relationship with your horse.

In the business of helping horses and their people for over 25years, Lara DeLorenzo has a diverse background which includesstarting colts, dressage, roping, barrel racing, driving, jumping,cattle work, showing and trail riding.

The ReleaseHave you ever wondered how horses

learn what we want them to do?

Living the Life, ridden by Randi Stark. Winners of the MiniMedal class at the TCRA finals held at Skidmore CollegeStables, Oct. 19, 2014

Steel Magnolia, ridden by Emily Biernacki. Winners of the LimitAdult flat and o/f class, and the Low Modified Hunter u/s class atthe TCRA finals held at Skidmore College Stables, Oct. 19, 2014.

©2014 CINDERHAWK CREATIVE & EQUINE EXPOSURES ©2014 CINDERHAWK CREATIVE & EQUINE EXPOSURES


November 2Skidmore College Hunter/Eq.,Skidmore Coll. Stables, Saratoga Springs,NY cdhjc.org

November 3-6Saratoga Horseworks Annual Fall Sale.American-made Clothing for Horses,Dogs, & their People. Online only thisyear, www.horseworks.com

November 8 ENYDCTA Annual Mtg., Stockade Inn,Schenectady, NY 6PM enydcta.org

November 11-12Eric Horgan Clinic, Larkin Hill Farm,North Chatham, NY www.larkinhill.com

November 15Sarah Geikie Dressage Clinic, LarkinHill Farm, North Chatham, NYwww.enydcta.org/events.html

November 28-December 1 The Cheshire Horse Holiday Sale

Spectacular, The Cheshire Horse ofSaratoga, 402 Geyser Road., SaratogaSprings, NY

Dec. 625th Annual Christmas Caroling onHorseback, Saratoga Hospital,Saratoga Springs, NY. For more info:Pam Reppert, DVM 518.584.3611

December 13Sarah Geikie Dressage Clinic, LarkinHill Farm, North Chatham, NY www.eny-dcta.org/events.html

2015January 10

Sarah Geikie Dressage Clinic, Larkin HillFarm, North Chatham, NY www.enydc-ta.org/events.html

January 21Saratoga Back Country HorsemenMeeting, 6:30 pm. Cornell CooperativeExtension- Saratoga County, 50 West

High Street Ballston Spa. All are wel-come. For questions or to be added to themailing list: [email protected]

January 31TCRA Awards Banquet, www.tricountyridingassociation.com

February 7Sarah Geikie Dressage Clinic, LarkinHill Farm, North Chatham, NYwww.enydcta.org/events.html

February 22TCRA H/J Horse Show, SkidmoreCollege Stables, Saratoga Springs, NYwww.tricountyridingassociation.com

March 8CDHJC H/J Horse Show, SkidmoreCollege Stables, Saratoga Springs, NYwww.cdhjc.org

March 14Sarah Geikie Dressage Clinic, LarkinHill Farm, North Chatham, NYwww.enydcta.org/events.html

March 22TCRA H/J Horse Show, SkidmoreCollege Stables, Saratoga Springs, NYwww.tricountyridingassociation.com

Calendar

BOARDING/RIDING LESSON

STABLES

Chestnut Ridge Stable, B, L 518.677.3545

Chocolate Horse Stables, 518.290.0303

Cricket Hill Farm, B, L, 518.573.4686

Dayspring Farm, B, L 518.495.8469

Double B Farms, B, L, 518.371.0587

Dutch Manor, B, L, 518.456.5010

Equine B& B, B, 518.791-9231

Flint Brook, 518.677.2359

Hannanna Stables, B, 518.248.7186

Kelly Sanford, B, L, 518.832.9333

Larkin' Hill, B, L 518.441.2176

North Country Horses, B, L,518.441.5959

Old Saratoga Farms, 518.695.6432Passing Fancy Farm, B, L, 518.860.4327

Quiet Run, B, L, T, 518-583-0337

R&M Sport Horses, B, L, 518.779.3892

Riding Right Farm, L, 518.677.5148

Shadow Rock Farm, L 518.885.4653

Skidmore College, B, L

White Birch Stables, B, L 508.364.6979

Willow Run Stable, B, 518.581.9815

Win$um Ranch, L, 518.695.5510

DirectoryKEY

L = Lessons

B = Boarding

T = Training


EQUINE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINEKristina Dallas, DVM. 518-727-2940.

Debbie Kral, 352.804.8155

Susan Hamlin, 518-245-8010,

EQUINE ASSISTEDPSYCHOTHERAPYAdirondack Equine AssistedPsychotherapy, LCSW. Fort Edward,NY (518) 573-0239, (518) 573-0239,www.AdirondackEAP.com

EQUINE ORGANIZATIONSCambridge Saddle Club, www.cambridgesaddleclub.org

CDHJC, Capital District Hunter JumperCouncil, www.cdhjc.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension,www.ccesaratoga.org

ENYDCTA, CT/dressage, www.enydcta.org

NY Horse Park, www.nyhorsepark.org

Old Chatham Hunt, foxhunting,www.theoldchathamhuntclub.com,518.677.2359

Old Friends at Cabin Creek TB retire-ment www.oldfriendsatcabincreek.com

Saratoga Polo Association, www.saratogapolo.com

TCRA, TriCounty Riding Association,hunter/jumper, www.tricountyridingassociation.com

Saratoga Horse Expo, www.SaratogaHorseExpo.com

EQUINE VETERINARIANSHoosick Veterinary Clinic,518.205.5020

Miller Animal Hospital, 518.283.1166

Rodney Stewart,DVM, 516.984.8657Rood & Riddle Saratoga, 518.583.7273

The Equine Clinic At Oakencroft,518.767.2906

Upstate Equine Medical Center,518.695.3744

FEED, HAY, BEDDINGAgway, Ballston Spa, 518.885.5318

Agway, Chatham, 518.392.3241

Arnold's Feed & Grain, 518.843.3429

Country Power Products, 518.692.1015

Double B Farms, 518.371.0587

Hutchison Farm Hay & Straw,518.887.5197

Kelly's Emerald Feeds, 518.793.5474

The Cheshire Horse, 518.584.5566

Thorobred Feed Sales, 518.584.4900

Tractor Supply Corp.

HORSE BLANKETSWASHED/REPAIREDKathleen Conklin, 518.456.1098

The Horse Tailor, 518.744.7559,

Well Kept Horses, 518.222.7795,888.409.7582

OTTB ORGANIZATIONSACTT Naturally, www.acttnaturally.org

Jockey Club TIP

Heading for Home

Old Friends at Cabin Creek, TB retire-ment, www.oldfriendsatcabincreek.com

Thoroughbred Renaissance,518.583.7272

ReRun @ North Country Horses,518.441.5959

TACK SHOPSBewley & Co. Tack Shoppe518.452.6886

Bits and Pieces, 518.683.6917


Greene County Horseshoe Supply,518.966.5549

Mandak Tack & Horse Sales,518.885.1158

Pacesetter Tack & Supply,518.587.3060

Saratoga Saddlery 800.430.7150

The Cheshire Horse, 518.584.5566

Tractor Supply Corp., 518.587.4006

Walker's Farm Home & Tack,

518.639.5223

THERAPEUTIC RIDING

PROGRAMS

Nipper Knolls, 518.642.2252

Saratoga Therapeutic Equest. Program

(STEP), 518.374.5116

TRUCKS, TRAILERS, HORSE

TRANSPORT


Nemer Dodge, 888.409.7582

New Country Ford, 518.584.7272

DePaula Chevrolet, 518.576.6917

Congelosi Trailer Sales, 845.361.2246

Lukens Horse Transport, 518.756.9755

REALTORS

Realty USA/James Post, 518.584.0743

Roohan Realty, 587-4500

CLASSIFIEDSSEEKING EMPLOYMENTRelocating to Saratoga Area Equine

industry professional experienced in

training, caretaking, veterinary care,

administrative and sales work. Open to

all options. Excellent references. Call

Susan at 201.893.4002 or email

[email protected].

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