The picture on the left is of our gelding, Atta Boy News. It was taken on his way from the pasture to the barn/pen. I love how this captures his flowing movement as he rounds the gate! The picture on the right is taken of our stud, Mel (For Sale!!). He is penned closely to our other horses, and stays fairly calm. Right now, he's watching the other horses coming in from the pasture. This time of year, his coat is just so beautiful! It glistens in the sun, smooth as velvet, taking of the rich chestnut tones characteristic to Haflingers. Jim has been riding him daily, and has ridden with the trainer for several weeks now. Jim comments often, "The stuff I'm learning is like common sense!" Jim has been working with horses since he was a teen, and working with his own Haflingers since the early '90s. Our trainer, Jamie, has a philosophy of training riders to become great horsemen, so that they, in turn, can teach their horses the learned skills. Some of the skills that Jim has been learning have to do with teaching the horse to yield his head on command. With the slightest touch of the reins, the horse with pick up these subtle cues from the rider, hold his head in proper tucked position when being ridden, and will be unable to run away with its rider. The best part of the training that Jim and Mel are doing is that Jim is able to take these techniques and use them on the other younger horses he is working with. Currently, that would be a 3 yr. old gelding, and a 3 yr. old mare.
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