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Have you every seen a horse in the field just grazing or even seen someone riding a horse in the movies and thought to yourself, you would like to learn how to ride? Even hear your kids ask if they can learn how to ride a horse?
My name is Melissa, I have been around horses my whole life. I have been to several different ranches and help train horses. I have always loved animals, especially horses. When I was growing up; I have always had animals, from hamsters to lizards to horses. When I was little I used to pretend to saddle up my dog and treat her like a horse. My dog put up with me, haha. I have always been the one to work with an animal using patients. Working with animals you are asking them to be put in a position that is not normal behavior for that animal. When you work with a dog, you need show them or take small steps to what you are asking them to do. Majority of the time you are working with an animal, its a second language. These animals don't know what you are doing or asking. For an example, say you go to Mexico and you can not speak Spanish and you go to the closest person there to ask them a question, but that person can't speak English either. Well the next thing you will do for a short quick understanding is, moving your hands in the normal gesture of the action you would be asking about. Than 10 minutes later both of you and the person speaking Spanish are on the same page. That took time for both of the people to understand what was being asked. This is the same thing when it comes to working with animals. Time and Patients.
A Little Insight on my Teaching:
The one thing I like about teaching horse lessons is that I can show the student not only how to ride but make sure that they understand "why it happens this way." I don't want to be like another instructor where the student gets taught a new way of moving/riding the horse, than moves on to the next thing. I want to make sure that the student knows how to master this "skill" and than move on, if the student is having a hard time and needs to spend more time on the "skill" than I will take my time showing it done another way until the student understands. I believe in having a good riding foundation with the horse and see's why it is being done this way, understanding how a horse thinks, how to read the horse, it makes you a better rider. Not just for yourself but as well as the horse, easier on the horse.
Please come visit our FaceBook Page! you can get to see more pictures and other kids having fun here!
Have you every seen a horse in the field just grazing or even seen someone riding a horse in the movies and thought to yourself, you would like to learn how to ride? Even hear your kids ask if they can learn how to ride a horse?
My name is Melissa, I have been around horses my whole life. I have been to several different ranches and help train horses. I have always loved animals, especially horses. When I was growing up; I have always had animals, from hamsters to lizards to horses. When I was little I used to pretend to saddle up my dog and treat her like a horse. My dog put up with me, haha. I have always been the one to work with an animal using patients. Working with animals you are asking them to be put in a position that is not normal behavior for that animal. When you work with a dog, you need show them or take small steps to what you are asking them to do. Majority of the time you are working with an animal, its a second language. These animals don't know what you are doing or asking. For an example, say you go to Mexico and you can not speak Spanish and you go to the closest person there to ask them a question, but that person can't speak English either. Well the next thing you will do for a short quick understanding is, moving your hands in the normal gesture of the action you would be asking about. Than 10 minutes later both of you and the person speaking Spanish are on the same page. That took time for both of the people to understand what was being asked. This is the same thing when it comes to working with animals. Time and Patients.
A Little Insight on my Teaching:
The one thing I like about teaching horse lessons is that I can show the student not only how to ride but make sure that they understand "why it happens this way." I don't want to be like another instructor where the student gets taught a new way of moving/riding the horse, than moves on to the next thing. I want to make sure that the student knows how to master this "skill" and than move on, if the student is having a hard time and needs to spend more time on the "skill" than I will take my time showing it done another way until the student understands. I believe in having a good riding foundation with the horse and see's why it is being done this way, understanding how a horse thinks, how to read the horse, it makes you a better rider. Not just for yourself but as well as the horse, easier on the horse.
Please come visit our FaceBook Page! you can get to see more pictures and other kids having fun here!