Poco meets the inflatable Dinosaur (12/12/2021)
Working Equitation - Ease of Handling Clinic
6/27/20 @ Iron Rock Farm
Happy birthday, Poco
(6/10/20: 14 years old)
Happy 4th of July!
(7/4/2020)
Poco achieved Junior and Senior Trail Horses Certifications via the Trail Horse Test Program sponsored by the Paso Fino Horse Association (but meant for all, and absolutely applicable to all breeds of horses). This was an awesome event with a clinic on Saturday and the testing on Sunday. Think of it as a Horsemanship program.
There were in-hand and riding skills completed in an arena, obstacles and a trail portion. The in-hand and riding portion consisted of various movements and control of the horse (stop, back, turn on forehand, turn on haunches, side pass, leg yield, speed/gait transitions, etc.). The obstacle course had poles to navigate and walk over, trash box to walk through, teeter-totter, tires, L back through, etc. Then we headed out on the trail with the obstacles being going through the creek and up and down hill. The horses then had to leave and return to the pack, and walk in a line with several horses and be willing to move from last position to first. My rock star had a great clinic day indoors but got a bit nervous outdoors after a horse tossed its rider and was racing loose through the field. But Sunday for the test he calmed down and was a rock star all day -- so much that he got a perfect score on the junior test and only a deduction of 5 points at he senior level. The last level is Master -- can't wait to try for that at some point. Thanks to Rich Shaffer and Konny Troupe for this excellent program. And to my dedicated support crew, Lisa Williamson and Bill.
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Cooling Off Antics
Poco taped a Virtual Obstacle Show early this morning but it was still a bit hot and humid. He seemed to enjoy his 'cooling off'; shower afterward.
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Poco and the Snowman (March 2015)
Welcome Poco!! Pyro's new brother.
Poco: Trail Obstacle Clinic 4-18-15
Columbia Riding Club - Ranch Horse Show 7-12-15
HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY, POCO!!!
Settling into New Home (10/10/14)
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Pre-Purchase Pics and Videos (9/30/14 and 10/4/14)
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