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World Premiere Films and Ground-Breaking Horse-Human Research Mark the 2nd Annual International Equine Education Conference in Dillon, Montana

Posted on September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 by Eclectic Horseman

Dillon, Montana – September 15, 2022 — The Montana Center for Horsemanship in partnership with Montana Western, wrapped its second annual international equine conference with ground-breaking research, world premiere films and plans already underway for next year’s international gathering in Dillon, Montana. Among this year’s featured speakers/presenters – Rodeo icon, Ty Murray, a vocal and […]

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Friends of Maysa Hagel

Posted on September 8, 2022October 3, 2022 by Eclectic Horseman

Please scroll down for latest updates. The Outside Circle is hosting a benefit auction via Facebook to raise funds. Please click here to learn more. The auction will begin at 12pm CST 10/1 and will conclude at noon CST on Sunday 10/9. Official bidding posts will show up individually in the page feed. From […]

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Kate Neubert Benefit Auction

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by Eclectic Horseman

Join in helping – Kate Neubert Kate has been fighting a long battle and has recently undergone a traumatic surgery. She was diagnosed with a Pituitary Ademos (tumor) last year. For reference most pituitary tumors are slow growing, approximately 1-3 mm/year, when removed hers was 16 mm. The surgery was a great success, but she […]

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Rick & Marcia Walt Need Your Help

Posted on February 22, 2022June 2, 2022 by Eclectic Horseman

A benefit auction has been set up on Facebook to help Rick and Marcia Walt. Rick is hurt, facing significant medical bills, out of a job and must move from the ranch he and Marcia have worked and called home for the last 21 years. The donations that have already been received from friends, artists […]

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Looking for bend? Riding circles is a smart option.

Posted on April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 by Donnette Hicks

The ability to bend and become supple in both directions is one of the key qualities of all lateral work and ultimately helps to straighten the horse and enhance collection. Schooling the horse’s bend in both directions is paramount. Riding a circle helps the horse and rider achieve this goal. When a horse moves in […]

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Translating Horsemanship Clinic Report

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Eclectic Horseman

By Anpeytu Neier For several years, Translating Horsemanship, a clinic held in the spring and fall at Sage Creek Equestrian, has offered riders opportunity to create greater understanding of and with their horses. Martin Black and Donnette Hicks teach three days of concepts to build and refine the vital skills of timing, feel, and […]

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The Road to a Half Pass

Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 by Donnette Hicks

Achieving the half pass is often begun by introducing a travers (haunches-in) to the horse. In this movement, the horse bends into the direction of the line of travel. This requires a lot of lateral suppleness, and is ridden as a four- track movement at about an thirty five degree angle. The rider’s position is […]

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Horsemanship Dispatches

The Unspoken Rules Surrounding the Horsemanship World

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 by Mandy Jam

I’ve been sitting on the couch all morning, reading, studying, writing some messages, thinking about some of the horses I have in training. All morning? Who has time for that? Yes, all morning, because I spent time in the barn till late last night. There was a full moon. Even though I work for myself […]

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The Barn Door

Posted on July 7, 2020July 30, 2020 by Mandy Jam

It’s been a while since the last blog, the dog and I have been on the road travelling since mid May and only this week returned to Estonia. Midsummer here on the island, which means that it doesn’t really get dark. I’ve never before experienced this continuous light. For the dog it’s a reason to […]

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Corona Confessions

Posted on April 9, 2020April 16, 2020 by Mandy Jam

In my last blog some weeks ago I talked about stillness and silence. It felt as if I was in some sort of flow with my horsemanship, mostly thanks to the social isolation I’d put myself in, willingly – because of the silence, not in spite of it. Of course things are a little different […]

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