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Pictured above, Ellie with her SSH Little Joe
 at the ATR Obstacle Challenge where they
placed 2nd amongst 150 competitors.
Joe arrived with issues involving running-off on the trails,
and left as an obedient and willing partner to Ellie.
It's all about the smile... 

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Stephanie explores the swamp on her TWH Maggie

Maggie arrived well-started, but green to riding the trails,
and proved herself during training when
a horrifying trail riding accident involving another rider
sent Maggie cross country on a lifesaving mission
where she performed above and beyond what should be expected
from a young, green horse... saving a human life!
Maggie graduated as a Heroine!  

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Janet's horse Blue was a little too spooky
to be competitive at horse shows,
so she enrolled him in our trail training program
for mileage and despooking.
Pictured above after a 2nd place finish
in the trail class at his first show.
Janet and Blue also had a WIN in the English Pleasure division...
Congratulations Janet and Blue!

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Lisa and Ziggy

Lisa brought Ziggy for Trail Training
hoping that some trail experience
would help him to develop focus and mature mentally.
 
Ziggy stayed 30 days, and alternated his education
between arena work and trail riding,
developing his attention span, and setting him up for a career
 as a combination show horse and trail buddy.
Above, Lisa and Ziggy tackle a hill at Shangri-La.

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Vicky and Angel show 'em how to do it, finishing 3rd at Angel's first Competitive Trail event

Pictured above, Vicky rides her horse Angel
to a 3rd place finish in her division
at Angel's very first SEDRA Competitive Trail Event!
Angel arrived barely green-broke and bucking...
only 5 weeks later
she not only completed the 25 mile trail competition,
but placed highly... giving Vicky something to smile about! 

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Scanno competes at his first Cross Country Event!
Kristie brought Scanno, an off-trackThoroughbred, 
to us as a last resort before giving up on
her dream of making him into an eventer.
 
Several traditional trainers in her discipline had rejected him
and refused to train him due to his energetic personality
and playful habits of rearing, wheeling, and bucking
when he became bored with the regimented routine
of a show horse after living life in the "fast lane" at the track...
 
Scanno stayed with us 45 days,
and was encouraged to channel his excess energy into his
new career through a combination of arena and trail training. 
Above, he is pictured  performing at his first cross country event!