We've moved.....

This blog is now apart of joneslandandlivestock.com  so we will no longer be putting posts here.  All new posts will be on this blog page of our new website.

There are a few kinks to work out the website still so we will hopefully have those ironed out in the next few days.  We also still have some pages to rebuild.   Our hope is that we now have in place the platform that we need to be able to share everything that we want to be able to share related to horses and horse training.

This change started as a result of our 2012 Training Series.  When we introduced that, we realized we wanted to do so much more with that series.  So, we started on this journey of figuring out how to provide downloadable video products on our website to go with our Training Series.  To do that we’ve revamped just about everything- from switching to a different hosting company and rebuilding the website into wordpress. It’s been quite a process!   Of course shooting videos, remembering all that you want to say in a video, paying attention to the sound quality, and keeping the video quality as you put it into a downloadable product has been a whole other “animal” to deal wtih.  There has been a huge learning curve for us to learn how to do videos well.

We still have a ton of videos that we need to put onto the website.  Some are free and some have a small charge.  Our hope is to show you step by step how to do different things related to horses.  We hope to easily break it down for you so you can go video by video.  We want to you really feel like you can do this!!!  Owning and riding a horse can be so meaningful in your life.  Sometimes the only thing standing in your way to being successful with your horse is knowledge and practice.  We want to feed you with the knowledge you need to be able to go out and practice those skills with your horse.

Remember every journey has a starting place.  Our journey of providing a great website with downloadable video products has only just begun.  As we keep going on this journey we will learn more and thus be able to provide better and better content.  Sometimes you have to not be afraid  to just jump in and start swimming.  So that’s what we are doing.  We are jumping in!!

A quick picture to share

 I just had to show you these beautiful pictures I took the other day!  I love how the fading sun made everything look so golden and the contrast of the foggy mountains in the background.

We've been busy switching everything to our new website format which will most likely switch this week.  It's been so hard to wait because we have so much to share!  But, I'd better wait so that I don't have to transfer more information to the new website.  Hah!  

No baby yet

First of all, to answer the question that is on everyone's mind- Has Lake Hazel Suezee Que had her baby yet?  The answer is no.  Josh and I have to laugh about it because she has all the signs indicating she should  foal soon.  She was even diagnosed by the vet.  It sounds a lot like how we humans are- all the signs indicate it should be soon but then nothing!  Hah!  Well, we are just going with it and making sure she's comfortable.  Maybe that foal isn't ready to make their entrance yet.  

On another note, we are in the middle of totally revamping and updating our website.   Since we are doing our 2012 Training Series we realized that the current website we have wasn't going to do what we had envisioned.  It's kind of like realizing that the car you had was an old beater and you need to update it.  We will be putting downloadable horse training products on the website and needed a different format.  Soon  this blog will be apart of the new website as well- you won't be redirected to blogger.  I'll let you know when that happens.  Also, when the new website launches you'll be able to see all the new videos we've been doing.  I'm really excited about it all!

So here is a picture taken March 23.  You'll see that there is plenty of snow.....

Now, here are pictures taken today... it is all melting!!!

 We've had a lot of flooding here.  But, it's exciting to know that spring and summer and solid ground are coming!

Declaring independence from the weather

Sometimes the weather is less than ideal.

Everything takes longer, requires more effort, more preparation and certainly more planning.

In order to get anything done around here, you have to just get up, dress accordingly and declare independence from the weather.

But when you have views like this, it makes it all worth it.

Almost There! No, Really. They Are Bred

Nearly a week and a half ago we posted that we had two mares that were "making up" and could foal anytime.  At the time both showed significant swelling of the mammary glands just in front of the utter.  Well both mares pretty much stalled out at that point and remained the same for the last 8 days.  Finally, yesterday one of the mares, Lake Hazel Suezee Que, started showing some further signs that the end, or the beginning depending on the point of view, is near.  Here is a short little video I shot of her this morning.

Horse Training Tip: Groundwork - Head Position

Here is a training tips video that is part of the General Horsemanship series.  This video clip deals specifically with working with a horses head position when haltering and bridling.  We apologize for the video and sound quality but felt that the information in the video would be well worth viewing!  We have other videos coming this week using our cool updated video equipment.  Yippee!

Pinterest

Most of us know what pinterest is.  It's a wonderful online pin board where you can store pictures or posts from the websites you visit so that it's not just stored in your head but on your computer.

We all probably have boards where we pin food ideas, craft ideas, ideas for our home, photography or whatever that suits our fancy.

If you are a horse lover, why not have a board that is dedicated to horse stuff?

For that reason, we are posting pin it buttons on our training posts and pictures.  That way, if you see a post you like, you can pin it.  Then, you can remember where you saw that wonderful idea that you want to try.

The same goes with horse pictures.  If you like horse pictures, go ahead and pin those.  Personally, I can't get enough of wonderful outdoor photos with horses. (We'll have more of those here on our site when spring comes and the snow is gone).

All of our training series posts will have pin it buttons.  That way you can easily organize them on your "Horse" board.

So go ahead and start a "Horse" board on Pinterest.  That way you'll have a place where you can store all those wonderful ideas related to horses.