Fired Up Ranch

We had the best time at the Greater Kansas City Arabian Horse Show this weekend! M Khalua was an absolute gem all weekend and everyone took home a 🥇 and had huge growth as rider/handlers! 🔥🧡

Where are my people? 💞

Snoot boop from Buttercup! The 3 year old fillies are enjoying growing up being horses but we're getting closer to them starting grown up school and beginning their show careers! 🔥🧡

If you're going to spend the money anyways you might as well spend it on horses 🐎

Featuring our APHA & PtHA winner the Queen RFF Delightful dam of multiple Regional winners, USHJA and National Champion producer! 🏆

The west coast Princess does it again, with a clean sweep in her over fences, under saddle, and in hand at Region 1! We could not be more thrilled to have bred this fabulous mare! Go team HF Sport Horses!

🔺The Showmanship Pivot🔻

It’s one of the most anticipated Showmanship maneuvers to watch and often the most stressful to perform: the challenging pivot. The multi-tasking that is involved for exhibitors to execute this technical maneuver correctly can be overwhelming, and it’s equally as demanding for the horses that show in this class.

Three Showmanship trainers -- Clint Ainsworth, Jenny Frid, and Shannon Watters-- share tips in a 2024 issue about how to fix pivot problems and how to keep the right foot grounded–in practice and in the show ring.
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http://www.equinechronicle.com/the-showmanship-pivot/

An oft-forgotten exercise, the 10m loop benefits every horse’s strength, balance and suppleness. They can also work as a gentle introduction to counter-canter. Plus, it’ll sharpen up a rider’s use of aids. Read more below