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Beelbi Creek Quarter Horses

Locality: Hervey Bay, Queensland

Phone: +61 413 474 476

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25.01.2022 Man can stay on a bucker!

25.01.2022 Asking anyone local. Would someone have time or can show my how to clip a pony? I ordered clippers that need charging then they're good to go. Or even point me in the direction of someone who clips? Ps. Also have no idea if the little man has been clipped before.

24.01.2022 Seriously debating putting this girl in foal this year. Still ride her.... Decisions

24.01.2022 This is a cool little build

23.01.2022 Looking for new address

22.01.2022 Just a happy girl sitting on her pony. Merry Christmas guys and gals! Enjoy the break

19.01.2022 I love the old styles. To much going on these days

19.01.2022 That luscious mane in the wind

19.01.2022 I get told all the time that I am too hard on my son, that we're too strict, that we discipline too hard. Mostly by my mother ****cough cough sabrina**** ... But this morning in a mom group I am in, a mom posted about her 8 year old sneaking his tablet at night repeatedly. Even after being told no. Me being who I am, I offered her to bring him to our place to learn about manual labor and the people who produce his food Not having a tablet for the evening seems way more enjoyable after a day of picking up rocks as an alternative. But what I dont think people outside of the agricultural sector understand is we HAVE to be hard on our children for them to survive. Its not because we enjoy it We aren't over here ruling with an iron fist and dictatorship level authority for funsies. It doesn't make us feel warm and fuzzy. Its because we want our kids to stay alive If your child, who lives in town, doesn't listen to the word no we all know that for the most part your child will be fine inside your home. If OUR children don't listen to the word no, their life would be in a constant danger even at their own house. Don't go near that horse Don't get behind the tractor Don't go in that cow pen Don't play near the water trough. Don't, no, and stop aren't options we give when you are raising children in an agricultural setting. Those words mean an instant response, right then, no questions asked. And yeah it seems silly to expect that level of a response over something like a tablet. But if our kids don't acknowledge the word no over a tablet, they sure won't acknowledge it when asked not to walk behind a horse that can kill them with 1 kick. Ranchers and farmers raise children with hard authority, because that authority keeps our kids ALIVE But then again maybe thats why children raised in this industry become some the most sought after employees and leaders in the world A work ethic and a respect for authority. You can now tune in to your regular Tuesday morning scrolling i won't get heavy again the rest of the day I promise. Wild Sage Photo Co.

18.01.2022 I’m selling a UNBROKEN chestnut qh mare. Beautiful mare. Going cheap, well below what I paid. Pm me for details as fb keeps flagging my posts

18.01.2022 My handsome man is 8 today

18.01.2022 It matters. It matters where your horse goes for training. When I was a young intern with some of the best trainers in the world (I won’t share names/barns...), this type of raking was more common than not. In fact I really don’t recall a horse in the barn without some sort of swelling, bruising or bloody sides or mouths. It matters. I also remember going to the shows with said horses worrying about what people would say what a ring steward would say But no one, NO ONE, ever said one thing about it. How did they not see these marks on the horses? Why was no one saying anything? Money? Prestige? I still don’t understand. It matters. I left that world as soon as my required internships were up and I never worked for another trainer like that again. The longer I train, the more and more I realize there is a better way. And the better way can get just as impressive sliding stops, spins or piaffes. But it may cost you a 3 year old futurity. More often than not, if you are a fan of the better ways, you are also full of love and empathy for the animal, not just the sport. So you’re going to look for ways to keep a horse sound. Bring them up right. And slow. It matters. I want to be a Horseman, not a trainer. A horseman respects the horse. Mind, body, soul. We all have to make a living. But as a horseman I am always upfront with people about how I view quick fixes or demanded results. I don’t play that game. It matters. We can all keep learning better ways. We can all work to change the industry. We can choose the trainers we send our horses to. And we can alert others to bad practices. Always be a steward to the horse first, sport second. We can all do better. It matters. These horses matter. A relationship built on trust is always stronger than a relationship built on truce. *I do not own this photo; I was given permission to use*

17.01.2022 Sammy wouldn't leave us alone while fencing into late afternoon, so Nox had a sit on him for the first time.

16.01.2022 4 POLES 7 EXERCISES A series of exercises that can be done with minimal equipment and in short preparation time. These exercises are based on precise lines ...and the right timing to get your horses swiftly through. Ideally the poles are placed so that the innermost circle has at least a 6-7 meter diameter. The goal of these exercises is to improve aids/communication and precise changes of direction absolute focus by both horse and rider is needed. EXERCISE 1 Ride a circle over the outer sides of the poles this can be done in walk, trot or canter. Ensure the horse is slightly bent to the inside to promote an active hind. With an experienced well trained horse you can do this exercise over the innermost part of the poles in walk or trot still too easy? Try to back up your horse around the outer circle :-) EXERCISE 2 Ride in a big circle around the poles and a small circle around each pole when you reach it. Start with larger circles and reduce them when the horse is properly warmed up make sure the horse does not lean on the inner shoulder. This exercise too can be ridden in walk, trot or canter experienced horse/rider combinations could do this in pairs. Or you can change gait, e.g. ride the large circle in trot and walk the smaller circles around the poles. This needs both precise aids by the rider and excellent response to the aids by your horse. EXERCISE 3 With this exercise ensure your horse is absolutely straight on the straight lines in the middle (marked darker in the picture) and that your horse is not leaning on the inner shoulder. Ride this on both leads in walk and trot. EXERCISE 4 Whilst you can do this one in walk, trot or best in canter. The change should happen at X. Whichever gait you are in, you should focus on changing hands precisely at X ensuring that your horse is in an absolute straight frame at X. Do this exercise on both leads. EXERCISE 5 This one looks much easier than it is especially if ridden in canter. Approach each pole in the middle in canter there should be 3-4 canter strides between each pole (depending on the horse’s size, stride and the ridden circle). Try to have the same number of strides in each quarter of the circle. EXERCISE 6 Great to teach flying changes. The moment your horse goes over the pole, change your leg position (the new inner one now being forward and the new outer one going back), slightly bend your horse to the new direction and make sure you look into the direction you now want to go to. Ideally your horse would use the stride over the pole to correctly and swiftly change and to land on the now leading leg which needs an exact timing of your aids and a quick response to those by your horse. Less experienced riders /horses might want to start this exercise in walk and trot to establish exactly timed aids and quick response of the horse. EXERCISE 7 Can be done in walk, trot or canter. Ensure the horse is correctly bent whilst in the half circles and straight inbetween. This exercise is great to combine with exercise 4 just to avoid repetition and boredom :-) HAVE FUN :D :D :D :D (by Hummel Pferdetraining)

16.01.2022 Some of mine need this sign!

16.01.2022 Exactly where I want to be

15.01.2022 Ruby is coming along quite nicely

11.01.2022 Important Note: Due to the seller’s current circumstances, all horses listed are to be sold sight unseen and your own transport is to be arranged. Furthermore,... the information and photos below are all that will be provided (as well as other past footage you can find on our page) and the prices are firm. We are sorry if this is an inconvenience, but this will not be negotiable. Therefore, we ask that you only enquire if you are happy to purchase in this way. Thank you for your sensitivity and understanding. No PMs or comments will be responded to - purchase arrangements can be made by telephone only. To do so, call Janet on 0400 855 597.

10.01.2022 Much much better Nearly down to its normal size Ps. (There was a previous injury).

09.01.2022 Beautiful mare for sale. Been shown halter and western pleasure.

09.01.2022 I was scared today. I was scared to get on, scared to walk out the yard because I had a bad ride the day before. One bad ride, and it made me scared. I didn’t... know why. I’ve had 1000 bad rides. I’ve had 1000 falls. I’ve broken bones and bruised my pride on countless occasions, but today I was scared. Why? Because confidence is fragile. It takes months and years to build and seconds to lose and yet we are so careless with it. When we get on a horse, we wear a hat to protect our head. We wear body protectors, gloves, boots... We pay so much attention to protecting ourselves physically, we forget that our minds are not invincible, and our confidence certainly is not. Your bank of confidence needs regular deposits, not just from others... but from you. Self confidence is the most valuable currency in life. When you go to get on, and you hesitate, you falter and you start to ask yourself can I do this?, chances are, your account is almost empty. Every time you laugh and say oh no, I’m no good or so and so is 10x better than me, you make a withdrawal from that account, and before you know it, your account is empty and you’re scared to get on. But every time you say I’m really pleased with how that went or I think I rode that really well, your balance increases. We need to learn to give ourselves a break, pat ourselves on the back and allow ourselves to feel proud of where we are - after all, most of the time we’ve worked bloody hard to get there! Recognising your strengths is just as important as recognising your weaknesses. Never allow yourself or anyone else to empty that account. Confidence is valuable, don’t bankrupt yourself.

06.01.2022 Pretty excited for the new year. Blu is going to get reintroduced into light work, fingers crossed his leg will hold up. Breeding season is nearly in over for him and ready to see some foals

05.01.2022 Why book a yearling/youngster in long before it’s time to start/break them in. Flynn, WB x Arab yearling in for two weeks. A youngster that comes in for som...e foundation training, long, sometimes years before it is time to start them will have a much easier time when it’s started under saddle and will advance far more quickly than one that will have to be trained so much slower if left till a later age. I’m not going to break my horse in until it’s 5 or 6... That’s great, then will you only send your child to school at 16 because yr 11 and 12 is when they only really learn what is important? You may be doing some of training at home also which is great. (SOME, is great for a youngster, more than that and I’d rather them be left alone completely) but having them go and stay away from home and their usual friends and environment and dare I say, you... will fast track their maturity and confidence like nothing else. They learn to relax in what is often a high energy training environment, IF they are given release of being in a paddock (being a horse) with nice horses in between training. Flynn apparently lays down to sleep at least twice a day at home, it took until the end of the first week until I saw him relaxed enough to lay down when he was with us, then that habit will become solid anywhere they go, or at least the relaxing part. They are taught foundations of everything they will need for their first week of starting under saddle, except the simple part of riding them. They get used to different tasting water and different looking troughs etc (anyone who travels with horses knows how important this is). They can have any personal challenges focused on in their training, for example; floating, feet handling, socialising with other horses, confidence building with bagging down etc. The kindest thing you can ever do for a horse is train it well, especially from a young age... One of the cruelest things you can do it just teach it to be a pet if you ever want it to be anything more than that. Flynn was with us for two weeks which was a perfect time for him to learn and settle, made some great friends (Sundance loved him), learnt a lot and was happy to go home and tell his mates how big and brave he is now.

04.01.2022 Lovely old duck

03.01.2022 We’ve helped hundreds of horses find new best friends over the years... But more so, we’ve answered thousands of inquiries. I’ll say it again like I say every ...year, in case someone out there needs to hear this... HOW TO FIND YOUR UNICORN 1. PARAMETERS: Sticking to your parameters is only hurting your search. This is like when you have a friend who says they’ll only date a guy over 6 feet tall. Would you turn down meeting your soul mate because he’s 5’11? I’ve learned from many good Horsemen over the years and the saying is true: God never made a good horse in a bad color. The number of times that people are looking for a precise height or a precise color and I think I have the perfect match for them to fulfill all their dreams, but they won’t budge 1 inch on height in either direction. I can tell you that my current 17 hand horse feels much smaller than my current 15.3h horse. It’s much more about their barrel and their neck set and then the height of their withers. Stop looking for the horse that is 5-7 years old 16.2-17.0h bay or grey gelding. You are only sabotaging your own search here. 2. WRONG QUESTIONS: When people call about horses, I tell them what kind of rider he needs and what the horse wants to do for a living. Why does NO ONE ever ask that?! They ask how fancy his trot is or how his dressage score was last weekend or how many ribbons he has or how tall he is. They don’t ever ask, Will he tolerate my mistakes? Will he make up where I’m lacking? Can I handle this horse? Does he have the same goals that I do? 3. WRONG PRIORITIES: I always teach my students this lesson. My keeper horse as a 4yo was the worst mover in the barn. Choppy trot, canter like a tractor trailer on ice, pads on his feet, and some seriously unimpressive knees. If I pulled him out of the stall for you at a sales appointment at 4 years old, you would tell me to put him away! Then he won 3 events at 5yo. At 6 he’s a dream to ride because we’ve put in serious sweat equity for three years. I’m going to burst your bubble here. Unless you’re trying to literally win the Olympics, you don’t need the best mover in the barn. Find the horse that makes you SMILE, that you want to ride every day, the one you can train. Beyond that, you can teach it to win the dressage if you work hard enough. Heck, the worst mover I’ve ever owned won a dozen upper level events and got our Bronze Medal in dressage, and if you saw him today you’d swear that was the best canter you’ve ever ridden. When you’re shopping, don’t buy for the fancy trot. Find the horse that makes you smile. 4. MAINTENANCE: The number of people who put in search ads, absolutely no maintenance or ask me if he has to wear shoes. So you’re telling me if I can find you your perfect unicorn that will make you happy for the rest of his life and you have to give him hock injections once a year, you wouldn’t do it? Because that’s about what you’re spending on your Starbucks this month. If you find a horse that will take care of you, you need to take care of it. Period. 5. VETTINGS: It’s been said by a million people so I’ll keep it brief. Vettings are a fact finding mission, not an attempt to rule out every horse you meet. No one can predict the future-I’ve had upper level horses that would have failed as 4yos who never missed an event in their lives. I’ve seen vets give two thumbs up to horses who dropped dead a week later from a heart problem. Vets are our greatest resource, but they aren’t fortune tellers. Any good vetting WILL find something. Have your trainer help you understand what is realistic when the vet jargon sounds scary. Here’s hoping that this list helps someone searching somewhere. Because I know over the years in my career, if I had stuck to my parameters and broken my rules, I would not have bought any of my eventual upper level horses. I would have missed out on so many special horses in my life, because I didn’t want a 3yo or I didn’t want him to be 15.3h or his ankles aren’t pretty. When you find a horse that you like to ride and it makes you happy, that’s really all that matters. Photo by Canter Clix

03.01.2022 Still true!! (This was posted a year ago and shared 1700 times!)

01.01.2022 Fingers crossed for positive result