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Handz on Horses

Locality: Strathdickie, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 407 960 948

Address: Kuhlman Rd 4800 Strathdickie, QLD, Australia

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23.01.2022 HORSEBALL TRAINING IS BACK It’s what everyone has been waiting for! Horseball training begins again Monday the 20th of July at Handz on Horses. Social dista...ncing and COVID-19 related safety guides will be adhered to. 4:00pm start for group 1 5:00pm start for group 2 If you require horse hire, please let Linda know ASAP. Newbies welcome in group 1 See you all there!

19.01.2022 This is William Fox Pitt. One of the legends of British Eventing. Up there with the best. Now look closely at the photo. ... At the horses neck. Do you see it?? A neck strap. What is a 5 eventer doing wearing a neck strap? Google defines a neck strap as "A neck strap is a simple piece of leather that goes around a horse's neck. The rider can hold onto it to increase stability without pulling on the horse's mouth. Neck straps are often seen in show jumping and eventing disciplines, but any rider can use this handy tool" Well a neck strap is not something that we have because we are scared. NO! It is a handy tool to have. A neck strap is helpful, for all aspects of riding! Be it schooling, hacking, jumping or hunting! Me personally over the years have come to love them. Not only on a young horse but my 12yr old mare as well. It changed the way i rode a dressage test! Made me still in the hand and ride from my leg. Also in my lessons it has become a handy tool to use. One that changed the way i worked my horse. There not something that should be feared or you be ashamed of!! Don't get me wrong there great to hold onto when your seeing Sky Floor Sky Floor.... But in a training aspect they are a game changer to some. So... If in a training session you are asked to hold it or put one on. Its not because your rubbish and scared. Its because like so many items in our tack rooms they are simple and EFFECTIVE. So before the long face comes out. Try it. Listen and feel. Your horse may thank you for it! And if top eventers use them to help save their horses mouths why can't you give it a go?

19.01.2022 Horses are all ready to go for tomorrow, we are all super excited to see you here and ready for an 8am start to our fun Show day. Thank you to my awesome helpers today. Groups and horses have been selected ready for announcement in the morning. Start thinking of possible team names.

18.01.2022 We've sure learnt plenty of things about life from our four legged friends!

17.01.2022 Album 3 Time Trial

17.01.2022 Please share with your horsey friends!

17.01.2022 Jake being an absolute star yet again. He has been a major part of all of our lives for so long. Who would have thought that the foal Baby Jake that Vicky brought on his mare at three weeks old (15 years ago) would bring so much joy to us all? I love this horse so much, he certainly is our one in a million

16.01.2022 It is what it is. This is a great post to share with your riders or on your profile as a reminder of what you have been through to get to where you are.

15.01.2022 #repost credits to the original poster and original photographer

13.01.2022 If the first bunch of flowers doesn’t impress her.... GET A BIGGER BUNCH OF FLOWERS Diego is so sweet! // @penelope_leprevost_officiel // Follow instagram.com/dreamyponies for more

13.01.2022 Welcome to mud season! Drawing credit: Misfit Designs https://www.facebook.com/Misfit-Designs-107868975994495

09.01.2022 Your horse riding is perfect! :D credits: Pinterest

09.01.2022 Album 1 Presentation and Handler Classes

08.01.2022 If you had a day that didn't go according to plan.... remind yourself of this....

08.01.2022 START WITH THE END IN MIND Dressage aims to develop and strengthen a horse’s body and mind to not only preserve its health, but make it stronger and more balanc...ed than if it were left untrained. When starting under a rider, a young 'green' horse starts with a tense, hollow, weak back. To ‘start with the end in mind’ means to know what our end aim is for the horse, i.e. what does a strong healthy back look like? Can you visualise the difference between a tense, weak hollow back and a relaxed strong one? It's a lot more than an 'outline' or 'head frame'! It is a process. A progression of stages that build one on to the other, connecting the dots to create strength and flexibility. Some people visualise an outline that only involves the horse’s head and neck. They try to create a ‘frame' containing or enclosing the horse between pushing legs and restraining hands. But dressage is not at all about forcing or holding a horse into a frame. The outline of the horse's posture is one of the end results, but not a means to the end. What is the means to the end? Improving balance is more the priority. Balance is the idea to have in mind from the start: lateral and longitudinal. Surely balance is the means by which dressage is measured - and worthy of our study and understanding. A balanced horse is the end aim. We can influence the horse's balance from the beginning, in the early groundwork, in lunging and introducing the bridle in the work in-hand. The sooner we start to focus on balance, the sooner we progress, and the better we prepare a horse for a lifetime of carrying a rider. Balance is the habit we need to support, and through a methodical approach in all schooling. It means collaborating with the horse to solve problems that arise. We can collaborate by tailoring training to the horse’s individual physical needs and natural asymmetry, and then teach the horse to feel and respond to our cues, and engage with us: to start in balance, to move in balance, to re-balance, and to stop in balance. The diagram here shows first an unbalanced horse working in tension. The red muscles on top are tense, while the blue muscles underneath relax and extend. The horse moves with a weak back, which would have trouble to carry a rider. The second diagram shows a horse working in relaxation with a stronger back, stretching more forward. The top line muscles stretch and relax while the belly muscles, in tension, can raise the back now stronger and better able to support a rider. Ideally for a good neck extension the horse's neck would stretch further forward out and down to seek the hands. NOTE: In time, as the horse’s strength and balance improve with a rider, the withers, neck and head carriage would come higher, to further shift the balance to the hindquarters. Illustration: Posture from hollow to neck extension. (Philippe Karl) Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage.

07.01.2022 Album 2 Rider Classes

05.01.2022 Frequently Asked Questions Nominations - Nominations close on nominate.com.au on the 21st of October. You can still nominate in the day but you WILL be ...charged a $10 administration fee. If you have nominated online & feel you want to do more classes on the day, you can nominate for more on the day, you WON'T be charged the $10 administration fee. Newcomers - Entry for this close on the 21st of October but late entries will be excepted for an extra fee of $5.00. Hunter or Showhorse - You are either a Hunter or a Showhorse. You can not nominate for both. Camping - We have all your camping facility needs. Toilets, showers & electricity. Electric Fences - We have plenty of room for electric fences but please be mindful of other competitors and keep it to a minimum. We will be monitoring the camping area. See more

05.01.2022 Album 4 Showjumping

03.01.2022 Wonder women (Wonder Woman) also plays #Horseball

03.01.2022 Spoken like true horse show Mom! #equestrianlife

02.01.2022 It’s Friday!! Turn up the volume!! #happyhorse #TGIF #animallover #horselove #horse #horsegram #love #regram @christina_rubinio

01.01.2022 Funday Saturday 28/11 2pm Monster Raffle Pony Rides Biscuits decorating Pony painting ... Fun ball games Sausage Sizzle And of course Horseball! Nominations for Horseball to be in by 9pm tonight. Four Categories- 10yo and under 16yo and under Ladies Opens Limited number of school horses available so get in quick! Enquires to Linda On 0407960948