http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog A Horse Trainer Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:23:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From my window seat, my eyes followed along as a river laced its way through the quilted patchwork of the Canadian prairies. I was flying to Winnipeg, Manitoba en-route to the Bar K Ranch, where I was scheduled to do a three-day horsemanship clinic. I was traveling with the lovely ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/on-the-trail/bar-k-ranch-clinic/ It's time for the episode you've all been waiting for: The First Ride! Jay has gentled this mustang enough that he thinks it's time for Matt to get on for the first time. Check it out to see how it goes! This isn't the last episode of the series though, ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/a-mustang-story/mustang-episode-7/ Hello everyone, Colette here. I'm happy to announce the release of episode six in A Mustang Story: A New Perspective! In this episode, Jay does some fencework with the mustang. It's a great technique to use before someone actually gets into the saddle, that's for sure. Also, the very last segment ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/a-mustang-story/mustang-episode-6/ My truck was in four-wheel drive and I was hanging onto the steering wheel with my eyes wide open. It sure didn’t look like springtime in Alberta with all the snow and ice I was driving through. I was on my way to the Mane Event Horse Expo in Red ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/trainers-challenge/main-event-2008/ Hi guys! This is Colette again. We're up to episode five in One Man, One Horse - A Mustang Story. This is a very pivotal episode because this is when Jay first tries to get a saddle onto the mustang. Up until now, he's been doing exercises with the horse ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/a-mustang-story/mustang-episode-5/ "Spring has sprung" and with it we are rewarded with all that Mother Nature has to offer. The beginning of new life! What could be more adorable and touching then a newborn foal. Share this special moment with Jay as this newborn filly named “Late Lass” faces the ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/new-born-foal/new-born-foal/ It’s not that I didn’t notice! It’s like watching your kids grow up; from one day to the next there really isn’t any change in size. Then one day they’re taller than you are. That’s how this winter felt to me; each day blended into the next and I thought ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/spring-is-in-the-air/spring-is-in-the-air/ A new episode of One Man, One Horse - A Mustang Story is out today!  At this point in the series, Jay has been able to touch this scared and wild mustang, and get a halter on her. But, the horse is still quite frightened. Jay uses his three principles of training -- ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/a-mustang-story/mustang-episode-3/ Hello everyone! Colette here, from the Jay O Jay Inc. team. Some of you may know that I'm the one who's doing the editing of the footage for the mustang series. Well, I'm happy to announce that today we released the latest episode of A Mustang Story. This episode is ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/a-mustang-story/mustang-episode-2/ I was standing at the BBQ when I saw a black pickup truck make its way up the dirt road that leads to my place here in Invermere BC. Yes! Paul Schofield had just arrived with his four-year-old mare “Betsy” and for the next five days they would be my guests ... http://jayojay.com/TrainersBlog/workshops/a-private-work-shop/