Mrs. S., Crooked River Ranch, OR Occupation: Retired (Banking). ASSIGNMENT:Coach owner to restart riding & handling of middle-age gaited gelding. Confidence-building w/rider in arena & rural res. trail riding.
Mrs. D., Redmond, OR Occupation: Retired RN. ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Coach 3-yr grandchild for basic, fun, ride & handling of pony. (2) Coach owner of safe arena-riding to prep for trail riding of 5-yr warmblood mare.
Mrs. M., NE Redmond, OR. Occupation: Business Owner. ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Complete restart of young Mustang mare, followed by west. riding lessons in arena & rural res. trail riding. (2) Ride/Handle Coach for pre-teen daughter with senior horse & fear issues; arena & trail riding. (3) Convert Must. mare to onsite lesson/demonstration horse for HCS business. (4) Sales Prep, promotion, & buyer screening for mid-Winter sale of Mustang mare.
Mrs. M., LaPine, OR. Occupation: Vet Tech. ASSIGNMENT: Post-purchase evaluation of middle age rescue Thoroughbred riding mare. Coach owner to establish safe ground manners & personal space. Suggested progressive training plan for handler & mare.
Mrs. M., Culver, OR Occupation: Foster Care Provider-Development Disabled Adolescent Teens & Arab Owner/Breeder/Trainer.
ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Consult regarging future commercial use of equine facilities. (2) Coach & supervise 2 teens with grrom, tackup (& down) of 2 horses, handwalk off property & occasional riding.
Mr. S., Bend, OR Occupation: Professional Race Horse Trainer/Breeder. ASSIGNMENTS: General horse & barnkeeping. Occassional groom/handle, & minor medical young horses. Occas. Maintenance riding of middle-aged, retired racehorses.
Mrs. D., Bend, OR Occupation: Merchandiser, volunteer w/Healing Reins. ASSIGNMENT: Post-purchase eval. & Consult of middle-age riding mare. Demonstrate & practice safe ground handling. Dev. progressive Personal Lesson Plan.
Mrs. L., Redmond, OR. Occupation: Paralegal. ASSIGNMENT: Consult for safe, efficient horse facilities, tack & equip. Post-purchase evaluation of 3 mares under age 7 for beginning, inexperienced adult rider.
Mr. M, Redmond, OR. Occupation: Retired Contractor. ASSIGNMENT: Demo & Coach owner for ground manners & restart of Arab mare & weanling. Brief Refresher with mare for arena & future group trail riding.
Mrs. M., Redmond, OR. Occupation: Homemaker; retired western horsewoman. ASSIGNMENT: Sales Consult, partial Prep. of middle age QH mare. Included a brief post-winter riding restart session.
Mrs. H., Bend, OR Occupation: Banking/Finance Mgr. ASSIGNMENT: Assist owner in acclimating recently pro-trained Paint 2-yr old to safe handling at home. Discuss safe tying location, work on fear-free gentle saddling.
Mrs. B., LaPine, OR Occupation: Auto Dealership Service Mgr. ASSIGNMENT: Coach teen interm. handler/rider with newly purchased gelding blind in one eye. Acclimate new ownership,
Mrs.W., Sisters, OR. Occupation: Retired Educator. ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Consult to re-home a 2-yr-old , non-started, Arab/Pinto colt. (2) Re-acquaint senior handler/rider with tall, 15-yr Arab-Saddlebred gldg Tob. Pinto, for general Horsemanship, tack adjustmenst; re-acclimate horse for quiet trail-riding solo, & with accom-panying horse/rider. (3) Provide Sales Prep. for above gelding, inclding western riding refresher training for cues, leads, collection.
Mrs. S., Redmond, OR. Occupation: Homemaker, Small Business Owner. ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Consult. w/rider after horse/rider accident to restart both. (2) Consult/advise tips to thriftily convert property to safe riding & handling facilities. (3) Coach a youth with recent neg. equine experiences to confidently restart a semi-pushy, middle age, well-started mare. Conduct progressive riding lessons; assist with trailering issues, tack-safety adjustments.
Mrs. W., Bend, OR. Occupation: Bus. Owner; Rec. endurance riding. ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Coach owner to estab. safe personal space with 5-yr old Arab mare. Address bridling issues, hoof-handling. Coach/demo safe trailering. (2) Discuss Sale-Prep of senior pony mare. (3) Consult & demo. halter, leading & future weaning of 2-mo. stud colt. (4) Consult/advise prevention of natural future non-safe, ground manners typical of yearling stud colts.
Mr. & Mrs. C., Terrebonne, OR. Occupation: Retired Professionals ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Evaluate 4 owned horses for casual trail riding, provide written findings. (2) Restart 2 mares; Develop Lesson Plan for both riders, both horses to combine arena work & rural - residential trail riding. (3) Refresh west. riding cues for a gelding & provide partial Sales Consult.
Mr. A., Prineville, OR. Occupation: Retired Military Engineer. ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Evaluate rescued 32-yr pony & 22-yr horse. Develop & implement 2 seperate weight-gain feeding programs & care-plans for Founder, semi-blindness, Cushing syndrome; senior horse depression. (2) Coach/advise owner on impending necessary euthanization of the horse; oversee vet appointment.
