Susan offers many options to help you reach you goals with your horse… whether it be building your confidence or your horses, or teaching you to have better timing and feel- or teaching your horse to be more responsive. Susan can tailor a custom program for YOU and your horse.
Some of the options are :
COLT STARTING: You never get a second chance to make a first impression! A good start and foundation is so important for your horse’s career. Whether you plan to go into showing or enjoying trails, your horse can not get any better than his basic foundation. Susan is very particular about how that start is put on your horse- to build a quiet, responsive and versatile horse. A horse with a good foundation can go into any discipline and excel. You can’t get any better without better basics to build on.
PROBLEM SOLVING: Most horse problems are just a symptom of a misunderstanding about the basics…or a weak foundation. When we go back and address the missing piece of the foundation the problems evaporate! Susan can identify which foundation piece is missing- and help you to maintain, and build to your final goals.
HORSEMANSHIP LESSONS: Susan offers Private, Semi private, Group and and Monthly Workshops. These can be held at her ranch in Shingle Springs or your own! Furthering your horsemanship skills is a passion of Susan’s, as to help the horse she dedicates herself to helping you be better for your horse.
Contact Susan at 650-464-4862 to discuss a custom program specifically for you and your horse!
Would the terms below describe your horse/mule 100% of the time? or do you answer “sometimes’ to all or some?
Your horse/mule is:
- Easy to catch
- Easy to Halter
- Leads well-ANYWHERE
- Does not crowd or push you
- Stands quiet to saddle
- Easy to bridle
- Stands quiet to mount
- Flexes neck to the right and left softly.
- Goes forward with courage
- Does not spook or shy often
- Walks, trots. lopes smoothly with soft encouragement
- Moves right, left, forward, back
- Moves front separate from back., back separate from front
- Stops easily, and promptly
- Loads easily in the trailer
If you would like to learn how to improve your communication and safety with your horse/mule– and/or build confidence for you and your horse.
Call Susan at 650-464-4862 to schedule a session or evaluation, and discuss your goals for you and your horse.
email address: swirgler@sbcglobal.net
For an article on setting expectations… https://heartofphoenix.org/2019/03/19/30-days-does-not-make-a-well-broke-horse-folks-neither-will-90-if-you-were-wondering-what-trainers-and-horses-need-you-to-know/