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Wirgler Workshop Obstacles and Challenges

Wirgler Workshop

Zeus’ HELP ME Challenge ride at the Western states horse Expo

Zeus’ in hand competetion run 6/10/10

First Ride

Sweetie-Pie and Sheba

Susan Wirgler

2014-08-23T15:09:10-07:00

Dear Susan, When I rescued this 13 year old bay mare, she was starved, scarred both physically and mentally, and had a halter embedded in her facial bones. She was so petrified of people, that it took weeks for her to begin to trust me enough to allow me to cut the halter off. I couldn't get near her rear end, let alone her feet, which had never been trimmed. Her favorite defense mechanism was to rear up, twist around and bolt. For 6 months, she shuddered and trembled at my touch. She was over-reactive to the slightest movement and sound, and the vet wasn't sure we'd be able to save her. Originally, her name was Mustang Sally, but she proved to be so sweet and willing to try, I ended up calling her Sweetie-Pie. Our first year together was intense! After hundreds of hours of handling and simple ground work exercises, she finally came around enough for me to get a saddle on her, and get my foot in the stirrup. We were ready to find a trainer! A mutual acquaintance of ours suggested you because you handle so many mustangs and have the patience and understanding to delve through the layers of a horse's damaged psyche. She was right. Sweetie spent a lot of time learning patience and focus, and although she was a challenge, you turned her into a first rate trail horse who has learned to use the thinking side of her brain. Sweetie has proven herself to be an exceptional horse and you did a beautiful job of training her. She is soft-mouthed, quick to respond and eager to please. The time that you've spent with us since her training and the exercises you've recommended keep us both soft, supple and moving forward. I cannot tell you how beneficial it has been for you to continue working with the two...

https://www.susanwirgler.com/testimonials/sweetie-pie-and-sheba/

Susan Wirgler

Mary and Gem

Susan Wirgler

2014-08-16T15:32:31-07:00

Back in the Saddle Again... I thought riding a horse would be like riding a bicycle, that it would, as they say, “all come back”, and guess what??? It didn’t!! Having owned and ridden a horse for years in my younger life, I thought entering the “Horse World” again would be “Not a big deal.” Ooops, was I ever wrong! I found myself actually afraid to ride either one of my newly acquired horses. Here I was feeding them, shoeing them, maintaining them in a very nice manner, and yet not riding and enjoying them like I knew I could. That is when I decided to find something that would help me get over my fear and allow me to ride again. I read everything I could get my hands on; I bought training videos, and try as I might, nothing was working. That was when I heard mention the name “Susan Wirgler” and that she was a good horse trainer. I gave her a call to set up a riding lesson. From day one, she was so accommodating. She let me use her horse, since mine had not been ridden for a few months. She worked with me and then she worked with my horse. One of our first challenges was to load my horse in the trailer and teach me to load and unload the horse safely. I’m happy to say I can now load either one of my horses anytime and anyplace in any trailer I’ve asked them to load into. Then she worked with my horse and I together. We’ve worked on communication and gentling the horses and training me and building my confidence. We’ve done ground work and ridden not only in the round pen and arena but also taken our classroom up to the...

https://www.susanwirgler.com/testimonials/mary-and-gem/

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Wirgler Workshop Obstacles and Challenges

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Zeus’ HELP ME Challenge ride at the Western states horse Expo

Zeus’ in hand competetion run 6/10/10

First Ride

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