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Cowboy Dressage News Letter - February 2010Dear Friends, Much has happened here at Wolf Creek Ranch since our last newsletter. We hope that our February update finds you and your critters all in good spirits and good health. 2010 promises to be an eventful year and below you will find just a few of the highlights. For more information please visit: www.cowboydressage.com
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Congratulations to Kasey Monty of Arlington, WA on her purchase of Meadowcreek Bay B Fe. (Santa Fe Renegade X Meadowcreek Miss Lola by WH Zimbabwe) It is always a goal to get foals by Santa Fe into good homes… we couldn’t be happier with the new home for this horse. We know that he will get the care, exposure that any breeder would be happy with. Kasey is a “top hand” and one of Eitan’s first students so it is with special affection that we congratulate Kasey on this wise purchase. A special Thank You to Daryl Hopson of Trafalgar and to Sandra Nelson of Madison Avenue Morgans for their assistance with this sale.
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This is one exciting horse. He was a long shot but I think we may of hit a homerun with this guy. He is now saddle broke and just about ready to get on. Eitan has really taken his time with him. He says that he has learned so much in the last 10 years that he really wants to make this one exceptional.
Cheyenne has quite a personality that the public will love. He exudes charisma and has so much natural talent that it makes Eitan’s day just to work with him.
Santa Fe and Eitan are working hard in preparation for the World Equestrian Games in Sept/Oct of this year. Santa Fe at 12 years of age looks the best he has ever looked. He is in his prime and developed into one beautiful horse. He has a huge heart and a real work ethic. He will be with Eitan at their west coast clinics, KY and TX this year. He still stands at stud to outside mares. His stud fee is $2500. His get have been doing very well in the show ring with national and world wins to their credit. I have kept one stunning buckskin filly by him for my self. She is so pretty I just can’t part with her. I am not sure if we will breed any of my mares this year…. will have to wait and see if the economy will pick up first.
Please visit our website at: www.cowboydressage.com/sale.html for horses that are for sale. We do not have any of our own for sale at this time but we do have some on the site that are pretty special. They are by Santa Fe and owned by clients and friends. There are horses ready to start and some well started. All are very nice horses and very pretty.
STUBBEN GENESIS DELUX DRESSAGE SADDLE W/BIOMEX SEAT
LIKE
NEW! LESS THAN A DOZEN RIDES ON IT
MED WIDE (32) TREE
17” SEAT
This is an amazing saddle giving the rider a deep, secure seat. I thought for a while that I was going to ride dressage but with the new Western Dressage opening up I am back to my first love… western.
$2,800 FIRM
Sale includes: SADDLE,
IRONS, STIRRUP LEATHERS, GIRTH, PAD
& COVER & COB SIZE DRESSAGE BRIDLE
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Thank you all for making Eitan’s Cowboy Dressage School of Horsemanship a sell out for 2010. If you are thinking of attending one of these horsemanship sessions in 2011 remember to book early.
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Our Light Hands Horsemanship event is really starting to take shape. I am always proud of each year’s event. This is our 4th year and I think what we have lined up for our guests will be our very best event yet. We expanded to 3 full days and added two more clinicians. The talent of these 7 horsemen is in extremes. They are the “real deal” and you couldn’t share time with better horsemen or gentlemen. Nor could you enjoy yourselves in a prettier location.
If you would like to learn more please visit www.lighthandshorsemanship.com
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Be sure to visit our new Light Hands Horsemanship Blog for additional training tips, news, comments and latest Light Hands updates. blog.lighthandshorsemanship.com |
If I can be of any help do contact me at 530-346-2715 or at eitan@foothill.net.
LHH has an opportunity to go to PA in 2011. If you have an interest in attending this please email (same address as above) me as we are taking a survey on attendance. Your response is important in determining on if we do this or not.
There is a “rumor” that LHH may have it’s own Horsemanship series on RFD-TV this fall. Negotiations are underway and we will be shooting a lot of the footage at this years LHH event. Be there and become a “star!”
Monty Roberts will be making a short presentation on Sat May 22 and we are working on bringing reining legend Tim McQuay as well. It is our hope that Tim, Eitan and Jack Brainard will join forces for a short presentation.
Jon Ensign who usually is our colt starter will
be turning over those duties to the 2009 Road to the Horse winner,
Richard Winters. Jon will then follow Richard with the 30-90 day
training of the horse. We are especially excited about this, as it
is an area we had not really covered in the past. Jon and Richard
have been working together on making this a great addition to the
LHH line up of teaching sessions.
We wish to congratulate Light Hands Horseman
clinician Jack Brainard on his induction to the NRHA Hall of Fame,
an honor well deserved!
Petrine Mitchum will be back to share more on the Hollywood horses and again sitting on the Campfire and Tall Tales panel.
Rick Lamb who has been our fabulous MC each year will be adding two significant lectures to our program.
With all this add music and song, Santa Maria Style Bar B Q, select vendors, beautiful horses and you will experience “magic”. We promise.
LHH and Cowboy and Indians Magazine
An article by Elizabeth Kay McCall on LHH will be featured in the June issue of Cowboy and Indians Magazine. It will be on the shelf in better grocery, western/equestrian stores and boutiques in late April. Be sure to pick up your copy. I just saw the proof....we are very excited.
If you wish to make it a “horse week” in Santa Ynez plan on attending Monty Robert’s clinic that will follow LHH. You can visit his website at: www.montyroberts.com for more information.
Thank you again to Tom Spalding of Spalding-Labs and Fly Predators for once again making this all possible. By the way, these fly predators really work. We have been using them for years. Not only are the horses happier but we are happier. In fact I think everyone is happier except maybe the flies but their vote doesn’t count. www.spalding-labs.com
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June 5, 2010 5-Star Training Facility, Auburn, CA This is going to be a very, very special event. Famed horsewoman Dianne Olds Rossi will be putting on one of her spectacular equine entertainment evenings. This will be about a 2 hr presentation featuring a variety of horse acts… kind of “Equine Theater.” Eitan is honored to be part of the evening’s entertainment. For more information go to www.imaginedancinghorses.com Last year the event sold out with over 600 in attendance… so be sure to get your ticket early. |
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Eitan will be doing clinics in OR, WA, CA, CO, PA, MD, TX and KY this year. If you would like to know more about them please visit: www.cowboydressage.com/clinic.html
There is quite a line up of horse related events here in CA that run back to back this summer. You can start at:
Light Hands Horsemanship, Santa Ynez www.lighthandshorsemanship.com
Monty Roberts following LHH, Solvang www.montyroberts.com
Mule Days, Bishop www.muledays.org
Equine Extravaganza, Auburn www.imaginedancinghorses.com
Western States Horse Expo, Sacramento www.horsexpo.com
Progress continues to be made on this new exciting division so stay tuned!
This is a highly debated and sensitive area in dressage these days. Eitan has been asked to comment on it. Eitan says, “I am not a promoter of this technique nor do I use it in the schooling of my horses. You can read all the pros and cons and research to support one side or the other… all I do is look at the horse… if he looks miserable he probably is. He tells me all I need to know about it. Perhaps asking less is actually more.”
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Debbie and Her Gold