Wild Henry

Wild Henry
Henry at BLM
Jenna did not grow up in a horsey family, but it was love from the first plastic palomino her grandpa gave to her. Jenna started training horses 12 years ago as a means to pay for her own. She has spent years working under other great trainers and now has her own clientele. In 2008 Jenna trained her first mustang and was a finalist at the Western States Mustang Challenge. Since then she has trained Mustangs for Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue and last year got the opportunity to teach her first clinic gentling mustangs at a BLM adoption. Last October Jenna founded Heart to Heart Equine Rescue with the help of Cheryl Zanini. Jenna is currently training horses and riders at Proud Horse Stables in Redlands, CA.







She is currently preparing "Henry Ford" for the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover in Fort Worth, Texas August 13-14 2010.



Sunday, April 4, 2010

Obvious Conclusion

I had decided try to continue training Tornado in a halter and bareback. We have to use a loose fitting halter because a bit will cause him extreme pain. If he does blow I don't have much control in the halter so I have been riding him bareback. The idea is to slide off if things go South. It was a good in theory, but not so much in acutality. I can't very well correct bad behavior without a bridle or saddle. Training like this works out great if your horse never tells you "NO." Unfortunately I got a big "NO" yesterday and it came in the form of a good jump in the air and several strong bucks that came out of nowhere. I slammed into the ground pretty good and smashed my face on a small rock. Fortunate for me the helmet visor helped protect my face. Thank GOODNESS! The obvious Moral of the story is that it is unwise to start an unpredictable mustang bareback in a halter.
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Judi said...

What about a loosely adjusted sidepull hackamore? I used one for a while when one of my horses had a swollen jaw, and it worked without bothering him--and it gives you a little better communication than a halter.

Sure glad you had that helmet!

April 5, 2010 at 6:34 AM

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