High Country Stables » horse training http://highcountrystables.com Horse Stables NW Atlanta Ga Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:23:59 +0000 en hourly 1 Admin Admin Horse boarding, lessons and camps NW Atlanta Ga No No Great Show this weekend and farm happenings! http://highcountrystables.com/2011/05/great-show-this-weekend-and-farm-happenings/ http://highcountrystables.com/2011/05/great-show-this-weekend-and-farm-happenings/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 13:58:13 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=2195 Congratulations to all my NWGHA Riders! We have one more show this season then it is off to Perry, Ga for the State Show Labor Day weekend! Kylie is tearing it up in Queen, Western Pleasure, Halter and Horsemanship. Emily won her Equitation Class! Preacher and I won our reining class!

Emily and Cody at the PCSC Show!

This coming weekend is the PCSC running show! We are taking 8 riders and trying to claim the youth and adult Buckle series! Turn and Burn!

Dustin and Preacher heading for home!

Welcome to Blue/Romeo and the Burns! Taylor is our up and coming barrel racer!

Kerry found a handsome Morgan named Comet and she and Savannah are excited about their first jumping/dressage/pleasure class!

Magic is visiting and for sale. If you are looking for a great trail horse come take a look at him!

Magic at our Extreme Trail Clinic

Val has been sold and is happy at her new home with the Rockdale Trail Blazers! We miss her but glad she is doing so well for her new owners!

The ducks and geese have been busy and there are babies everywhere! But they are growing up fast so if you want to see them you better hurry!

And don’t forget if you want to sign up for camp please do so soon. They are filling up!!

Happy Trails!

]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2011/05/great-show-this-weekend-and-farm-happenings/feed/ 0 Horse training – first ride for Val! http://highcountrystables.com/2010/03/horse-training-first-ride-for-val/ http://highcountrystables.com/2010/03/horse-training-first-ride-for-val/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:38:03 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=1175 horse training atlanta georgiaFirst – Preacher would like to say “thanks!” to everybody who sent birthday wishes and especially those who came by to visit and brought all those goodies! Yum – that carrot cake was good!

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After 5 weeks of ground work, Val is ready for her first ride!

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We sent out spring camp notices yesterday to our current clients – which means the camp will probably fill up as they get those discount postcards in the mail! If you want to attend - make reservations now!

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]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2010/03/horse-training-first-ride-for-val/feed/ 0 Horse Camp Dallas Ga and Paulding County Saddle Club Show Results! http://highcountrystables.com/2010/01/horse-camp-dallas-ga-and-paulding-county-saddle-club-show-results/ http://highcountrystables.com/2010/01/horse-camp-dallas-ga-and-paulding-county-saddle-club-show-results/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:17:55 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=1094 January 18th – 9:00 to 1:00 – $50.00 – 1 Day horse camp. Instructional riding, trail ride(weather permitting), games on horses, crafts and snacks! 5 and up.
April 5th to 9th – Spring Break Horse Camp – 7 and up – 9:00 to 1:00 – English, Western, Jumping, Halter, games on horseback, trail rides, crafts and team building. $275.00 for the week! Limited to 8 Riders.
Congratulations to all the Paulding County Saddle Club Members who worked hard for the club and their awards.
Holly and Rocky, Chloe and Cody, Kylie and Preacher, Emily and Digger and Marley and Callie! They came home from the End of Year Awards Banquet with all sorts of trophies and gifts, Championship Halters, Blanket Coolers, Captain’s Chairs, trophies and a horsey watch! Way to go girls, you rock!
Look out – here comes the High Country Stables Drill Team! We are gearing up January 15th for our first meeting and practice!
We would like to welcome Sugar and Val to the barn! Sugar is a 7 year old TWH owned by Grace and her family.
Val is also a TWH, 4 years old and owned by Sherle. They are both in training with Shelly and we will keep you updated on their progress.
Enjoy the snow and stay warm!
The High Country Stables Gang

]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2010/01/horse-camp-dallas-ga-and-paulding-county-saddle-club-show-results/feed/ 2 How to train a horse part 1 http://highcountrystables.com/2010/01/how-to-train-a-horse-part-1/ http://highcountrystables.com/2010/01/how-to-train-a-horse-part-1/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:21:09 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=1074 We haven’t shown too much of Shelly’s training skills. Shelly is one of those natural horse people – she and horses seem to speak the same language. Shelly has been taught by some of the best including John Lyons and Clinton Anderson as well as several nationally ranking local trainers.

We thought you might like to see how it is done. Training a horse is much the same as ‘training’ a dog, or a child. It takes patience, repetition and consistency.

This is the first lesson with Sugar who has just joined the boarders here at the barn. We welcome Marcus, Martha and Grace to High Country Stables. Grace was surprised Christmas morning to see her horse Sugar in her new stall at the barn!

We welcome your comments! (Just click on ‘comments’ below and add yours!)

]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2010/01/how-to-train-a-horse-part-1/feed/ 1 Successful Halter & Showmanship Clinic http://highcountrystables.com/2009/03/successful-halter-showmanship-clinic/ http://highcountrystables.com/2009/03/successful-halter-showmanship-clinic/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:59:49 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=442 Our horsemanship and halter clinic taught by AQHA trainer Bryan Carlise on Friday was very successful.

One of the participants wrote to us and said:

I just wanted to say how much Finn and myself enjoyed the clinic yesterday. We learned a lot and had good time doing it. Everyone at your facility was so welcoming! Please keep me in your email contacts and let me know of anymore clinics you all will have in the future.

~ Christa ~

We caught some of it on video!

If you participate please leave a comment on what you thought! Shoot – leave a comment whether you were there or not!

]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2009/03/successful-halter-showmanship-clinic/feed/ 1 High Country Stables and Carlisle Performance Horses of Dallas, Ga are merging! http://highcountrystables.com/2008/09/high-country-stables-and-carlisle-performance-horses-of-dallas-ga-are-merging/ http://highcountrystables.com/2008/09/high-country-stables-and-carlisle-performance-horses-of-dallas-ga-are-merging/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:29:29 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=41 Update 2009 – The Carlisles ended up leaving our stables after a few months. We wish them well.

If you are looking for quality training or at buying a horse we might be able to help you!

Please visit our lessons page for more information.

Big changes are coming to the farm!  October 1st High Country Stables and Carlisle Performance Horses are joining forces.  Bryan and Nicole Carlisle, along with their two children, Chase and Kiersten, are bringing 18 years of expertise and horse knowledge to our stables in Dallas, Ga.  Along with their top show horses and AQHA youth riding team, we are getting quality lesson horses for our riding programs and camps.  Bryan and his students have shown AQHA, State and 4-H as well as the Open shows and Fun Shows.  Of course, this means we need to expand the barn and the riding area!  Plans are to build another 7 stall barn and triple the size of the riding ring in the up coming months – I know what I am getting for Christmas – lumber and gravel.

Cody and I are off to the Clinton Anderson Clinic this coming weekend!  I am excited, but I don’t know about Cody – I think he would rather be grazing in the pasture then ridden for three days straight!

As soon as we get back I will post the schedule for the Fall and Winter Fun Days and Horse Camps! 

Happy Trails!

Shelly

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