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I’m very honored to be invited to participate in the brand-new A Home for Every Horse’s Equine Comeback Challenge. Myself and 9 other trainers were paired with a rescue horse the beginning of January. We now have until the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo to prepare our horses for a trail obstacle course competition to be held at the Expo on Sunday March 9 from 12-2pm. There will be a private treaty sale Saturday March 8 from 7-9pm for the 10 horses. After the competition, on Sunday, the sales will be final.
My horse is April (Ushis April Rein). She’s a Palomino quarter horse mare who will be 15 this spring. We picked her up at DenKai Animal Sanctuary in Grover, Colo., January 4 – in a snow storm. I’ve had a great time getting to know April and am looking forward to seeing all we can accomplish together before the competition. I’m also thrilled to help April prepare for a new life with a new owner who will truly enjoy her. You can follow our journey on my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/debbie.bibb2) and here on my website (http://www.debbiebibb.com/index.php?page=april-s-journey-in-the-equine-comeback-challenge). Please contact me if you are interested in April for your next riding partner, please contact me.
Rocky Mountain Horse Expo
Mark your calendars for the 2014 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo March 7-9 at the National Western Stock Show grounds in Denver. I’ll be back again with my “Conquering Multi-Use Trails – Hikers, Bikers and Dogs, Oh My!” demonstration. This is part of the Expo’s Ride with the Experts program. If you’re interested in coming to ride and prepare your horse for traffic you’ll meet on the trail, visit http://www.coloradohorsecouncil.com/index.cfm?id=45d00c20-95d7-8793-993b2c6941cfa012&ride-with-the-expert.html. I’ll be presenting Friday at noon in the Stadium Arena, Saturday at 3pm in the Paddock Arena and Sunday at 9am in the Paddock Arena. We’ll also have our booth with clinic sign-up available, products from our online store and a drawing for a free weekend clinic at Running D Ranch. We hope to see you there!
Clinics
Our clinic schedule is now online and sign-up is open! By popular demand, we are bringing back our Riding The Horse Of A Lifetime™ clinic as well as our tried-and-true Creating the Ultimate Trail Horse clinic and two Advanced Trail Riding clinics. Also, brand-new for this year is our Arena Exercises for the Trail Horse™ clinic. Check out our website for more information and to sign up. Creating the Ultimate Trail Horse and Advanced Trail Riding clinics fill very quickly!
For those of you in Pennsylvania, it looks like I will be coming back in April. Check our website for more information coming soon!
We are also offering private clinics for 1-4 riders. Check out “Clinics” for more information.
Want to host a clinic? We are still booking clinics at other locations throughout the year. All you need is a safe riding area and a sheltered gathering place to use as a lunch area and as a classroom in unsafe weather. Contact me for more information and to book your clinic today!
Lessons/Training
In late spring/early summer we will be offering limited lessons and training. We offer both trailer-in lessons and have a couple of lesson horses available. We do still take some horses in for training on a case-by-case basis. Owners must be willing to attend lessons with their horse to ensure success with their horses. Contact us for more information.
Please join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/debbie.bibb2 to keep up with our activities and for special offers. Don’t forget to check out my Weekend Training Tip posted every Friday.