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Spring is nearly upon us and I thought it was
about time to check in with everyone and see how you are doing! We
have been keeping pretty busy on the home front ourselves. My wife
Anne and I now have three dogs, the two Jack Russells plus a lab mix
that we rescued last year. Between the dogs and all the horses, this
place could be filmed for Americas' funniest pet videos on most
days.
Speaking of which, I conducted a "babies" clinic at the ranch last
month which was really fun. We had seven youngsters brought in for a
half day of basic groundwork exercises, most of them were weanlings
-- it was terrific. I realized again how important getting these
little guys off to the right start is. Accordingly, I will be
co-authoring an article on starting babies with the "mom" of a
weanling for Ride! Magazine, in their May Foal issue. Ride! is a
great magazine and I have been doing a monthly column with them on
Solving Problems through Foundation Training. Between that, the
monthly Q & A sessions in Riding Magazine, and also finishing up
work on my first book to be published later this year.... well I
guess you can call me a cowboy author. Now a cowboy poet --
definitely not!
Anne and I just returned from the Horse World
Expos in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We were *lucky* enough to
coincide our appearance in New Jersey with the massive snowstorm
that hit the East Coast; it was a good reminder why we love living
in California. Ah yes, the glamorous life of the clinician.... stuck
in a hotel with virtually no food or service staff, as neither
deliveries nor employees could get on the roads.
This will be the first of a short monthly
newsletter I send out. It will include any updates from the ranch,
quick training tips, jokes, a monthly contest, who knows what else
you'll see here! I do know that I want to touch base with everyone
regularly to see how you are doing - whether you have been a client
at the ranch, attended a clinic, or have emailed us with questions,
I would like to hear how you and your horse are faring. What's going
well and what's been a challenge? Let me know. And to get that
started... email us a short story (a couple of paragraphs) about the
best day you ever had with a horse and why! All entries will be
entered into a drawing for a 12 foot lead rope and headstall.
Drawing will be held at the March 29 clinic. Winner definitely does
NOT need to be present to win. We will ship the prizes to your
address. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Charles
If you would know of anyone that would like to be
added to the email list to get " Ground Breaking News" each month,
please have them write to us at
cwtraining@comcast.net. You
may also request to be removed from the mailing list at that same
address. Also coming soon... having a specific problem with your
horse? I will be doing personal consultations via email though our
website for a small fee. |
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Upcoming Events at CW Training Center (click on link for
complete details)
Ground Manners & Responsive Riding Level I Clinic 3/29/03
Two Day Steffen Peters Clinic 4/5-4/6
Two Day Beginning Reining Clinic 4/12-4/13
Solving Trail Problems Clinic 5/3
Team Up with the Best Two Day Clinic with Richard Shrake & CW
6/28-6/29
There are many more - Check Schedule!
Ask about a custom clinic at your location. Contact:
Allison Houston
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