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Horse Training In New Jersey |
Name: KFK Performance Horses - Kate Fitzsimmons~Keller
Address: New Jersey
Web-site: www.kfkperformancehorses.com
E-mail: kfkperformance@gmail.com
Phone: (973) 809-6812
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Info: Serving clients in Northern and Central New Jersey. KFK Performance Horses's mission is to train, prepare and show each of our horses and clients to the highest level of their abilities. We accomplish this through a personalized program tailored to each horse and rider's individual goals. The key to this program is a level of partnership - both between trainer and client and, more importantly, with your equine partner!
Kate Fitzsimmons-Keller has been riding and showing since the age of 7. Her initial training and showing experience was in the ASHA equitation and hunter-jumper field. In 1990, she purchased and trained her first Quarter Horse and soon after entered the Quarter Horse show ring. Since that time she has shown multiple horses to Registers of Merit and Superior Performance Awards in Showmanship, Equitation, Hunter Under Saddle, Horsemanship, Western Pleasure and Trail. She has garnered multiple state and regional All-Around Championships as well as multiple qualifications to the AQHA World Show and Top Ten Honors in Versatility at the Quarter Horse Congress. |
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Name: Gayle Bowlby
Address: Hunterdon County NJ
Website:
Email: jinx2@patmedia.net
Phone: (908) 806-8011
Info: Troubled and problem horses are my specialty. I have had many years (30+) experience dealing with all breeds/problems and backgrounds of horses. I have never had a problem horse that I could not help. If they can learn - I can teach. Base my training on common sense, think like a horse. There is no abuse but there will be correction if needed in order to keep myself and others around me safe, that is the only time. I eliminate any physical causes of behavior problems before I start the training - such as
Dental - tack fit - soreness etc. Past abuse issues can be corrected using round pen and communication as can most other objectives. It starts on the ground. If you can't get it there you will not get it under saddle and even if you could? While you spend more time on the ground with your horse than you do in the saddle you are in more danger on the ground of being kicked or bitten or run over. I can help your horse if you are willing to give them a chance. Any horse deserves one more chance. Give yours that chance and contact me. You will not be disappointed. I have twelve stalls. Usually one or two are open for training horses only. New positive Coggins required for IN and out of state horses. Summer months and high risk seasons I require coggins within two weeks if in large sales/boarding situations or if the horse is purchased from such recently. This is to protect your horse and those in my care. |
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Name: Marissa DeMattio
Address: PO Box 225 Stillwater NJ 07875
Website: www.mdperformancehorses.com
Email: demattiom@yahoo.com
Phone: (201) 247-7118
Info: MD Performance Horses caters to the show ring competitor of today from the timid beginner through the competitive amateur, whether they are competing locally at Open shows or regionally at Quarter Horse. Offering training services from establishing a solid foundation to putting the finishing touches on your show prospect.
We offer year round clinics and schooling shows at home for customers.
Clients are showing successfully in Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation, Showmanship, Halter, Trail, and Gymkhana events.
Multiple Quarter Horse State Grand and Reserve Champions, Congress Top Tens & World Show Qualifers.
"I strive for all of my students to achieve the same results that I get with their horses so that they become independent riders. I want my riders and their horses to be comfortable and confident, whether they are schooling at home or showing competing in the show pen. I treat each horse as an individual and realize that the same training program will not work for each one. I believe in treating your horse as an athlete. Horses and riders need strong foundations, never skip the basics!"
-Marissa DeMattio |
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Kate's Thoughts
"I sincerely believe in training my horses as individuals - my approach to each horse is completely different from one to the next. There is no "cookie cutter" method. Just as each horse has their own special personalities and quirks, each horse needs a specialized program to best achieve the goals and training level best suited to that individual. My philosophy is no different for my Amateur or Youth clients - each have different goals, different needs and different methods of learning. I sincerely believe if treated and prepared as individuals that each pairing cannot help but develop an innate feel and level of teamwork - and ultimately show themselves to be a talented and special team!" |
Kate's Horse Training Tips
If you can't get the job done in a snaffle….Then you can't get it done!
I know that sounds like a trite, old timer's way of putting it but it is absolutely true.
All of the concepts both you and your horse need to accomplish any discipline - whether it be in the hunters, dressage, reining, jumping or even western pleasure - are all taught and should be maintained with the use of a snaffle. We've all heard the saying "being in the bridle". Very few of us know exactly what that means or how to achieve that goal. Our work in a snaffle is the key.
A snaffle teaches the horse balance and collection, frame and trust in the riders' hands. A snaffle also teaches the rider to become softer and use their hands less - instead relying on their seat and leg aids to send the horse forward and "into the bridle". As always, the correct use of a snaffle is the key.
A snaffle is an indispensable tool in bending, flexion and collection, creating a soft and balanced horse and a rider with soft hands. However, the snaffle, just like any other bit, if used in a harsh, jerky manner will only create a horse that evades the bit, throws his head or displays other forms of resentment. The train of thought I usually run across is that the rider, because there is less "bite" in a snaffle, thinks that they have to be heavier and stronger in their hands and pull all the more. Not true! A snaffle is a "direct pull" type of bit - meaning you have a direct line from your hands to the horses' mouth - no leverage as in a shanked bit. If a rider simply pulls constantly the result will be a horse that simply pulls and jerks back.
As we all know, our bit and reins are lines of communication between our hands and our horse. Most often these aids are not used in that manner. The correct use of a snaffle would be to use softer, more elastic tension in one of both of the reins. Giving and taking as if to pull too hard would break the line of communication. I often tell my students to think of this tension as if they are slowly squeezing a rubber ball - increasing tension and then releasing. This method encourages the horse to soften in poll and mouth - lowering his neck and relaxing into a soft frame.
I have ridden horses in the hunters, dressage, equitation, western pleasure and trail. The snaffle method I use is no different for any of these disciplines. While many of the breed associations require that horses over the age of five, (Aged or Senior Horses), when showing in the western disciplines, be shown in a "full" or shanked bit, all my horses come out to warm up in a snaffle. The results of softening and relaxing a horse with this program are worth the bridle change! My horses go into the arena already relaxed and giving at the poll, are soft in my hands and are better focused and more easily directed for the maneuvers we will need to accomplish.
The best caveat of training with a snaffle is the trust it can create with your horse. Your horse will learn to trust your hands, relying on you for balance and guidance as you are able to send him forward to the correct frame with your leg and seat. This is ultimately what being "in the bridle" means!
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Aquisition of SmithLinn Farm
We Are Proud To Announce the Acquisition of SmithLinn Farm of Lafayette, New Jersey As Our New Home and Base of Training Services!
We are most pleased to now offer The finest in Boarding Services in addition to our already Outstanding Western Performance and Hunt Seat Training Programs All at this beautiful location One of the most prestigious facilities in New Jersey
- 12'x12' Matted Stalls w/individual lighting
- Hot/Cold Water Wash Stall
- Lush grass turnout with Centaur Fencing
- 80' x 160' indoor Arena ~ 110' x 220' Outdoor Arena
- Owners and Caretakers live on premises
- A Limited number of stalls still available
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