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Here are two new additions to the Ridgewood Farm Family--these guys are PMU Rescues! They are both registered Quarter
Horses and are virtually unhandled--they've lived in a herd all their lives.. Watch this website as we progress with the training
of these guys.
July 2004--Both Monty and Diego (formerly known as Jack) are halter broke and living in stalls. Monty was gelded and
had his feet trimmed and Diego learned to "Join Up" with Suzan and was soon on his way to being handled. They are progressing
nicely with their ground training--new pictures soon!
November 2004--It has been a very rewarding summer and early fall with these two guys. Monty has not stopped growing
and is a typical feisty young guy. He now clips, bathes, loads!, and lunges. We decided to let him grow up a bit, so he is
hanging out in the field with his buddies Cloudy and Diego, but just wait until Spring...
Diego has made huge progress over the last four months. Suzan used a combination of Monty Roberts and Clinton Anderson
techniques to start him on his ground training. Within two months, they had progressed to the start of saddling and backing,
and on September 1, Suzan rode him for the first time! Since then, they have participated in their first clinic, with Dan
Kuhn of Natural Horse-man Services (more on Dan below), held at Ridgewood Farm, and Diego was a star... see the new pictures
below.
Spring 2006--We're proud to say that, having given Diego a rock-solid foundation, he has gone on to a new career as a
potential roping horse. Good luck Joey and Paul!
Monty will start up again this spring with Suzan. Last fall he was long-lining beautifully and had even been backed
a few times, so look here for updates soon!
"Monty"--a yearling gelding.
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| Doesn't Monty look good under saddle?! |
"Diego"--a 2-year-old gelding.
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| Diego negotiating some scary obstacles |
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| Suzan on Diego with Dan Kuhn |
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