Rosehill Dressage

05/12/2024

This is so well put and important! It refocuses us on what is the horse experiencing, which is how we feel about them. They deserve us to always be positive about the process. Then it is easy to travel on this journey with them.

Detach yourself from the outcome

If you’ve been around for a while you’ll know I love to talk about how as riders we put so much of our self worth or how good we are as riders on that mark we get at a competition and it’s always frustrated me that so many of us struggle to see past that score and struggle to see the good parts of those bad tests and that perspective. But I’ve always struggled to word how I feel about this subject until I heard someone on a podcast talking about a completely different topic.

They said

We need to detach ourselves from the outcome and attach ourselves to the process

Detach your self worth from that final score

Detach your decision of whether you are a ‘good rider’ on that final score

Detach your conclusion of whether it was a good day or not on that final score

Instead attach it to the process. The progress you’ve made over the last few months or years, the journey you’re on, how much you enjoy riding your horse, how happy and healthy your horse is and how much they enjoy their work.

Let this be your guide instead and I promise you you’ll enjoy everything from training to competing to life so much better

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04/04/2022

Training facility in South Lyon area looking for help caring for horses. Job includes feeding, watering, cleaning stalls, turning horses in and out of paddocks, sweeping. Morning hours, usually 8:00 to 12:30. Flexible schedule and great co-workers. Reliability a must.

01/31/2022

Dressage training facility looking for morning position feeding, cleaning stalls and turn out. 8:00am to 1:00pm.

01/31/2022

We are looking for help at our dressage training stable. A really great group of 15 horses to care for in the morning from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Feeding, watering, cleaning stalls etc. There is also an opening in the afternoon for feeding 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Please message me for more information.

01/27/2022

Very good descriptions of advancing collection.

The former First Chief Rider at the Spanish Riding School explains the scale for measuring degrees of dressage collection.

01/03/2022

Working student position open. We offer an opportunity to work with classically trained dressage horses with FEI trainer. Responsibilities include some barn chores, such as feeding, stall cleaning included.

01/01/2022

Horse training facility looking for help feeding, cleaning stalls and turn out. 8:00am to 1:00pm. Reliability important but experience is helpful but not required. We will teach you. Work with other good people and great group of horses. Days are flexible.

12/30/2021

10/14/2021

Core strengthening and postural stability are desired outcomes of certain therapeutic exercises performed in horses. A recent study, conducted at the University of Tennessee, aimed to quantify changes in muscle activation at a walk and trot in horses traveling over eight consecutive ground poles evenly spaced in parallel fashion in a straight line, and with hindquarter and abdominal elastic resistance bands applied at 25% stretch. Researchers found that the use of ground poles at a walk resulted in an increase in the longissimus dorsi and re**us abdominus muscles. The use of ground poles at a trot resulted in an increase in the re**us abdominus muscles. The hindquarter and abdominal elastic resistance bands resulted in an increase in the left re**us abdominus muscle.
These findings provide support regarding changes in muscle activation when using ground poles to increase core and epaxial muscle engagement. While an effect on core muscle activation was identified with the elastic resistance bands at a trot, further research is needed to further characterize their effects on muscle activation. For more information about this research visit https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103772

10/14/2021

Training stable looking for part time barn help, mornings 8:00am to 1:00pm. Duties include feeding, stall cleaning, turning horses out etc. experience helpful but not necessary. Also, afternoon feeding position 4:00 to 6:00pm.

10/05/2021

Rosehill is looking for barn help. Job includes feeding, cleaning stalls, turn-out. Hours are 8:00am to 1:00pm. Experience with horses helpful but not necessary. We will train you.
Also, afternoon feeding position, 4:00 to 6:00pm.

09/17/2021

Barn Help needed. Mornings 8:00am to 12:30. Cleaning stalls, feeding , turn out, water, sweep. Also looking for afternoon feeding on Tues and//or Sat 4:00-6:00 pm Experience helpful but not necessary. We will train you.

09/07/2021

Training barn in Northville is looking to fill 3 positions. 17 horses.
1. Mon-Fri, 8 am-1 pm barn help. You will be pair up with one of our senior stable hand. Feeding, turning in/out, stalls, helping with keeping barn clean.
2. Sat and/or Sun, 8 am - 1 pm. You will be pair up with one of our senior stable hand. Feeding, turning in/out, stalls, helping with keeping barn clean.
3. Tue and Sat PM feeder, 4 pm - 6 pm. Bring all horses in, mix and feed lunch, water, hay, premix breakfast.
You have to be comfortable around horses and we can teach you the rest.
Please, specify what job you are applying.

08/31/2021

Training barn in Northville is looking for morning barn help on Saturdays and/or Sundays. You will be paired up with one of our senior stable hand. Feeding/watering, turning out, stalls. 8 am - 1 pm. You have to have reliable transportation and be comfortable around the horses, we can teach you the rest.

08/29/2021

Small private barn in Northville is looking for PM feeder. Tuesdays and Saturdays, 4 pm - 6 pm. Bring horses in, hay/water/mix and feed dinner, premix breakfast. You have to be comfortable around horses, have reliable transportation and be at least 15 y.o.

08/22/2021

Thanks Narelle for posting this video!

08/13/2021

Training barn in Northville is looking for reliable morning barn help Mon-Fri, 8 am-1pm. Feeding, turning out/in, 10 stalls. You have to be comfortable around horses, we can teach you the rest.

08/04/2021

✨ In order to ride a horse from back to front, you have to have a front. A horse needs to accept contact, and I don’t mean a long or floppy rein. I mean contact, with a yielding poll and neck. An age and balance appropriate yielding, of course. But the Jesus-take-the-wheel approach to contact just makes your life harder down the road. ⁣

08/03/2021

Training barn in Northville is looking for PM feeder on Tue and Sat 4pm-6pm (more hours available). Bring horses in, hay/water/feed dinner, premix breakfast. NO STALLS. Perfect job for high school student. This job starts in the end of August.

07/09/2020

We welcome to Rosehill Liz Gerber's 4 y.o. PRE - Astro!

06/18/2020

Ritter Dressage

"Sitting is not being static, it is feeling what is happening in the back of the horse. We must feel that the entire body of the horse “gets up” to the hand, ending up in what is in his mouth and remains stable.

It is not enough that the fingers are relaxed; we also need our wrists to be relaxed and not rigid."

(Antoine de Coux, The Wisdom of Master Nuno Oliveira, 2012) Painting: Tatiana Yabloed,

www.singulart.com/en/artist/tatiana-yabloed-4807

05/22/2020

Manolo Mendez Dressage

When it comes to bending and flexing, more is not better.

Something to consider when training.

Manolo sometimes sees riders in clinics who have been taught to bend and counter bend their horses on 4 but also 3 tracks this way and that way, again and again, to supple them and develop their balance and collection.

Whether it is long successions of travers and renvers or shoulder in, counter shoulder in on straight and bended lines, invariably, these horses will find extending and gathering their bodies difficult and uncomfortable.

Manolo will spend hours doing bodywork to offer some relief to horses who have lost their flexibility, freedom of movement and purity of gaits in part or to a large extent.

Like most everything in life, exercises should be used in moderation and at angles that are biomechanically compatible with fluid movement. Otherwise, even the best exercices and figures will become counterproductive and will create rather than fix issues a rider has with developing impulsion, rhythm, cadence, suppleness, straightness, balance, extension and collection. All elements of a healthy training formula that leads to developing a comfortable, ambidextrous horse that uses itself evenly and optimally.

The solution to a horse struggling to offer the work asked is never making the work more mentally difficult or more physically challenging.

In this regard, less is always more.

To learn more about Manolo's approach to training visit:

https://www.manolomendezdressage.com/blog/

https://www.manolomendezdressage.com/clinic-reports/

and:

https://www.manolomendezdressage.com/manolo-mendez/manolo-mendez-dressage/articles-by-manolo-mendez/

To watch Manolo teach riders and ride, go to this group - and answer the questions to be admitted:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/OnTheRoadWithManoloMendez/?ref=share

05/04/2020

A Horses' Haven Rehabilitation Story

This is one of our amazing stories of courage. Please donate if you can and share the post to all of your friends, there are many more horses in need, especially as these hard economic times hits the horse community. Thank you!

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05/03/2020

Manolo Mendez Dressage

We thought it was a good time to share again Manolo's training philosophy for those who are not familiar with his methodology and are curious.

Manolo has been training his way and followed his fundamental principles of training for wellness since 1974.

With every year and with every horse he works with, it becomes clearer to him that there is no neutral point in training.

Every step matters and the posture we ask our horse to travel in has a direct bearing on his wellness both mentally, emotionally and physically.

Manolo’s Training Philosophy. He says:

"My style of training emphasizes a soft, swinging back, making sure all the joints in the body including the hindquarters are moving freely and evenly, and making sure I have even diagonals in all paces. I will ask for this before I ask the horse to seek the bit.

It is a conscious decision rather than a training error on my part.

I encourage the horse to distribute his weight evenly over his four feet, and to become a partner.

In the early stages of training, I encourage him to be free with his head and neck, to keep the poll supple and the troatlatch soft and open, and to travel with his eye level with a point between the stifle and the hip depending on his conformation so his muscles build from strength to strength.

I do not ride purposefully behind the vertical nor do I shorten or compress the neck.

The horse learns to relax through the poll and jaw and to carry himself and me with ease.

I use this early work to develop straightness, balance, rhythm, flexion and regularity in all paces – a crucial basic foundation.

Along with riding, I use in-hand and bodywork to encourage the horse to use its entire body.

Before I ask a horse to work, I want to know his history. Has he had problems or an incident that would leave him mistrustful of people and resistant or defensive? If the horse does not like me at the start of his training, I spend time with him to become a friend. Only when the horse’s trust is established will he work in a positive way, relaxed in body and mind.

I only take the next step when the previous one is solid and the horse is physically and mentally comfortable with the work. Then, and only then do I ask for more.

If the horse becomes confused, I do not add to his confusion, instead I take a full step or half step back and allow the horse to re-establish his confidence and balance before progressing to the next step.

I adhere to the principles of traditional dressage and Article 401, which preserves the horse’s body instead of wearing it down, and gently nurtures his mental wellbeing, so that the physical, mental ans emotional aspects work in unity.

Many horses today have become so far separated from their essence, or the harmony that comes from the mind, body and heart working in synchronicity, that they suffer needlessly each day of their lives. I witness this damage as part of my work.

My work is about sharing with others the importance of the partnership, the joy of the dance that can be experienced by horse and rider when body, heart and mind are working in a shared partnership. The horse is a partner and athlete in the dance and as such, should be treated with the greatest respect, care and consideration.

The goal of my training approach is to help the horse reach his potential with his full and willing cooperation and without pushing him beyond his mental and physical abilities."

Manolo Mendez' Fundamental Principles of Training for Wellness:

1. That the horse is not damaged in the body or mind by his training;

2. That the training is a partnership between horse and rider, with horse and rider equally willing to learn from one another;

3. That each horse is trained according to his strengths and weaknesses as an individual, and never pushed beyond what he is physically and mentally capable of;

4. That the horse’s beauty and strength increases, not diminishes, over the years of training,so that at fifteen he is better and fitter than he was at five.

To learn more about Manolo’s timeless, traditional training approach visit:

https://www.manolomendezdressage.com/manolo-mendez/manolo-mendez-dressage/articles-by-manolo-mendez/

and join this group where you will see his approach live:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/OnTheRoadWithManoloMendez/?ref=share

You must answer the group questions to become a member.

03/29/2020

American Horse Council

American Horse Council

House Passes Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Addresses Many Horse Industry Concerns

Early Friday afternoon, House lawmakers passed the CARES Act, teeing up approximately $2 trillion in emergency aid to American taxpayers, small business, and non-profits and charities. Because most equine enterprises characterize themselves as small businesses and include many non-profits such as state associations and equine rescue operations, the package addresses many challenges facing the horse industry. The following are highlights, with more details to follow after President Trump signs the bill into law.
Small Business and Non-Profits
The bill bolsters the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program, establishing a maximum loan amount to $10 million through December 31, 2020. The bill defines eligibility for loans as a small business or 501(c)(3) nonprofit with not more than 500 employees “or the applicable size standard for the industry as provided by SBA.” The bill further extends eligibility to sole-proprietors, independent contractors, and other self-employed individuals. This should provide assistance to trainers, farriers, and veterinarians, among other solo practitioners.
The bill also expands the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program currently available to small business to include “any individual operating as a sole proprietor or an independent contractor during the covered period” from January 31, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Luckily for many breed-specific associations and state groups, for example, the bill extends the program to private non-profits. The AHC COVID-19 Resources web page includes links related to the EIDL program and will post updated information as details unfold.
Tax and Payroll Flexibility
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance – The bill extends unemployment benefits to the self-employed, independent contractors, those with limited work history, and others who are unable to work as a direct result of the pandemic. Self-employed professionals such as trainers and other independent contractors impacted by economic disruptions, including event cancellations, caused by “social distancing” should find this provision helpful.
Individual “Recovery Rebates” - Individuals with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 are eligible for a $1200 cash rebate from the IRS. The amount rises to $2400 for married couples.
Charitable Contribution Flexibility - The provision encourages Americans to contribute to churches and charitable organizations in 2020 by permitting them to deduct up to $300 of cash contributions, whether they itemize their deductions or not. This provision should blunt the impact of equine charities including rescue operations.
Charitable Contribution Increases - The bill increases the limitations on deductions for charitable contributions by individuals who itemize, as well as corporations. Technical details to follow.
Employer Payroll Tax Flexibility - The bill allows employers and self-employed individuals to defer payment of the Social Security tax until 2021 and beyond. Employers generally pay a 6.2-percent Social Security tax on employee wages. While the scope of this provision is not yet clear, it could extend to equine equipment makers and other manufacturers and merchants that comprise the complex supply-chain for the horse industry.

03/07/2020

Congratulations to team Rosehill on a very successful start of the show season 2020! All horses did amazing job and behaved like pros, and riders took home nice ribbons (everyone got at least 1 blue, and Champion and Reserve of their tests), positive experience and plans for the future work.

02/29/2020

Make sure to read the whole article!

All you need to know about piaffe with Paul Belasik: “One of the most common problems with the piaffe - triangulation - piaffe that resembles an ‘elephant on a stool.’ The horse’s legs crowd toward each other as if they were trying to balance on a point. The legs form two sides of a triangle and the back, the third side. The interesting thing about horses that triangulate in the piaffe is that they are almost universally well engaged behind. A brief look at the hindquarters and the piaffe seems to reveal a piaffe of high quality.” http://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2020/02/notes-on-piaffe/