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Flower Power
Here we are already on the last day of the Flower Girls’ time with Ryan Rose Horsemanship. If you’ve been following the progress this week, you’ve seen the four mustang mares making realistic, steady progress as they respond to the expert instruction from Ryan’s team. You’ve also noticed that our staff is working right alongside them. All our staff commit to learning natural horsemanship as part of their job and mission here at Horse Protection. We consider it critical to rehabilitating the horses’ minds as well as their bodies, so they can live their best life. We invest in professional natural horsemanship training for all our rescues – to the level appropriate for them. You, our donors, make this possible through your generous donations. The Flower Girls and all our horses thank you for caring about their whole beings – mind, body and spirit – and donating so that we can turn their tragedy into triumph.
Here’s what the Horse Protection community has been able to do for the Flower Girls with Ryan’s help in just five days:
Expecting Big Things
On Day 4, the reality is settling in that these Flower Girls have endless potential to learn and grow. The focus of the training from the Ryan Rose Horsemanship team turns more and more to sharing the knowledge with the HPAF Team so that the mares can transfer their trust to more people, and eventually to their future adoptive families.
Breakthroughs Galore
It’s day 3, more than halfway through Ryan Rose Horsemanship‘s work with the mustang Flower Girls. The mares are all learning to thrive in human company thanks to the work of Ryan’s team and the dedication of the Horse Protection Staff, who are eagerly learning how to continue the mares’ training. This is hard work for all involved, including the horses, who are learning how to trust and follow a leader that they have always seen as a predator. It’s truly remarkable to watch as they turn their tragedy into triumph a little more each day.
Blooming Flower Girls
Petunia calmly regards Ryan on her first day in the round pen.All Four Came Out to Play It's the second day of mustang gentling, and all four of our Flower Girls got some quality time in the round pen with Ryan, Emily, and their assistant Tyler. These mares are...
Day One with the Flower Girls
Ryan with Iris, who made excellent progress on her first day. First Steps with the Mustangs On this first day, Ryan and Emily focused on our mustang flower girls: Petunia, Iris, Rose, and Lily. It was a day of getting to know each of the mares, who have had little to...
Ryan Rose Horsemanship to Partner with HPAF
Ryan and Emily Rose operate Ryan Rose Horsemanship Center in Brooklyn, Wisconsin. They are here in Ocala this week and Horse Protection has requested them to assist the horses in two special projects.Welcome, Ryan Rose! We are thrilled to welcome a guest trainer to...