Letters of the Month

LETTER OF THE MONTH:

December 2006

Hi Sylvia. I will try to be brief, but let me take you to the start and where I am right now with my horse.

When I bought my horse, it was mainly off of hype: his grandfather made it in the big time among the Tennessee Walkers. My horse had won several ribbons in the show ring. However, I could care less about that part of it. All I wanted him for was for trail/pleasure riding. Before I bought him I knew he needed some work done in his foundation. I could tell that the moment I got on him. So I didn't go into this thing blind. What I didn't know was he was worse than what I thought!

The first time I had him at the saddle club by myself, he was very tense/head high and I couldn't even get on him. In fact, I was too scared to try! So I loaded him back up and went home and put him up, very disappointed.

About a week later my son and I took my horse and my son's horse  to the saddle club and to see what my horse would do if another horse was there. My horse was awful! He wouldn't mind a thing. He would not stop. He acted as though I didn't exist. I was very upset at this. All I could see was money going down the drain. I was wanting to get rid of him "NOW" but I knew that would be hard to do. So I settled down and decided to work on him and give him a chance.

I gave him three lessons in the round pen using your methods, and his demeanor began to change. I started bonding with him using your bonding techniques (he was yielding his head, etc.) and I could tell he was starting to settle down. I could tell that on the ground.

Then I got your DVD set, the Whispering Way 12-Step Total Training System, and started the lessons you teach there.

Yesterday my son and a lady friend of ours wanted to go to the saddle club and ride some and they wanted me to go with them. I really didn't want to, but I decided to go anyway just to see if my horse had made progress. So far he was doing well. He was listening to me, etc.

So I mounted him at the club and he did very, very, very well. I was so pleased at his progress from applying your program. He listened to me in the saddle. He stopped when I said to. I was so happy I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO FALL OFF with delight!!

A lady who was with us then got on him, went around the ring (ring is huge) and his conformation was perfect. I can see how he won all those ribbons, etc. He was out of shape because this was the first time he has really been ridden since last winter.

While I had him out, I used the one-rein stop to see if he would listen to me, and he turned his head to me perfectly and began to slow down. At that time all I wanted for him was to look at me when we were riding when I ask for the one stop rein. The foundation on the ground was already completed but this was my first time in the saddle without any practice. Again I was so happy.

This horse has changed from dark to light from using your program. I can't believe it. Formerly, he wasn't worth the gun powder to shoot him with, I thought; that's how upset I was with him at first. But now he is a real sweetheart.

Picking up his feet is not an issue now; in fact, you barely touch them and he will pick them up. Backing up in saddle: no longer an issue.

I can tell on the ground (as you teach) what his problems are before you ever get in the saddle. I will try and complete all his training this week. Huge progress has already been made.

You are a real "sweatheart" of a teacher!

S. L. - McMinnville, Tennessee

LETTER OF THE MONTH:

December 2006

I recently brought your Round Pen Leadership DVD. I was very impressed! Wish you could come to Australia to do a Clinic!

N. C. - Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

LETTER OF THE MONTH:

December 2006

Saw lots of rope products at Equine Affaire in Massachusetts, but yours are the best! Thanks,

J. S. - Belchertown, Massachusetts

LETTER OF THE MONTH:

December 2006

Dear Sylvia:

Thanks so much for your newsletters, which I read with such fascination each month. I just wanted to thank you, on behalf of your readers here in Pretoria, South Africa, for all the help and support that you have given us over the past year. My little Bianca is such a different, more secure and content horse.

I wish you and your family a peaceful and joyous holiday season, and may the best of 2006 be the worst of 2007 for you. I'm sure that having Trevor home from Iraq will make it wonderful for all of you. I also think that what you did for him and his friends after their arrival was fantastic. I'm sure that the time that they spent with you, but particularly the day spent on and around your beautiful horses, did more to restore and heal their souls than days of debriefing and therapy would have done.

Kindest regards and thanks,

N. G. - South Africa

LETTER OF THE MONTH:

December 2006

I want to commend you on your tremendous ministry to horses and those who love them. Your generosity of information on your website is PHENOMENAL! It is obvious that your first priority is improving the quality of life for horses everywhere, and that is so respectable. God tells us that as humans we are to have "dominion over the animals," and also that a "righteous man has regard for his beast." With your incredible insight, understanding, and compassion for horses, you are helping horse owners everywhere to fulfill these callings. May God bless you for that.

I am so looking forward to giving your dvd to my horse-crazy neice for Christmas!

M. P. - Brandon, Mississippi

LETTER OF THE MONTH:

December 2006

Dear Sylvia,

I want to thank you for your website; it has been so much help to me and my daughter. We have some DVD’s on order from you that I know will help us with our 3-year-old Quarter Horse.

S. S. - Luthersville, GA

LETTER OF THE MONTH:

December 2006

Sylvia,

I just tried your EquiPedic pad out on my racking horse mare today and it did fabulous. We did a short ride (only 4 miles) but we were in a real fast rack most of the way (occasional lope). Got back home, took the pad off and there was 0 sweat on her back. I really liked that...I see the benefits of that pad breathing.

Thank you for the recommendation. My horse seemed to really enjoy it too.

C. M. - Salem, Alabama

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