One Fine Equine is dedicated to the care of horses providing grooming, exercising and horse sitting services. Emily started One Fine Equine a year ago with the understanding that equestrians can be very busy, therefore, she enjoys doing the jobs they may not have the time for.
Experience:
Emily has 18 years of experience with horses on the ground as well as under saddle. She has owned her horse, Dude, for eleven years and trained him to jump as well as some basic level dressage. She purchased him as a 6-year-old reiner/western pleasure horse and re-trained him herself. Dude has never had a trainer on his back, but Emily of course have been in lessons with jumper, hunter, dressage, and eventing trainers. She is proud of her horse's excellent ground manners, which she trained herself. Emily considers ground training very important because it establishes respect, which is important when working with such a powerful animal.
Emily apprenticed for a little over a year caring for and riding young, hot horses as well as lazy school horses in need of a good workout. The experience gained from riding other horses has made her a more understanding and confident rider. Emily will get on any horse without fear or doubt, and always with an open mind.
Yorkfield Farm, West Newbury, MA. Barn hand, clean stalls, turnout, feed, ride horses occasionally. 6/06-current. Merideth Stimson. General Manager and trainer. (603) 440 3122
Cornerstone Farm, Haverhill, MA. Barn hand, exercise horses, turnout, feed, occasional cleaning of stalls and buckets. 12/07-1/08.
Bylund Hill Stables, Cazenovia, NY. Apprenticeship, chores, working with green horses, exercising and show ground help. 2/09-8/09
Canterbury Stables, Cazenovia, NY. Voluntary help, exercise horses, grooming, pulling manes. 6/08-5/10.
Purpose:
Emily wants to help others understand and succeed with their beloved equine partners. Her biggest focus is developing the bond between horse and rider. With respect and understanding a good, safe relationship can be formed. Therefore, Emily works with both horse and owner to achieve a desired goal. She is confident working with horses on the ground as well as under saddle to improve behavior, respect and performance. Quality care is very important to Emily and this reflects in her work. She likes to work with each client individually to ensure optimal satisfaction so please email, call, or text her with any questions.
Experience gained while building One Fine Equine:
Groundwork, Round pen work to gain respect and understanding, Lunging (with or without side reins), Balance, Self-carriage, Respect, Voice commands, Suppling/mobilization/lateral bending, Straightening for a horse who leans, pops their shoulder or swings their hip, “Wiggly” horse, Transitions (Upward and downward), Lead changes, Collection (and the steps to get there correctly), Leg yielding, response to body and leg, Getting a horse off the forehand, and using their haunches.
Spinning, bucking, rearing, running, High strung/skittish, Broken/abused, Pawing, Stall behavior, Trailering, Lowing head for the bridle, Running when being caught, Stopping and standing, Mounting block manners etc.
Rehabbing injured horses, preparing horses on the ground for riding, backing and starting horses under saddle.
Lessons with One Fine Equine:
Students develop beautiful and most importantly, effective equitation with Emily. She believes her students should be able to ride without reins and their eyes closed...not literally of course! Her students understand how a horse thinks and why leg and hand aides are applied in different manners. She also teaches her students the reason for different seat positions, and even how other disciplines use their aides for under saddle control. Emily enjoys helping her students train their own horses because it is such a rewarding accomplishment that she experienced herself.
