Driving With Gloria Austin Founder of the Florida Carriage Museum
What an absolutely beautiful day we had driving throughout the property here at the Grand Oaks Resort. Gloria took us on a pleasure drive with a wonderful pair. We met people along the way and enjoyed all the scenery and trails down the road and through the woods. It was quite exciting at times. Jane Howard and I got a first class driving experience as Gloria, a world renown pleasure driver, shared many stories that kept us entertained and laughing throughout the drive. Her knowledge on carriages and her presentation on how to drive was informative and interesting. I am so...
Read MoreFirst Day Training at Grand Oaks Resort, with Michaella Walker
Michaella Walker and THE FIRST DAY OF TRAINING at Grand Oaks Resort : A plan has many elements that can make it successful. Inhorse training the elements and there application are not depicted solely by individual training but by both horse and human. When the human stops trying so hard to stick to a program and decides to listen to the horse that is when true unity becomes the driving force behind all the elements and there applications. This is the difference between forcing something or working willingly. Much more can be achieved if the partners involved are willing. In this...
Read MoreMichaella arrived in Grand Oaks Resort, Florida
Michaella Walker and the Big Rig driver Ricky Buck arrived at the Grand Oaks Resort in Weirsdale, Florida on December 31st 2011. The horses, Toby and Blake were real champs. They were happy to get off the trailer and into the big stalls at the Race Horse Barn at Grand Oaks Resort. This was going to be what they would call home for the winter. Jane Howard discovered Michaella Walker Horsemanship when she attended a Western Dressage Clinic Michaella put on for the Red Hats and Purple Chaps in August of 2011. Michaella’s Bitless Riding and Natural Horsemanship made an impression on...
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