This is written in the first person because you know I am the one writing! Caz is the horse of my dreams! He's a flashy, versatile
stallion. For the past 11 years, Caz and I have educated, enlightened
and encouraged horse lovers at many horse fairs in the States and Canada.My
years of training experience has been fueled by my desire to learn and
always strive to improve my training techniques by keeping an open mind
to new and different ideas, not being afraid to change if there is a better
way.
I feel it is important for you to understand how your horse thinks as well as how
to safely use principles and solve horse problems. The information covered
in my training DVD's and in her clinics
and demos are geared for all levels of riders and disciplines. I first stepped into the classroom at age 2. I was a Montessori kid. This unique learning experience shaped me to become a very effective human teacher as well as an equine leader.
My equestrian background
spans from relaxing down the trail, showing in traditional and gaited
horse worlds to endurance riding and team penning! I use dressage principles in my training, but with a twist and I'm quite capable of training the gaited horse as well as the traditional non-gaited breeds.
Since 1977, Shirley May, my mother, and I
have raised Paso Fino Horses on the Wisconsin farm I grew up on. Our farm is home
to 50+ horses. In my spare time, I travel with my husband, TJ Clibborn, giving clinics and lessons.
My writing is seen in many regional and national publications and on
many equine websites. If you have a publication and are interested in printing my writing, please contact me.
My first horse was an Appaloosa named Topper.
Every picture I drew was an Appaloosa. Topper
however, was black and would bleach into wonderful colors throughout the
year. Topper and I spent lots
of time together riding with my friends and their horses. We played tag,
hide and seek and raced our horses riding forward, backwards and double.
We set up a jump course of tree limbs; the jump standards were cement
blocks and 55-gallon drums. Since we were lazy, we never used saddles
when we rode. I spent many hours swimming on my horse, so not only was
he in great shape, but sleek and fit as well! Occasionally he would crawl
under his fence and go swimming by himself. I would run from pier to pier...trying
to catch up to him.
We got our first Paso Fino mare in 1977. She came with a breeding when
she was old enough. Marny (pictured
below) was a result of that breeding. She was with me until April 24,
2001.
My interest in horses has been with me since I was young but it wasn't
my only interest. I discovered water skiing when I was 4 and it really
played a major role in my life. From 1972 until 1992 I competed at Regional
and National competitions and skied professionally. I skied on many different
teams from Wisconsin and other States and met a lot of different horses
along the way. During last two years in college I was part of a world
record for 32 skiers behind a ski boat and also wrote and published a
book on swivel skiing. I was also awarded the first Willia McGuire Cook
Award at the National Tournament given to the outstanding female skier.
Whatever that is supposed to mean, I just loved to ski. Even today I smile
when I see little girls looking through their new book and dreaming of
skiing while a tournament is going on.
At this time I have a few wonderful horses in my life. My main horse
is my stallion, Caz and recently he has been joined by HOLY SOCKS! my
mustang makeover mare. See her photos of her first 63 days of training
here. I also have Twinkle and Sir Thomas, both paso finos. We would be happy to help you find the horse of your dreams, so if you are looking....call us, we know of few others that are looking for new homes! |
