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8/28/2012

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Mandela enjoying a beach ride before his accident.
Hi ! Once again it has been longer than i planned, but here i am. So many exciting things happening. The tours have been wonderful and as always we have met some amazing guests and made some great new friends.

We had some bad news too, Mandela our new horse got bitten by a snake whilst out in the field over night. Thanks to a wonderful dedicated team of helpers, and vets he has made a miracle recovery. Thanks also to all the people from around the world that sent positive wishes and prayers his way. I have told him how many people were rooting for him. He is now well on the way to making a full recovery.

After advertising for an equine chiropractor to come and hang with us for a week, we were offered lots of wonderful people and finally fate brought us to Cindy Hart, a wonderful equine chiropractor from Texas, we are so excited she is coming. Our horses are all rescues and finding a good body worker down here is super hard. We owe it to theses horses to make them as comfortable as possible in their working lives. We literally can not wait to see Cindy here and have her work with our horses. I will post photos and video for sure when she arrives in the first week in December.

Also on the cards is a visit from Brandon Crew of Healthy Stride. He is the Parelli's hoofcare man and a wonderful advocate for working with body issues as well as just the feet; so paired with Cindys knowledge and Brandon expertise our horses are going to feel wonderful. Chris my husband is a wonderful barefoot trimmer who has studied his heart out for the past 4 years, so he is particularly happy to be able to spend time with Brandon and pick his brains and learn ways to help more horses down here in Costa Rica.

We have more dogs....i know i know, but what can you do, we are up to 9 right now, but are sending a request out to the universe to get some of our fosters rehomed soon.  We have Meg the three legged doberman who had her last operation this week, so she will soon be charging around the fields on her three legs happy as a happy thing. Yesterday Barney came into our lives. He is covered head to foot with mange and needs some serious medical help. Luckily our dog rescue friend Leo Hogan was on hand with meds and we started him on the road to recovery. He is a sweetheart and we can not wait to patch him up and find him a forever home. Did you know dogs can go from Costa Rica to the USA, we just have to arrange paper work and flights...soooo if ever you want a fab dog that needs an amazing forever home, just get in contact. :)

We have had hardly any rain through the so called rainy season this year so the farm is looking amazing and lush but with no mud! Yippee. Today we have two honeymooners out on a private ride, and my husband Chris is setting up iced champagne and strawberries at the waterfall as i type. They have glorious sunshine and i am sure in the hands of our fabulous guide Julia they will be making lifelong memories. Congratulations to them.

I have been finding sometime to do some training with the horses which i love of course. I have been introducing clicker training to my bag of tricks and getting great results. Watching a horse want to play is the best thing; rather than forcing them to do as they are told, that just makes them resentful. Our horses are all trained using whichever natural methods work best for the individual horse, but so far clicker is my favorite! I have included a video below so you can see what we have been up to. We offer vacations for people that want to come down and learn how to play with their horses in a way that horses enjoy. Get in contact for more detail (also vacations are available for people that just want to ride). Our next clinic is in December.

Well, i am back off into the sunshine to see the horses and check on Mani. Have a wonderful day where ever you all are and i send you a whole bunch of Pura Vida.

Andrea xx

Here is the video link for my games with Archie and Coco. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV_DRdznwiM 


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Some recent honeymooners having WAY too much fun!!
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Tequilla giving Julia kisses.
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We found Barney on the road near our house, he will look great soon enough and even wagged his tail today. Things are looking up for Barney.
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Lots of new horsey friends.

6/17/2012

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Well things rarely stand still in our life and this month is no different! We have been lucky enough to have some wonderful groups who love wildlife and were duly rewarded. We have seen on tours in the last month, wild pigs, deer, monkeys and coati's. Not to mention Scarlett Macaws, Toucans, Montazume Orpendolas and Loras. 

We have been getting a bit of rain but nothing that has affected riding which is nice and of course the forest is looking lush and green for the rain we did have. I love green season!

We have been making some changes to our herd this last week, it has been sad and happy. Casper has left us now and gone to live with a wonderful lady called Sunny who recently moved here and fell in love with him. Casper is a character and was a little too challanging for most tourists, so we had been wanting a 5 star home for him for some time, and we were rewarded with Sunny. It is great as he is being kept where we have the horses of our beach ride so we get to see him most days and to see the progress she is making with him.

Also the wonderful Lord Byron will be leaving us at the end of the week. He is going to be so hard to say goodbye too, but he struggles a little with the heat down here and being a big horse it is hard for him to stay cooler on the longer rides. He had a rough life before coming into our lives so we are happy to see him to a wonderful American couple just down the coast, but there will be tears on Friday thats for sure, it is bittersweet, i am thrilled for him and very sad for us, i will miss him dearly, but we have to put the horses first.

On a positive note we have welcomed this week the beautiful Merlin and the elegant Mandela. They are both going to be such wonderful additions and are settling in very well. They need to gain weight, but that won't take long. They are booked to have their teeth looked at to make sure they are all good and then they will be ready to go. 

My play times with Archie are continuing to be a huge source of joy and pride in my life, to think this horse wouldn't even let us pick up his feet when we got him 2 years ago. We have been playing a lot at liberty lately (on the ground with no ropes connecting us) Yesterday i even got to play tag with him on the beach at liberty, a dream come true for me to have a horse so connected to me. Parelli Natural Horsemanship has had such a positive impact on ours and our horses lives and i will be forever grateful to them for their groundbreaking work into the horses way of thinking.

Chris has been out on trail all this last week holding the jungle at bay just enough for us to pass through with out disapearing into the lushness out there, the trails are so beautiful. We have both primary and secondary forest on the rides and both offer such a great up close and personal view of the forest. It also shows just how quick forest can regenerate, proving it is never to let to save the planet!

We hope to see you here soon and let our horses take you into 

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One of the views along the Jungle Spa and Jungle Hacienda ride. Trees as tall as skyscrapers.
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Merlin tucking into some well deserved food!
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The beautiful Mandela on his first day after his first bath. Below is a video of me playing with my better half Archie.
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Exciting times and celebrations!

5/13/2012

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Sorry for the late post, life has been very busy and exciting. I have just got back from a wonderful trip to California. Turning 40 prompted me to follow my dream of seeing Pat and Linda Parelli live, and that is just what i did. My friend Leo and I left our wonderful husbands alone for the week and heading up to LA to see the Horse and Soul Tour. It was wonderful and did not disappoint. The Parelli's were as inspiring as ever. I got to meet both Pat and Linda and let them know what we were doing down here in Costa Rica. 

I also got to visit Disneyland which was a first for me.....i cried when i saw Mickey Mouse hahaha (only a little!!) we had the best day. We even manage to get a trail ride in with a friend in San Juan Capistrano which was beautiful, except for the rattle snakes we saw..scary!

Our new horse has arrived, we have called him Banjo and he is very beautiful. I started reschooling with him yesterday as he is great to ride, but not very trusting of humans yet. He has not learnt that not all are going to hurt him. He is a total sweetheart and is going to be wonderful. Some bad news this week, Coco, our lovely white mare pulled her tendon out in the field and is going to be on enforced rest for about 4 months poor girl. We will have to find things to entertain her as she gets bored in the field and gets herself into all sorts of trouble in the name of fun!

Chris is working on a new project, but i can't tell you too much yet, except that it will use all his skills and imagination! More to follow.

The rains arrived big time here yesterday, the grass was completely flattened by the rain, but it was much needed. The trails were all smelling and looking so fresh yesterday.

We still have spaces on the Amy Bowers Parelli clinic in December if anyone is interested, check out the website for more details. 
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Banjo on his first day.
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Starting his journey to trusting humans.
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Playing on the carousel at Disneyland
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Me with Pat and Linda Parelli
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New horses and new trails

3/12/2012

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Well we have been super busy, hence not much time to write blogs! We have been busy with tours, new dogs, and new horses too! 

We are excited about our new tour.Julia took me exploring out around the hills behind her farm (where we run our beach rides) and we found some fantastic trails that she used to ride on. Imagine wonderful ocean views, shaded trails, wildlife, more mango trees than you can shake a stick at, hence the name....The Mango Trails!  This is a great tour and i just know people are going to love it. It is 2.5 hours, but can be extended into a longer tour if you want to add a jaunt up the beach too. (see below for photos)

We also welcomed two new horses Milly and Sonta. They are two mares that came to us in rather a poor condition,  but they have been enjoying the last two months resting in the fields, eating their heads off and generally recuperating. The good news is they are gaining lots of weight and really starting to enjoy there lives. Milly is going to become partners with our friend and fellow rider Jamaica, it is great and i think they will make a great partnership. Sonta, who only has one ear, is going to be a wonderful addition to our team of beautiful tour horses. I took her for the first time to the beach last week and she loved it. It was great to see her ears pricked up as she watched the waves crashing in, a new experience for her and she behaved perfectly.

We also welcomed a new rescue dog this week (photos next week!) she is just with us for about a month as she needed to be somewhere safe to receive medical treatment. She has an owner, but they are not very able to take of giving her daily meds, so it has not yet been decided if she will go back (of course if they want her back she will go back) if not she will stay with us until we can find her a forever home.

We were hugely honoured to find out last week that we are now the No 1 voted tour on Trip Advisor for not only Costa Rica, but also the whole of Central America!!!  When we started 7 years ago with 3 horses and a rusty old sign, we never in our wildest dreams thought this was possible. A huge thanks to our whole team who put their heart and soul into making Discovery Horse Tours what it is today. We are massively proud that we have always stuck to our principles of never making the horses over work, putting their needs ahead of us and having fat and happy horses that are trained naturally, and without metal in their mouths. We only use a specially made halter on our horses, that when the rider has a loose rein the halter is loose around their heads making sure they are as comfortable as possible.

We also love the fact that we are able to daily share our passion of proving that working horses do not need to be downtrodden or treated like machines. We are constantly working on our own horsemanship to ensure that through our work we can try and make a tiny difference in making the world a better place for horses.

Try and join us on Facebook (Discovery Horse Tours Costa Rica) as we have lots of photos and videos of all the animals.

Don't forget the Amy Bowers clinic in December. See the website for more details.

Keep it natural!

Andrea and Chris




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Exploring the Mango trails.
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Not long till we can hand pick mangos!! Yummmy
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Some deer we saw along the way.
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Loving learning.

1/29/2012

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Finally i have 5 minutes to write and let you all know what we have been up to. It has been a fantastic few weeks. We have just finished our first Parelli in Paradise vacation with the wonderful David Lichman, he is Parelli's leading 5 star instructor. We shared our week with some amazing people who all enjoyed there time here in Costa Rica. David as always was amazing, and we learnt so much. For two days we were just with David doing an intensive clinic and then rest of the time we rode on the beach, in the mountains, to the waterfalls and through the rain forest.......its a hard job......but well you know!!! By the way, if you want to join this next year, book early, it is a trip of a lifetime.

I also got to achieve ANOTHER life long dream, i am ticking them off this year, and i rode my wonderful mare Coco on the beach bareback and without a saddle. If you copy and paste this link it will take you to where you can see the video of my galloping down the beach, it was WAY too much fun. You may have to scroll down a bit to get to it, here you can also see lots of photos from the Parelli in Paradise week.
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Dry season is here in full force and the sun is shining down every day. The ocean though has been strangely calm, but also one to make lemonade when given lemons, we have taken advantage and Julia took a lucky client into the ocean with the horses bareback. The horses love it and it is such fun to do. Only do this if you have a horse that is calm!! Ours are very used to this and love it.I couldn't have been prouder of our horses during the Parelli in Paradise event, they behaved so well and really enjoyed themselves too. I love each and every one of them.We have some friends arriving later today, who like us believe in not using metal in horses mouths, so it will be great to have some time to exchange ideas and play with some horses together. I love how like minded people gravitate together. The universe is a wonderful provider!Chris just celebrated his birthday (45.....haahummm) and we finally got a couple of days away with no animals and no irresponsibility, don't get me wrong i LOVE my life and wouldn't change it for the world, but it was bliss!! We stayed at a friends house that is perch on the cliffside overlooking a little private beach. It was heaven, we slept, snorkelled, swam, watched the stars, laughed and relaxed....pura vida indeed.Well this week, we are back in the mountains testing out new trails. Our best of both worlds trail that we currently use is getting a little sun baked, so we are back tracking and finding a more shaded trail. The Jungle Spa ride is virtually all shade, thats the beauty of the rainforest. So hopefully by the end of the week we will have the same for the best of both worlds. Good news on the dogs front, Henry (the lab cross) he got a forever home this week, and we are so happy for him. His new best friend is a 3 year old girl who thinks he is the best thing since sliced bread. He also gets to hang out with another dog we rescued a few years back. A happy ending for Henry. Now we just need to find a home for Ben and we are doing good.Well i am off into the sunshine to play with the horses. Have a great weekend everyone and remember if you don't love what you do.....CHANGE IT!! Life is short.  

Hope to see you here in Paradise. Andrea x 
www.horseridecostarica.com
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These are migrating butterflies that were breeding in the horses yard. When they took off it was amazing.
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Chris playing with Casper. Sorry this was a quick session and we didn't have time to make him look cleaner!! I love the look of adoration on Caspers face, he loves his Dad.
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Snoopy our 3 legged wonder dog. This is him and Chris hanging out watching the horses on a Sunday morning.
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Hanging out with the gang.
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This is what Archie has to say about it!! Have a sun shiny day!
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Happy new year to you all

1/7/2012

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Christmas and New Year have been so much fun, we are so lucky with the people we get on the tours, we have so many new friends this year all ready. We welcomed two new horses onto the yard this month, their names are Lucas and Rio, they belong to a friend of ours, but they are coming to stay with us for a while. Lucas is such a gentle soul, he is so sweet with eyes you can lose yourself in, Rio is a mover and shaker and Nancy and Julia the guides are loving riding him. Lucas even carried a wonderfully sparky 80 year old last week who was sampling all the excitement Costa Rica has to offer, white water rafting and zip lining, i hope i am like that when i get there. I am sure i will still be riding!

Next week David Lichman (Parelli 5 star instructor) arrives for the first proper Parelli in Paradise week, we are beyond excited. We have people coming from Norway, UK, Canada and the USA, it is going to be an epic week of learning, sharing and laughter. 

Archie is doing really well as we continue our Parelli journey together, he is such a clever boy and doing all sorts of cool things now, but most of all he is turning into a great partner for me. I love him so much, nearly as much as my husband ;)

Talking of Archie i finally started my book about my adventures with Archie, it has been great fun to write and has reminded me of how far we have come. i will let you know when i get it published!!!!! Thats going on my dream board for this year thats for sure.

If anyone is interested in parelli Linda Parelli is going on tour around the US this year, you can find details of the tour stops on www.parelli.com

The rain has been so late this year so the farm and jungle is still incredibly green, it is so beautiful. Also the monkeys have been crazy active, i think they are enjoying the slightly cooler weather we are having so far. I know i certainly am.

We also have a couple of new additions to our rides one of them being a wonderful progressive ride. You start with a friend of ours Elizabeth up at Barking Horse Farm, from there you ride for 7 days through the mountains, staying with local families along the way, and end at the coast. From here you ride with us along the coast line and into the rain forest. It is a wonderful, challenging and spectacular ride. 


This year is going to be a great year here at Discovery Horse Tours, we have a wonderful team of horses and staff all waiting to show you the wonders of Costa Rica. To find out more check out our website on www.horseridecostarica.com




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The lovely Henry who is now ready and waiting for a forever home.
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We like to start our natural horse girls young at Discovery! This is Malia with her Mum Jamaica playing with the wonderfully patient Tequilla
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This is the lovely Rusty our beloved Doberman. She is never tied up, but was finding chasing monkey's way too exciting.
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Here we go!

12/5/2011

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Well the rains have gone and now the sun is shining. We have been busy with people coming for day tours and for extended stays for Parelli in Paradise. It has been so much fun showing people the fun it is to work with horses naturally. All the groups fell in love with the horses we assigned them and are all coming back next year!

I have had some amazing animal sightings this week. The best for me was a lone wild pig that come running across the hay field. The grass is so long he had to keep jumping up in the air to see where he was going. He was a good size, and very focused on getting as far away from us as possible, as fast as possible. Also Chris saw a couple of deer whilst he was out maintaining trails. The deer in the forest are very timid, so they took off as soon as they saw him, but he said they were beautiful. Monkeys of course, we see them several times a week, and they continue to entertain us with their stick throwing! They are very interested in us when we ride by, we have shared the same area for about 2 years now so they know we are no threat to them. We never feed the animals either, this is a very bad practise and not at all good for the animals. I would much rather observe them acting naturally then have them trying to steal food from my bag!

Thanks giving (even though we are British!) was a fun week out here, lots of families from the USA were here to celebrate and we loved showing them our beautiful reserve, many commented on being thankful for the nature they were seeing. I spent a great day riding through the mountains and on the beach with some great people, this was on the new "Best of Both Worlds ride" it is about 4 hours and wonderful. Very thankful!!

The horses are looking amazing (as always), we had a lot less rain this year which was good. Their hooves didn't get too soft, and Chris has been doing an amazing job at always keeping them trimmed and as nature intended!! You won't find any metal anywhere near our horses, in their mouths OR on their feet.

We have had lots of rescue dogs come through here in the last few weeks, and we are now up to 8 dogs, but luckily 2 got rehomed last week. There spots were soon taken though. This is always sad, but at least now they will have a chance of a forever home. Remember, these dogs can go to the USA!!!! 

If you are making your way down to Costa Rica this Christmas or New Year, be sure to look us up www.horseridecostarica.com! We are still voted the number 1 tour in Jaco on Trip Advisor!! Yay. Have a wonderful Christmas and an even better New Year. Keep it natural!
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One of the beautiful views on the "Best of Both Worlds" ride.
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Roosters hanging out along the way. Part of the best of both worlds tour.
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Photos from our Thanksgiving ride.
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Some of the residences of the farms we passed through in the mountain.
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This is Henry, he is looking for a forever family. He is so sweet and loving.
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Could it be any greener

10/13/2011

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I LOVE rainy season. It's funny, when we moved here from the UK, we dreaded the rainy season, we hadn't left Cornwall for rain after all! But now we are here and have such wonderful sunshine most of the year, it is a nice change to have a drop in temperature. What i love most about rainy season is the green and the lushness of the farm!! It is always green here, but wow right now it is hard to describe how intense the greens are. It might be hard to get laundry done when it is raining so much, but i can lose a good half an hour just watching the forest.

We have been moving horses around to make sure they are all under cover (if they want to be, it is always better to give them a choice). Julia our guide has been busy over at the El Caballo Azul ranch where we have our horses for the beach rides, it gets very boggy over there, but after a bit of horse shuffling, everyone has access to a roof. Chris has his work cut out with their hooves, everything grows so fast at this time of the year, including the horses feet, also they can get a bit soft, so it is a lot of work to keep them looking good. Chris is also up to his ears in keeping trails open from over growing jungle, trees coming down and the odd stray cow!!! It is all sent to keep him on his toes!!!

My friend Leo and I got very lucky yesterday and had a wonderful rain free ride as we took Casper and Archie back from their end of summer grazing near my house to the main farm. The rivers were high, but it was fun and we actually stayed dry. We were lucky enough to see some amazing birds that were coming out of hiding during the hour or two of sunshine.

The monkeys have been missing in action in the last few weeks, i think they have found a nice dry spot somewhere deeper in the forest, i look forward to seeing them foraging in the next few weeks. I wonder how they like the rain? I would imagine not very much.

Plans are coming on for Parelli in Paradise next year and we hope to host Amy Bowers and her husband Nate. Amy is Pat Parelli's niece and has learned directly from him, so we look forward to learning from her first hand experience. We are still hoping to have Glenn Stewart here in December also. So although it is raining, we are still busy making plans for the next season. With that is mind we are happy to announce that we will be running walking tours starting in December. Many people who maybe don't like horses (strange people!! haha) or have allergies, but still want to experience the tour and the famous mud bath will be able to do so soon. We are excited to show more people our little piece of paradise.

At this time of year we have normally headed back to the UK, but this year we are staying put and experiencing the rainest month of the year first hand! Kayaking anyone..............
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This is Tequilla last weekend, before the big rains, they love to go and roll in the lagoon. They won't be doing that now though, as it is a lot deeper!
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Coco the clown, probably thinking of something mischievous to do!
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This is Snoppy who is Chris's sidekick. Where ever you come across Chris on the trails, Snoppy will be about 2 steps behind him. Not bad seeming as he only has 3 legs....Snoppy not Chris !! haha
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Green season

9/12/2011

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I have never seen the rain forest looking so green and vibrant, but with that comes rain! We have had a bunch of it this week, but luckily for us the mornings have been clear and sunny, so we have been cramming in our rides and play sessions before lunch. There is nothing like a green season siesta after lunch. 

We saw deer this week, which is quite a rare spot, boy they can move fast, they crossed over in front of the ride and up into the forest, so beautiful. Toucans are making appearances on mass too, we had the pleasure of watching 5 romp around the trees at the waterfall last week. They never fail to impress me!

Our two new horses are settling in well. Lucas and Rio, they have been eating their heads off, making friends, gaining weight and we are loving having them. Rio loves to lead the pack on the rides and is making a great guide horse, Lucas is more mellow and clients are going to love him on the trails.

Good news for us this week as we sold our car and got a new more reliable one! Cars get a pretty hard time out here in Costa Rica so we have got something with a nice straight forward engine and old fashioned suspension!

Coco is starting to excel in Parelli, she loves it and could for sure go to the higher levels. Whoever gets her for the David Lichman clinic in January is going to be very happy. She is now riding bridleless and bareback, putting her front feet on anything and everything and just wants to play with anything in her path. Wonderful. So glad i didn´t turn my back on her when i went to see her in the field. The day we looked at her with a view to buying her, she bit me and kicked me.....not a good start. We soon realised she had been taken from her Mum too young, she is now a happy camper!

We have reached over 80 reviews on Trip Advisor now! All are 5 star, we are very happy. Thanks to everyone that came, loved it and reviewed, it makes a big difference. Number 1 tour in Jaco.......woo hoo.

Ben the rescue dog is still making great progress, but he needs more time before going up for adoption. We are having to work on his training and boundries as he is very energetic and loves to mouth your hand, we need to get that sorted before he gets adopted. He is a sweet heart though.

We had a great ride with some experienced riders on the beach last week, you can see the photo below. One of the girls was on much deserved R and R from her Helicopter Army unit based in Honduras. She was very cool and flew Helicopters!! Girl Power.


Today i get to play Parelli games with the horses all morning, i have all sorts o fthings planned, but of course it depend on how the horse feels when we get going, it is all about the horses, some will play, some will just want to cruise around and munch the grass, others like Coco and Archie will be keen to learn new things......can´t wait! I really love my life!
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A girls day out at the beach
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A Jesus Christ lizard, these guys can literally walk on water.
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A stunning Halaconia flower.
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Steering the ship to calmer waters!

7/24/2011

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What a great week, we really really love our life! Our new helper started this week and he feels like he has been with us forever, he is wonderful, the horses love him, the dogs love him and he just "gets it" when it comes to treating the animals with respect and gentle hands. Happy Happy Happy. His name is Douglas.

The tours have been amazing this week and our wildlife spotting has been wonderful, we had guests who saw a Jaguarandi (medium size wildcat) this is a rare spot so they were very happy, we had another group see Montazuma Orpendolas, which is a rare flock or birds that look a bit like toucans but without the big beak, also yesterday the group were very lucky with a family of white faced monkeys crossing the fence lines, they were at about head height and they could almost touch them.

Some of the gals came out this week for a ride to keep the horses fresh, we took them along a trail they don´t normally ride on, got off and let them have a 20 minute picnic on the grass! Happy horses.

I have been lucky enough to spend time with a level 4 Parelli student this week and she has been coaching me with my horse Archie. WOW, it is great, and we made leaps and bounds. I would love one day for the people that i got him, from who thought that whips, tying his legs together and terrifying him would make him learn, could see what he is doing now, he is so enthusiastic. I have posted a link to a video of him and i this week, it is a bit long, but fun all the same. I love that he will run to me without a leading rein on and skid to a stop with a look of "Great, whats next!" LOVE PARELLI!!

We are excited to be getting two new loan horses this week, they have passed their blood tests and i can´t wait to get them and get to know them better. They too will start with some Parelli training once they settle in and will make great additions to the Parelli in Paradise program. Moro, one of my longest standing tour horses may be going to up the wonderful Barking Horse Farm in Puriscal for a change of pace. He is so wonderful and we will miss him dreadfully, but i feel it is time for him to do something different, as he seems a little bored with life. Everyone needs a change sometimes! I know he will be very well looked after up there and if he is not happy he can always come back.

Ben the rescue dog continues to make great progress this week, he is turning SO ginger! He looks like he will have white bits on him too. Training him is hard as he is very energetic and doesn't respect your space very much, but you have to be so careful when you ask him not to do it, as his confidence is so fragile. We are getting there though and he will make a great dog for a forever family very soon. Casey the other rescue is now ready for a home and is a great guard dog, but also very friendly, so if anyone is looking for a great dog, be sure to call us 26437151 or 88387550.

The photos are of a view from the tour with the rainforest and clouds forming, Shera ready for action, Archie learning to put his feet on things, and Chris trying to work, but with too many four legged helpers.


We posted lots of videos this week of Coco doing the full jungle ride without a bridle and with no reins, come and join us on facebook and laugh with us as we tear around the fields, look for "Discovery Horse Tours Costa Rica"

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    Discovery Horse Tours and  Vacations are dedicated to proving that working horses can be treated with love and dignity.
    Trained using Natural Horsemanship to ensure the happiness of the horses, we go the extra mile to ensure you will love your time with us. If you are looking for a horseback riding excursion whilst on vacation you can rest assured at the quality of horses and animal welfare standards you will find at Discovery Horse Tours. Voted No 1 on Trip Advisor for the Jaco area. See our main website for more details (link below)


    Our vacation packages help to sponsor local cowboys and show them the merits of training using ethical trust based horsemanship."
    Chris is also horseman obsessed with Barefoot trimming , his favorite quote is "Anything you don´t do for the horse, you do to the horse!" this fuels his passion to make horses lives better through hoof care and nutrition.
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