crosswinds equine rescue Videos

Molly is a 4 year old paint/pony cross, 13.3 hh, and a fabulous character of a personality, easily the smartest horse we've ever handled. We hope you enjoy this video -- this is the 2nd time Molly has ever had a rider seated in her saddle, and the first she has been ridden. This is our normal progression, although Molly went through steps in a single session that most horses take several times to complete -- walking off from the stairs at her rider's request; halting from the reins while ...

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Young Molly is an adorable, very bright, pony/paint cross. She is learning to ground drive and will soon begin her riding training. This video is of approximately her 5th or 6th driving lesson. For details about Molly and all our adoptables, please visit www.cwer.org.

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Kelso, "Triple Dare Ya", a 6yo appendix QH gelding, is matured and making amazing progress working in the long lines!! We aer SO proud of him!! Enjoy this longer, better quality clip of kelso working -- coming round, holding a nice frame, getting better rhythm, doing lots of suppling exercises, and a few reverses without any panicking!!!

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Sally, a gorgeous 4 year old rescue, is making great progress as we prepare her for riding training. This is her 2nd day using long lines...complete with pivots, backing, smooth changes of direction...anda few bobbles.

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Mike Cross trainer for Crosswinds Equine Rescue (cwer.org), demonstrates how carefull application of pressure can lead to working 2 horses in a round pen at once -- including going opposite directions, at different gates, and even a dual join up at the end. Enjoy! Note that these 2 horses had done this exercise together exactly once before the video taping. The first session went nearly as smoothly as this video shoot. The red gelding is available for adoption; the grey double registered ...

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Working bareback and often essentially without reins, Mike and Cheveyo continue to prepare for the Midwest Mustang Challenge....

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Cheveyo's 2nd time in our 35 acre pasture...again with a rider. Enjoy this fabulous young man cantering and just having a great ride in a huge open space. Meet our training Mustang...Crosswinds Equine Rescue is competing in the Midwest Mustang Challenge to GENTLE (not 'break') a wild mustang in 100 days, then compete at the Midwest Horse Fair with him. Please consider joining our email list on cwer.org to keep up with the Mustang's progress and more about our rescued horses!...

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Trying again to get the video to play smoothly....Cheveyo's first ride in our 35+ acre pasture... Cheveyo is our Midwest Mustang Challenge competition horse. Shown here 30 days after he came out of the wild, his first time in our large pasture...and his first time riding outside our arena. for more information visit cwer.org, and consider joining our free email list for regular updates on Cheveyo and all the rescue's horses!

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First day riding outside as Cheveyo continues to prepare for the Midwest Mustang Challenge. Cheveyo is our competition horse for this event, and he has been out of the wild for 23 days at the time this video is shot.

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Cheveyo's 2nd day of riding, and 2nd rider, goes as easily as the first...

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