Ground work, desensitizing the horse
Wayne Rivard came to Smart Start Stable January of 2015. He was a big influence on the start of Smart Start Stable. In October of 2017 Wayne moved to Idaho. The pictures of Wayne on the website are part of what has made Suzette the trainer she is today, Wayne has had a major influence on how she handles horses and her philosophy on how horses learn, react, live and how she can play a part in their life to make them the best horse they can be and the best partner their person can be for their horse.
Breaking down trailer loading into smaller steps. “The Box”.
Wayne training trailer loading. Many steps have been trained in before teaching loading.
Learning to give to pressure no matter where it comes from
Oops being flagged in “the real world” – outside
Flagging involves both desensitization and sensitization
Oops learning to take the bridle and what the bit means and that it speaks to him and requests a response.
Smart Start Stable, Somerset Wisconsin, U.S.A. 