CR Horsemanship - Training & Lessons

CR Horsemanship - Training & Lessons Jumper program, A and B h/j shows throughout Alberta. Pony starting/limited colt starts. Mileage horses and case-by-case behavioural. crhorsemanship.com

Beginner to intermediate riders, all are welcome! EC Licensed Competition Coach Horse starting/restarts, miles and refreshers. Colt handling/ground foundation. Weekend live-in packages, 5 private training sessions at our barn over 3 days now available. Beginners to lower level Dressage/Jumper students welcome. Ages 6+

Specializing in Arabians, ponies, and warmbloods. All breeds however are welcome.

Coming up in July, I have the room and energy for 2 more training horses starters, mileage or sales horses welcome! Have...
06/18/2026

Coming up in July, I have the room and energy for 2 more training horses starters, mileage or sales horses welcome! Have a couple upcoming shows so happy to get babies out and into the ring as well 🥰 contact 780 819 0975 for more info.

Our horseback riding camps are not full! Want a fun summer plan? Let us introduce your kiddo to riding with some great s...
06/13/2026

Our horseback riding camps are not full! Want a fun summer plan? Let us introduce your kiddo to riding with some great school horses and teachers!

06/09/2026

Gentle is not the same thing as broke.

That is a distinction a lot of people miss, and it is one reason so many people end up with horses that are not what they thought they bought. A horse can be gentle, kind, quiet, and want to be good, but still not be truly broke. Gentle tells me something about the horse’s nature. Broke tells me something about the horse’s training.

A gentle horse may stand quietly, enjoy attention, lead around, let you saddle it, and ride around fine when everything is easy. That horse may not be looking for a fight. It may not be trying to hurt anyone. It may genuinely want to do the right thing. But wanting to be good is not the same as knowing how to handle pressure, confusion, fear, speed, bad timing from a rider, or a situation that gets outside of normal.

That is where the difference shows up.

A broke horse has been educated. It understands the rider’s hands, legs, seat, and timing. It knows how to respond when things are not perfect. It knows how to stay mentally available when pressure increases. It has enough foundation that the rider has steering, brakes, forward motion, body control, and some ability to influence the horse when the horse gets unsure.

A gentle horse without that training can feel safe because it is not looking for trouble. But when trouble finds it, there may not be enough education there to help the horse through it.

This is also why a lot of horses are called safe when what they really are is gentle. The horse may have a good mind. It may be quiet most of the time. It may even be suitable for the right rider in the right situation. But that does not automatically make it broke.

This is where horsemanship has to go deeper than first impressions. You have to learn to tell the difference between a horse that is mentally willing and a horse that is truly educated. Both matter, but they are not the same thing. If you interpret gentle as broke, you will make one kind of decision. If you correctly recognize that the horse is gentle but still uneducated, you will make a very different decision.

That is why correct interpretation matters. Better decisions do not come from guessing what a horse is. Better decisions come from seeing the whole picture and understanding what the horse is actually telling you.

Gentle matters. I like gentle horses. A good mind is worth a lot.

But gentle is not broke.

A gentle horse wants to be good. A broke horse has been taught how.

Delayed posting because we wanted some fab photos from .c.apturingthemoment_photo ! 🥰What a fantastic weekend for our ri...
06/08/2026

Delayed posting because we wanted some fab photos from .c.apturingthemoment_photo ! 🥰What a fantastic weekend for our riders and horses! We are so proud of the hard work, sportsmanship, and determination shown by everyone who stepped into the ring this past month at the Edmonton Classic.

🌟 Alston Hsu & Tic Tac
🥇 1st – .50m Open Jumper
🥈 2nd – Training Class Sunday (.50m fences)
🥉 3rd – $150 .50m Open Jumper
🏆Reserve Champion .50m

🌟 Spencer Hsu & Jaxon
🥈 2nd – .60m Open Jumper
🥈 2nd – .50m Jumper Classic (combined with .60m Jumper Classic)

🌟 Raynee Graham & Tic Tac
🥇 1st – Training Class Sunday (.60m fences)
4️⃣ 4th – $150 .70m Open Jumper
6️⃣ 6th – $100 .70m Open Jumper
6️⃣ 6th – .75m/.70m Combined Jumper Classic

🌟 Clara Gordeyko & Sweet Potato
🏆Reserve Champion Crossrails 🏆
🥇 1st – Very Novice Hunter Under Saddle
🥇 1st – Beginner Hunter 2’0”
🥇 1st – $100 Beginner Hunter 2’0”
🥇 1st – $150 X-Rail Hunter
🥈 2nd – X-Rail Friday
🥈 2nd – X-Rail Sunday
🥉 3rd – Low Hunter Friday

🌟 Hattie Gordeyko & Silverpine Daniel
🥈 2nd – $150 .60m Open Jumper
🥈 2nd – Training Class Sunday (.60m fences)
5️⃣ 5th – $100 .60m Open Jumper

🌟 Kori Miller & Say It’s Not So

Reserve Champion .70m 🏆
🥇 1st – Training Class Sunday (.70m fences)
🥇 1st – $150 .70m Open Jumper
4️⃣ 4th – $100 .70m Open Jumper
4️⃣ 4th – .70m Open Jumper
7️⃣ 7th – .70m Jumper Classic (combined with .75m)

Thank you to our horses, families, coach, and support crew for making the weekend a success. Each ride presented hours of dedication behind the scenes, and we cherish and appreciate our equine partners for their efforts! 💙🐴

TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork

06/08/2026

Turn up your volume for this adorable interaction between Catnip & Trinket 🥰❤️

Surprise!! Raynees new boy “Shanghai Posse” aka Benson (The Accountant)…. So excited for this new journey 🥰 thanks Jason...
06/05/2026

Surprise!! Raynees new boy “Shanghai Posse” aka Benson (The Accountant)…. So excited for this new journey 🥰 thanks Jason for the drop off and going along with the surprise. Lucky lucky girl! Onto the big horses now.

05/29/2026

Road and field hack for baby Morgan 🙌🏼 outdoor miles for this boy all summer for his mommas safety. **tstarting

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