Meet Vaquero!

Written By Alexandra Mackenzie Doan

We have a new friend—Vaquero! He's been here a little over a week... He’s a wonderful 17-year-old Appendix Quarter Horse buckskin with a jumping and Dressage background. He has an in-your-pocket personality and the cutest expressions!!

Mr. Brent came and noticed he had bacteria in the white line—we got to know each other very quickly after two days of hoof soaking and wrapping. For those of you that remember my beautiful Lucky, Vaquero has the same kind soul. He's also a jokester like Pedro!

He's very smart and eager to learn and loves treats, which makes him such fun for clicker training!

Alexandra Mackenzie Doan

Positively Reinforcing good horse and dog behavior

Moose Ridge Farm is located in Lincolnville, Maine just 15 minutes from the coast. A small Dressage Barn where ground work and under saddle work come together to create deeper understanding between horse and rider through clicker training. The horses are able to move around 24/7 in paddocks adjoining their stalls and in the fields. There is a lovely sunny indoor arena, heated tack room and warm water in the wash stall. Horses are given hay 4x day and stalls are fluffy. Alexandra has been clicker training horses for 23 years - her personal horses, her boarders and her riding students. She loves putting the puzzle pieces of animal behavior and training of equines and canines together, not only worki.n with the animals but also coaching the humans. Dog classes, though new to the farm, are not new to her. She grew up with dogs and cats, has raised 3 dogs the past 25 years and is a true animal lover. Positive Reinforcement training is fun and encourages kind, clear communication within boundaries.

https://www.mooseridgefarm.com
Previous

Head Lowering with Vaquero
Next

Vaquero Soaks His Hooves