Note from Sally Cochran:
My personal goal for each and every one of my students, those that are currently taking lessons with me in January 2008, is that by the end of the year, every one of them will still be riding, and they will all be able to completely care for the horse themselves - meaning, be able to catch the horse in the pasture, groom, saddle, bridle, and lead the horse up to the arena, then subsequently untack and put away the horse for the end of the lesson. My students will make me very proud if they can do all that.

Student Goals:

Carlie: Wants to be able to compete in horse shows and ride western this year, and ride Rocky & Enoch

Rebecca: Wants to learn to jump, gallop, and to ride Enoch this year

Elizabeth: Wants to learn to jump, gallop, and to ride Enoch this year

Chris(tina): Wants to have fun, trail ride a lot, and go riding in the mountains

Ian: canter, trot, jump, trail ride, and have fun!

Emory: canter, trot, jump, trail ride, and have fun!

Anna: Wants to be able to canter, jump, and maybe go in a few horse shows.

Ana: Wants to canter a jump course in a show, and get really good at cantering/galloping

Sydney: learn to post really well, pick up diagonals, canter safely and nicely, and jump

Leslie: Wants to be able to canter, jump, trot really well, and discern diagonals

Jack: Wants to not fall off for an entire year! and be able to walk/trot/canter/jump really well.

Natalie:

Aggie: Wants to be able to walk, trot, and canter comfortably and safely, and do some trail riding!!

Karen: to get over her 35+ year fear of riding and be able to walk and trot by the end of the year - maybe even cantering!

Zoe: Wants to show in a "Pairs" class, at a walk, trot, and canter, with Christin.

Christin: Wants to show in a "Pairs" class, at a walk, trot, and canter, with Zoe.

Fran: To be able to control and work with Dublin in a safe, effective manner at a walk, trot, and canter, then add jumping to the picture - all in a controlled setting with a happy, responsive horse

Jennefer: To be able to post correctly without putting too much effort into it, jump, and be able to gallop outside the arena

Adri: Wants to canter, jump, and participate in a horse show!

Maggie: Wants to walk, trot, canter, and go to horse shows!

Lauren: Wants to jump in a show, gallop, sit the canter really well

Kendall: Wants to jump, show, canter, gallop, and ride Enoch

Diana: Want to possibly show, canter, gallop, trail ride, and have a lot of fun.

Sarah (8 yr old): Wants to be able to canter and gallop safely and comfortably, and learn to jump (and have fun!!)

Meredith:

Grace: Wants to jump 18" courses, ride Enoch, canter and gallop, and ride Rocky & Dandy

Sandy: Wants to be able to walk, trot, and canter comfortably and safely on any horse she rides, and enter a show by the end of the year!!

Mariah: Wants to endurance ride on Tootsie, jump Tootsie in shows, gallop, jump a course of jumps at a canter, and go to a lot of horse shows

Melanie: Wants to learn to jump, canter, gallop, and maybe go in a few horse shows later on in the year

Sarah:

Lauren (7 yr old): Wants to barrel race, trail ride, and jump

Joseph: Learn to trot, post, jump, trail ride, and canter

Horses’ Goals:

Libby: To have a mare that is a partner on the ground, that moves with the handler, regardless of who it is, unhesitatingly, without question or balking. To have a horse that gives to pressure in any and every situation, goes forward, backwards, sideways when asked. To have a horse that trusts her rider/handler and is willing to try anything, and has the confidence to move forward in her training, whether it is trailering, showing, trail riding, endurance riding, or anything else.

Tootsie: To be able to calmly show in any flat/pleasure class, English, as well as a jumping class 2’ or less. To have a horse that will trail ride safely and calmly, alone or in other company, load easily onto a trailer without being anxious, easy to catch in a field – even to the point of coming up to you without you having to go to her. To be able to jump 2’6” at home with no refusals.

Lady: To be able to pick up and hold any of her feet as long as necessary, as well as to let the farrier handle/work with them. To trail ride calmly and safely, pick up canter leads instantly, and canter/trot a course of 18” jumps without hesitation or refusal.

Enoch: To walk, trot, and canter calmly, completely under control, with head at a decent setting, no bucking or funny business. To be able to lunge and yield in either direction, and have a horse that quickly and calmly works with anyone. To not be “girthy” when tacking up, to be clipped without a twitch, to do downward transitions without fuss or resistance.

Dandy: To walk, trot, and canter in either direction while voluntarily staying on the rail. To be willing and able to jump a 2’ course at a trot or canter. To come when called or at least to stand still until caught. To walk faster on a trail ride, calmly walk over bridges, turn easily and readily when asked, respect people space, give to pressure, and load and travel in a trailer. To show at an open show by the end of the year. To be used and behave as a camp and lesson horse.

Prissy: To slow down at the canter, jump better, and learn to jump a 2’ course with a small rider on her back. To be shown at a show in jumping classes with a child rider. To learn to “bow” and “lie down” by the end of the year.

Rocky: To learn to trust people, move away from pressure, yield to requests. To learn to stand still for mounting, move off when asked, stop and start when asked, transition quietly and quickly, pace himself, and learn to distance himself between poles or crossrails. To become “bombproof” in the ring and on the trail, and remain easy to catch in the pasture, to stay on the rail at the walk, trot, and canter, without trying to come in to the middle. To easily and smoothly canter, with “push-button” stops for new riders. Ultimate goal to be a safe, sane lesson horse for young riders for camp or lessons, without needing a side walker.