Leadership as the Foundation of Training On the Miller Ranch, we believe that leadership is the key to every successful horse-and-rider partnership. For a trail horse, trust in the rider is absolutely essential. Only when a horse accepts the rider as a calm and confident leader will it remain composed when facing obstacles such as fluttering
Tom Raney will hold another seminar at the Miller- Ranch on January 4, 2023. The past two seminars in December 2022 were a great success. There, the Miller Ranch boarders each had an hour of one-on-one instruction with their own horses. Horses and owners were taught about the 4 types of energy. Each lesson is tailored
The Trail in the Monument Valley with the Missouri Fox Trotters of the Miller- Ranch is the Highlight of the Miller- Ranch trail program. Unfortunately, it has been cancelled in recent years due to the Corona Pandemic. It could not take place this year either. We will receive detailed information during February 2023 as to whether
The Miller-Ranch shows here the first video with our very talented trainee Madlen Kaufmann from Germany. With Arizona Outlaw's Ferrari M.R. she achieved a very good result in Leadership. We will see more of her soon, what she learned at Miller-Ranch and what she applies very well. https://youtu.be/WMziNYBCdnA
A long journey begins with the First Step. If you want to go far, you should start early. The first steps for man and animal make a not to be underestimated difference in which direction the journey goes. Joy and success motivate. Frustration leads to failure and demotivates, so it is not uncommon to give up.
BREED SHOW at Miller- Ranch 2021 From October 8th to 10th, 2021 the breeding stock and offspring were examined, measured, checked and judged in conformation, gait, temperament and learning ability. In the Horsemanship the rideability and the learning skills of the horse are evaluated The breed director, Britta Schielke, and the president of the EMFTHA, Karl-Heinz
Gwen and Legend Outlaw`s Armani M.R. have sought and found each other. Especially the saddle has to fit the horse, so that it doesn`t pinch anywhere. For every horse a fitting saddle is important. With a Missouri Fox Trotter, even a small pressure point of more than 4 (N-cm) that constantly pinches a spot on the
What do a horse trainer and a sculptor have in common? If a sculptor wants to build a good marble sculpture, he needs a piece of marble, that has no defects and can be handled well. If a horse trainer wants to trains a horse, it should be without faults and have the genetic prerequisites, so
Bruce and Gigi Hiebert are the new, happy owners of Melody's Bay Bandit, a Missouri Fox Trotter gelding, 4 years old, trained at Miller- Ranch as a Miller- Ranch trail horse. They were very optimistic, that "Bandit" would be the one, and traveled from Washington State with their trailer. It was "love at first sight" for
The Missouri Fox Trotter always prove what they can do in challenging terrain. Here the question comes up, if maybe " mountain goats" were crossed with. "Melody's Bay Bandit" is with 16 hands and 1220 lbs a big, strong Missouri Fox Trotter ,which can carry a heavier rider from A to B. A horse, which shows
