You have come onto a horse group that has extensive horse knowledge and many true horseman that join in discussion and discounted our knowledge and said we need to work with a professional like yourself. We want to know what professional credentials you have to back that up. You told us to have a pre-ride vet check when obviously we already do. You state that you learned to ride at 8 in the city, but switched to Western riding at your family's 100 acre ranch. Why didn't you learn at the ranch? Why in the city? Most ranch kids ride young at the ranch. Also you state that by 10 you could break horses better than any professional trainer. So, in 2 years you went from novice on a rental horse to be a trainer, better than any other. Here is another excerpt from your site. And you are question us questioning your motives?? Here is your website url, so that anyone curious about this expert can read what she has to say.? She can get any horse to do or not do anything! Amazing.?
Ginny learned to ride, English style, when she was only 8 years old in the typical manner, with riding lessons at a boarding stable in the city, riding in a park.? However, she began working with horses more extensively as a child on her family's 100 acre ranch in WI, riding Western style, guiding horse-back riders and teaching horse back riding Summers, when she was only 10 years old.? She was able to break and train horses, even then, faster, easier, and with better results than other professional trainers; and able to handle difficult equine subjects that other trainers could not, such as horses that had become vicious from prior abuse, neglect, injury, etc.? Although she primarily taught other children to ride, she was, of course, hired by their parents to do so, even though she was only a child herself, because her abilities to handle horses and teach children to ride became well-known.
Although, she then moved far away from her childhood home, over the next 20 years, Ginny continued to ride horseback often while completing her education, raising a family, and working for a living.? During this time Ginny studied and apprenticed in many equine care and handling techniques with a wide variety of colleges and equine professionals in many fields of expertise related to horse care and handling -- veterinarians, farriers, massage therapists, equine chiropractors, acupuncturists, experts in equine rehabilitation, herbalists, etc.? She devoted some 10 years to gaining several degrees in equine care & handling.
It is worth mentioning that Ginny also started her first business @ 15 years old, professional dog training, in which she also became famous, her second business @ 21, a temporary help placement service, and has been paid as a professional in each of several fields of expertise for several years (accounting, computer systems and small business consulting, natural medicine health education, search and rescue, etc.).? As an entrepreneur, she founded and directed over 20 business by the age of 30; and has founded and directed over 30 businesses to date.
Ginny began researching natural methods of equine rehabilitation on her own ranch after retiring from these previous occupations, where for 10 years she investigated all sorts of alternative treatments, performed scientific research into the use of herbs for healing various equine ailments, and providedequine rehabilitation and natural horsemanship classes, courses, lectures, seminars, clinics and workshops for clients and the public at large.? At the same time she also learned to ride Aussie style, became involved with endurance racing, outback adventuring and trail trials.?
During that time, Ginny rescued and rehabilitated many sick, old, injured, neglected and mistreated horses at her equine rehabilitation facility? with great success, developing her special techniques for training, handling, care and rehabilitation, and she was also paid professionally to provide? equine rehabilitation for client horses from injury or illness that veterinarians considered hopeless, which included using natural methods for re-training horses that had previously been mishandled or mistreated as well as their recovery and rehabilitation from illness, injury and disease.? Ginny was already utilizing many of the natural methods taught by more famous natural horsemen long before they were famous, but additionally also studied the techniques of Monty Roberts, John Lyons, Pat Parelli, Linda Tellington Jones, and other equine professionals and healing practices; and also provided lectures, seminars, workshops, and clinics about proper equine care & handling.
Also during this time Ginny not only developed special, unique, natural techniques for rehabilitating horses that included special custom feed, therapy, and natural herb-based products, as well as her own style of re-training horses and teaching others natural horsemanship, but she also published her own equine journal, bringing many natural equine providers together with horse owners/handlers; and improving the health, wellness, disposition, and performance of many sport horses involved in cattle related events and long distance back country touring events and endurance racing activities.? She also trained horses, taught riding, and provided professional consultation to horse owners, handlers, riders, trainers and other equine professionals about equine care and handling; and also participated, herself, in endurance racing, outback adventuring & trail trials.
Equine chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, and various other natural modalities of equine care were rather new to the industry at that time, and most veterinarians had very little, if any, knowledge or information in these areas.? The use of herbs for healing horses was relatively unknown when she began her research.?
After divorce, Ginny continued her devotion to providing the special, unique, natural methods and products she had already developed & is currently in the process of developing an equine rehabilitation center that will help many more horses recover from illness, injury, mishandling and mistreatment, while continuing to publish an equine care & handling journal, in this new area.? She hopes to bring her Equine Care & Handling Challenge to the area, yearly, to encourage horse owners to take better care and provide better handling through related competition; and she plans to sponsor Trail Trials every year too.
Ginny is able to teach just about any horse to do or not do just about anything, quicker, easier and with better results than most other trainers; and is able to re-train problem horses that have been mistreated, mishandled or otherwise gone bad, and Ginny is able to rehabilitate just about any equine injury, illness or disease, and is able torehabilitate conditions that are otherwise considered hopeless by many veterinarians.
During the past several years, Ginny has published several articles on horse care & handling, and perfected eLessons by which she has been providing equine consultation nationally & internationally for about 5 years.? Now? Ginny primarily provides private eLessons to horse owners, handlers, riders, trainers and other equine professionals, to help horses overcome illness/injury and improve their health and wellness, performance, as well as teaching horse owners, riders, and handlers natural horsemanship and Aussie style riding and continues to publish an equine journal, Horse Talk™, about same.? Ginny has over 40 years experience working with 100's of horses in a wide variety of circumstances.
Ginny provides private, confidential, equine consultation, related to equine rehabilitation, horsemanship, and riding Aussie style by phone, fax, e-mail and in person at your ranch.
On Mar 6, 2006, at 5:59 PM, Ginny Holsman wrote:
INCORRECT? You are completely wrong about my motives and reasons for doing as I have.
What are your motives and reasons for belittling, demeaning, degrading & denouncing me?
