OCT/NOV. 2012
A warm RdP Welcome to Trainer, Leah Jaime!
I am excited to announce that Leah Jaime
will be joining Rancho Dos Palmas as our new
western & horsemanship trainer. Leah’s bio is
available by request and I encourage you to
request it. I know you will be impressed.
Annie & Chip
Descanso, CA
Rancho Dos Palmas
cultivates a
comfortable,
friendly
atmosphere where
all breeds,
disciplines and
riders are
welcome.
I am especially pleased with Leah’s decision
to come back to full time training for several
reasons. First and foremost, for Leah, this is
all about the horse and rider relationship,
and in her words, “I’m successful when my
students don’t need me anymore” ~ well, as
an amateur enthusiast, I know I will always
need occasional professional help, but I like
her goal. I am also excited about Leah
because her clients and their horses are her
number one and only priority. Leah is capable
of guiding you to success on the
local/regional show circuit, but she has no
personal competitive aspirations, which
means, WE will be her focus, 100%.
Leah has learned that you never stop learning
and that horses never stop teaching us. She is
open and excited to participate in any clinics
we host, and will make it a priority to be our
professional eyes at RdP clinics so that after
the event, Leah can help us implement what
we’ve learned and keep moving forward.
Leah, as my friend Leslie Exter says, “can
ride like an Indian”, meaning, she has ridden
forever and ridden just about anything and
everything. Her time as a trainer at Far West
Farms exposed her to top level western
pleasure and trail horses, to off the track
rescues and everything in between. This has
given Leah an unusual range of experience
and openness to finding the best in every
horse, no matter breed or focus.
In the words of Martha Harrington, the Grand
Dame of the San Diego equestrian community,
“Leah is a heck of a hand…and an awfully nice
young woman!” Martha followed up her
endorsement with, “Just wanted to add that
Leah is very good with colts. Sandy (Arledge)
gave (Leah) the tough ones … and she did a
good job with no complaints!” You can’t ask
for a better endorsement than Martha’s!
Lastly, I believe that Leah, as with Hilaire,
matches the Ranch values of emphasis on the
horse and rider relationship and providing
tools to improve that relationship. Leah’s
program provides an excellent complement to
Hilaire’s and I’m confident that between the
two we have depth and coverage.
Leah’s rates are on page two. You will find
them to be a good value. I’m particularly
excited by a new “product” ~ an intensive five
day assessment/tune-up training which
includes assessment, one on one lessons and
training rides, where you can observe and
work together. This is an affordable
alternative to the traditional monthly training
commitment and also encourages you to apply
what you’ve learned “on your own”, but with
back up on-site and available.
Leah will be starting full time on November 1.
I know you will join Adrian, Hilaire and me in
giving her a warm Rancho Dos Palmas
welcome.
Bienvenidos…
Rancho Dos Palmas
Welcomes…
This, That and the Other
Updates; Tips; and Head’s up!
Demi & Zeus, Echo & Luna ;
Leah & Ahra; Cyndi & Inyo;
and Leah Jaime (new trainer)
and her Arab, “the Boy”!
Special “Shout Out” to:
Arturo and Antonio, Ranch
Hands Extraordinaire, for
their work on the Upper
Ranch Arena!
RAIN WEATHER MANAGEMENT: Fall seems
to have arrived at last, and with it the need
for rain management. Prior to a predicted
heavy rainfall, the lower arena will be
groomed and LOCKED. We are able to get
back into action much more quickly when
the arena is prepared to sheet the water
off, rather than if it accumulates in hoof
prints. The upper arena, as always, is
pretty much indestructible, and if you need
a place to ride, head on up.
DRY STALL VS. SHAVINGS: After much
experience, we recommend you use a drystall type of product in your outside pipe
corrals rather than shavings during the rainy
season—your horse will be happier and so
will you. A good trick is to add a few bales
of rice hulls (very reasonably priced at
Country Feed) along with the dry-stall.
You’ll be the envy of all your neighbors in
the event of an El Niño year!
Ann’s Opening Night Hat
at The Horse at theNAT
Questions?
Comments?
Love Letters? (ha ha)
You can reach us at
619-933-6233 (Annie)
760-519-3795 (Hilaire)
858-353-3082 (Leah)
COUNTRY FEED: Just a reminder that our
good partners at Country Feed will deliver
your this & that at no charge ~ just call the
Friday prior to place and pay for your
order, and voila, it will arrive the following
Tuesday. Call Kat @ Country Feed: 760-7247310.
LEAH JAIME INTRODUCTORY TRAINING RATES:
Full Training: $400 per month includes horse
handled (ridden, ground-work and/or turned
out) five* days per week; two lessons**
(private/semi-private)
Half Training: $325 per month includes horse
handled (ridden, ground-work and/or turned
out) three days per week; one lesson*
(private/semi-private).
Five-day Intensive: $200 for five one-hour 1 x 1
sessions including assessment, trainer rides,
private lessons or any combo over a 10 day
period.
Occasional Training Session: $50 per ride
Lessons:
1 hour private: $50.00
1 hour semi-private: $35.00 each rider up to 3
30 minute private: $35.00
*Please note the program is five, not six, days.
**Training lessons do not accrue.
Head’s Up!
RDP LOGO WEAR: You’re going to be
jealous when you see fellow boarders (so
far just me) sporting the latest RdP logowear...but it’s not too late! You too can
have the RdP military-style hat for just $15!
(logo not shown on hat below due to
technological limitations of the editor ~
also me)
Save-the-Date & Your Pennies
2260 Glenview Lane
Vista, CA 92084
for
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Melrose at N. Santa Fe
ANN LADDON
Owner/Business Manager
HILAIRE HODGSON
Resident English Trainer
LEAH JAIME
Resident Western Trainer
Four-Day Harry Whitney Clinic
Late Jan. or early Feb. TBD
(Sat ~ Tues schedule)
=
SUPER CUTE HAT!
RdP Clients will receive clinic discount
and priority registration ~
Ribbet… ribbet… ribbet