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Ken McNabb Wins Mane Event Trainer's Challenge in Red Deer, AB Canada |
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Ken McNabb has claimed his third Trainer's Challenge with a win at the Mane Event in Alberta, Canada. Competing against Brent Trout of Alberta and Tom Forehand of Colorado, McNabb had no regrets about the performance with his three-year-old sorrel gelding, “Remedy”.
The Mane Event Trainer's Challenge is judged 10% on the horse, 60% on the trainer's work with the horse and 30% on how well the trainer communicates and educates the audience. McNabb says that the education aspect has not only been a great way to teach the audience, but has been an excellent learning tool for himself.
“The judges at the event are wonderful Canadian horsemen and ranchers. Each time I've competed at Mane Event, it's been important for me to see how they scored my ability to educate the audience. It's given me a chance see where I need to tune-up my teaching,” says McNabb.
He says that his goal, whether training or teaching, is to walk away without any regrets. This “no regrets” policy is something that McNabb says he strives for in his daily life. Staying true to the process that he uses at home, McNabb left out no steps, taking an A to Z approach.
“I definitely had no regrets when working with my gelding. I stayed true to him, myself, the judges and the audience. He was a sensitive and feely type of horse. One that you really enjoy working with,” says McNabb.
McNabb says that putting a solid foundation of groundwork on the gelding was very important and that the horse, although somewhat emotional, was very trusting and responsive.
“Our biggest obstacle was spookiness and he had an issue with his right hip but we were able to overcome the problem. He was excellent in the final and all our hard work paid off. We walked and trotted both directions around the arena and even loped both directions on the correct lead. He loaded onto the trailer faultlessly and took all the obstacles without hesitation. He spooked a little bit in the log pull, but we were able to go back and work on it in our freestyle. Overall he was an excellent colt,” says McNabb. |
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