Horses

Buddy is experienced in teaching many different breeds of horses. He prefers to use the term “horseman” instead of “horse trainer”. The relationship and communication skills he gives to many kinds of horses helps each become the best horse possible. Your horse could be a quarter horse destined for the trail, the show ring, or the rodeo grounds. No matter if you have a Arabian, Appaloosa, Tennessee Walker or Warmblood, Buddy can help you and your horse understand each other and communicate better.

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ARABIANS: It’s not just about the ride, it’s about the relationship. I have had my Egyptian Arabian horse to many ‘trainers’, well I have started out with many trainers with the unfortunate experience of having to go and get her back because of such poor training done by the handlers because of such insensitivity in these trainers, most of which were women. Seven trainers, to be exact. One of them, a female trainer from Texas almost killed her because of such rough and abusive handling. I personally like, what I call, the very animated and spirited horse breeds, the pure Egyptian Arabian, which are also smart and tend to ‘think’ about what is being asked of them, which some horse trainers do not like. Everyone has a ‘type’ of horse, dog, cat, bird or whatever animal they specifically like. That is why there are so many different types of animals. More new type breeds are being made up by breeders daily to satisfy peoples wants because people are so unhappy with what they have or keep trying to get something different so they can get rich off of a new ‘type’ of breed. The problem is we don’t have enough trainers with ‘patience’ for the extremely sensitive, spirited and smart breeds so when a person gets one and then sends the horse to a trainer, most will tell you, “This horse is crazy, it is going to kill you, it is to much horse for you, you need to get another horse” blah blah blah!!! I know because they all said that about my Egyptian, who is now in training with Buddy Uldrikson, who did not say that but has the patience and wisdom to train her. They said that about my other horse too (he was half Quarter & half Arabian) and he lived to be 22 years and was my first horse and was an unbelievable Hunter/Jumper horse and Trail horse that I rode WITHOUT A BIT! Literally in a halter and lead rope on trail. My point is if you have an Arabian, or any breed that is extremely sensitive, and spirited, like the Egyptian Arabians, I suggest you really do your homework and get a trainer who specializes in horses that are very very sensitive in being handled. A lot of your ex-race horses are like that too. Buddy Uldrikson is especially knowledgeable in horses that are extremely spirited and knows what it takes to handle these type of horses. If you don’t have someone who knows how to handle this type of horse, eventually that type of horse will keep getting sold over and over again, which in turn will make it worse because of all the different handling or the horse will be euthanized because no one knows how to deal with the animal. The bad handlers are the ones who should be euthanized but that is against the law, but mishandling and abusing the animal isn’t, so that is what will continue if you don’t fix it. Arabians are a beautiful and wonderful breed if handled correctly. True they are not as forgiving if mishandled or abused, but eventually will forgive once shown they won’t continue to be hurt by someone. It is kind of funny because I have a similar nature to this type of horse, maybe that is why I understand them and sought out a trainer who would understand her need of patience and kindness. Kindness comes from being patient. If you don’t have the patience, then you won’t have the kindness. With impatience, comes abruptness and mishandling with roughness. When one is impatient, you then get upset which causes a bad situation. Arabians are a very loyal breed and very loving and need reassurance of your love. This is why I love this breed. I love all horses but as I said before, I feel my personality is so much like this breed of horse so maybe that is why I understand them and for me I am more into a relationship than a ride. So I will do whatever it takes and ask as many questions as it takes to help find the answer for my Egyptian Arabian, my ‘baby girl’ and to help her become the best she can be not only as a performance horse but just being a ‘horse’. The answer I found was Buddy Uldrikson. Thank God for Buddy.