ForTheHorse
HOLISTIC HORSE HEAVEN
An
EQUESTRIAN CENTRE LIKE NO OTHER
in the world
Barefoot Program
Connected Riding®
Classical Dressage
Natural Horsemanship
Holistic Equine Management
Equine Bodywork
Equine Rehabilitation and Re-Training
We are an educational facility for equines and riders with a focus on spine based movement and horse psychology. We are also an equine healing facility utilizing movement with an integrated and holistic approach to the nervous system. In addition, we are a source of state-of-the-art equine products that are chosen ForTheHorse!
Our team of passionate professionals provide a truly holistic and natural approach ForTheHorse! The unique combination of Connected Riding concepts and Natural Horsemanship principles compliment our comprehensive Barefoot Program, Equine Bodywork and complete Holistic Horse Management. Proven Classical Dressage training methods meld with our approach to horse education to create happy horses!
Many of the horses living at the farm have been rescued, then rehabilitated back to health and well being, re-educated, and then given a positive purpose in life. At present there are 19 horses at the farm; some are riding/performance horses, some are for sale, some are retired and some are in rehabilitation. All are barefoot. This active laboratory of learning is exciting, on the bleeding edge of consideration for the horses around the world.
To learn more about who we are read below...
founder - Christine Adderson
Christine Adderson has devoted her life to attaining profound understanding and skills with human and equine movement. As a steward of all life in her care, she strives to consider each as an individual, in all facets of the physical, mental, energetic and spiritual. Her specialty is horses and humans dancing together!!
Christine's perspective comes from experience as a professional dancer (an elite athlete training and performing for 12 hours a day), instruction of Natural Horsemanship to students in many countries (where dealing with so many horses taught her about horse psychology), an immersion in the upbringing and formal education of her three children from which developed the knowledge of intuition and connection, training as an Advanced Certified Clinician of Connected Riding®, and, of course, many years of experience and careful observation of the teachings from the horses themselves.
As an educator, Christine has taught people and horses around the world as well as written numerous articles for many major equine publications. As a trainer/healer, she has educated many horses to high levels of performance and rehabilitated "unwanted" horses back to health and complete functionality in mind, body and spirit. Her work requires a deep affection for the horse, understanding of human and equine anatomy and integrated movement, sensitivity, humility and devotion.
"As a young professional dancer I was inspired with the passion and physical power of the human being in motion. I am now even more inspired by the wondrous equine athlete in motion and their connection with the human, in dance."
Qualifications:
* BKin, Bachelor of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
* Certified Connected Riding® Instructor /Clinician
* previous Approved Parelli Instructor
* Barefoot Hoofcare Specialist
*Equine Body Therapy, Equine Touch, Integrated Body Therapy
*Holistic Equine Manager, ForTheHorse
* 20 years dance training (Professional Dancer)
* Ballroom and Latin Dance Instructor and Competitor
Isla Adderson
An avid horseback rider, Isla Adderson, is preparing for a career in dressage and showjumping. She is currently apprenticing with ForTheHorse as well as studying with top dressage/jumper riders. She starts under saddle all young horses on the farm in addition to training prospects for the pony dressage and hunter/jumper rings. As well as competing nationally with her Hanoverian Argeniro, she is a Barefoot Hoof Trimmer and Certified Equine Massage Therapist. Isla and Chris keep her performance horse Argeniro up-to-date on his barefeet for optimal performance, along with the aid of the MPGo (glue on hoofwear provided by Stride Equus). Isla is also studying other various forms of equine body work. Isla enjoys performing with her cello and has won many awards at the Provincial level.
Clee Adderson
Clee Adderson has been riding since she was 5 years old. Now at 18, she competes in Dressage and Show Jumping. In 2008 Clee and Black Gold were accepted into the BC Summer Games in Dressage. Clee and her horse won team gold and individual bronze medals.
As well as riding, training, and trimming several horses, Clee plays piano where she has performed and competed at the Provincial level. Clee’s current hobbies are ballroom dancing, singing and writing music. She also enjoys cross country skiing, biking, swimming and drama.
Scott Adderson
On Old Spoke
All around Joe... and great guy. ForTheHorse provides Scott the opportunity to get physical in a world that has way too much sitting. He is a computer programmer/analyst by trade and this is the perfect diversion. On the farm, he starts in the spring by working on all the haying equipment, tractors, balers, cutters and rakes, then moves on to setting up construction projects like horse shelters, compost stations, and others. Then summer comes and we cut the hay, rake and bale and then store over 1500 bales in the horse shelter...more building, setting up water systems and irrigating (a daily activity) grooming the arenas, cutting grass and re-seeding pastures. Once fall comes all the preparation for winter is upon us and that is never ending - always seems there is just one more thing to do; collecting wood, setting up water systems to stop from freezing and preparing the arena for a good base. One thing, he never gets bored around here. It's a great place to be, fresh air, space and the great outdoors. What else would you want to do in life.. and to top it off, the horses are a blast.
