Talaria Farms Halter Seminar

Allison Mehta and the entire Talaria Farms staff of Newnan, Georgia hosted a seminar March 15-16, 2008, featuring Sheila Varian of Varian Arabians, Johanna Ullstrom of the European Training Center and Mike Wilson of Wilson Training Center. It was a great opportunity for some of the "Purple Gang" to make a road trip!!

ABOVE LEFT: Sarah Burns and Tammy Bittorf pose at the entrance to Talaria. CENTER: Debra Geiser and Sarah Burns waiting for the seminar to begin. RIGHT: Allison Mehta of Talaria introduces the seminar panel: Johanna Ullstrom, Sheila Varian and Mike Wilson.

BELOW LEFT & CENTER: The audience listens intently to a panel discussion. RIGHT: The best looking gals in the audience!!

ABOVE: Sheila Varian is an engaging speaker with many years of experience working with Arabians. Here she demonstrates how she starts working in hand with a young horse.

BELOW: Mike and Johanna demonstrate their style of standing a halter horse.

ABOVE: Sheila shares her memories of how she showed at the Cow Palace on her Arabian years before either women or Arabians were considered contenders. She not only won, but was later inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum!

BELOW: Mike looks for a volunteer from the audience to try his techniques, and our own Tammy Bittorf takes center stage!! Way to go Tammy!!

ABOVE: Some of the pastures on the Talaria grounds.

BELOW LEFT: Botswana (Thee Desperado x The Minuet by The Minstril) is the premier stallion at Talaria, and is every bit as beautiful as his pictures. RIGHT: Debra & Sarah check out some of Botswana's babies.

ABOVE: Sunday morning started off with a discussion on conditioning your halter horse.

BELOW: Johanna demonstrates the stages of teaching a filly to "play" in hand, and then praises with her signature saying "you're the best!!"

ABOVE: The crowd watches as Mike works with a Falcon BHF son.

BELOW: Johanna works with a young colt and teaches him some in-hand manners.

ABOVE: Sheila Varian...a fitting image to end a wonderful weekend.

Many thanks to the Talaria Farms group for a memorable weekend!!!

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