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Column Headings: K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness
N = Nominated for Expert of the Month
| Date | User | K | C | T | P | N | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-10 | Korena | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks for the advice. I have called the vet and he is scheduled to be gelded next week. |
| 2009-10-30 | jo | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Yes | Excellent detailed advice, many thanks. Great site and good advice for other questions, I've bookmarked you! |
| 2009-10-14 | Samantha | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Nice detail and great explanation. Helps a lot! Thanks! |
| 2009-06-24 | Renee | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you. You brought new insights into the situation. I am anxious to try your flat work suggestions and am ready to slow down my expectations for this mare. |
| 2009-06-22 | Courtney | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-06-06 | Lynn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | I want to thank you for all of the detail to your answer. It makes a lot of sense.I have printed this info. and will get to work. Thank you for your time! |
| 2009-05-28 | Georgie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks so much ! |
| 2009-05-06 | samantha | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | omg she was amazing! very helpful |
| 2009-04-28 | Mattie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks for the answer, April. I visit your website whenever I get the chance! :) I'll keep your email too. I'm going to check out the 'Inspire' publication and see what that looks like. Then I'll have to query some magazines to see if they're interested, and I'll keep your email just in case. Thanks again, Mattie |
| 2009-04-06 | Sage | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you, this helped a lot! :) Sage |
| 2009-04-03 | Mattie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks for the in-depth and approprite answer. I'll keep in touch with your blog and I look forward to more articles and the videos. I nominate you for the Volunteer of the month every time! |
| 2009-04-02 | Lisa | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | The info that I received from April is working great. I have only been doing ground work for two days and I applied the backing up exercise to my mare's trailering problem (backing out). Within a few minutes, I had her loaded and backing out. Last week it took an hour and a half to get her out of the trailer. Much Thanks!!! Lisa |
| 2009-03-23 | Nikki | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | Yes | I wanted to thank you so much. She is doing much better and is starting to walk without me leading her. |
| 2009-03-15 | Adriana | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-03-12 | Samantha | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | She really explained the details and wrote me a long response which was very kind since it would have taken up so much of her time. :) |
| 2009-03-11 | Tina | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you for the quick and informatative answer, I will give it a try...Thanks again |
| 2009-03-08 | Jackie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Excellent response. Very complete, althought a daunting task ahead. Thanks so much for your quick response. |
| 2009-02-06 | Merry | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks so much!! |
| 2009-01-06 | Mattie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Once again . . . thanks for the answer. I should of thought to get it from Adiva Murphy, but she doesn't really have a "cataloge" you just ask her for it, i guess. I haven't really started much training yet with my horse, I wanted to wait until I got my materials first. :) Thanks for your help and I'll remember to ask you if I have any problems. Mattie |
| 2008-12-29 | Marianne | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Your answers are the best! Thanks alot! |
| 2008-12-28 | Marianne | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks for your help, you really went full out in giving me a good response! :D |
| 2008-12-11 | PJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Excellent advice and everything I had thought to expect in 90 days. I'm happy I'm on the right track!! |
| 2008-12-10 | Kayla | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | She gave me all the information i needed |
| 2008-12-08 | Mattie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much for your answer!! I will check out the material you recommended and I will try your exercises with Spike! I can tell from your answer that you are VERY experienced with horses. I love that you are polite too, you didn't diss me for how stupid I am like some of the others do on allexperts. I know I am not the greatest horseman in the world, but I try my best to keep my horses happy. I'll write again if I have any more questions, and maybe I'll follow up to tell you how it's working out. I hope to have him working better by spring. And oh my gosh! Your website is so cool! I'm definately bookmarking it. :) Thanks again, Mattie |
| 2008-11-21 | Christina | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Hi April, Thank you SO much for your help! I noticed a difference in my horse's behavior the first day that I trotted him in circles. I was so amazed! He's been doing awesome. If I have any more questions, I'll be sure to ask you! Thanks again, Christina |
| 2008-11-19 | Janice | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | April was very helpful. She went beyond just addressing my concern and gave me some helpful tips as well. |
| 2008-11-17 | BARBARA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | My goodness, fantastic info. I love the arabs and morgans and will definitely check into them The arab or arab x was not recommended due to my weight and ease of being able to mount if i were on a trail ride and had to remount for some reason. I ahve never had a problem getting on a horse, even with my grannie tummy. i will congtinue to check my options and am sure i will find a "soul mate" for myself. Thank you again, i will keep you in mind as my horse questions continue to come to mind. Thanks, Barbara. Have a good week. |
| 2008-11-12 | Diane | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | She was so helpful. I would recommend her to anyone who needs a respectful response. |
| 2008-11-11 | Tracey | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | No | Thanks! Great information that I will certainly try. Nicely detailed information. |
| 2008-10-25 | Debbie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you for the quick reply it was very infomative and answered all of my questions.Debbie. |
Answers by Expert:
April Reeves
Expertise
Horseman's U.com. Level 3 English/Western/Jumping Instructor. Ask me questions regarding training, colt starting, handling, care and feeding, plus the disciplines of Western (reining, flat, show), English (Hunter/jumper, flat, dressage, show) breeds, recreation (trail, ring work) ground work and Natural Horsemanship (handling, manners, trailering) and problem horses. Visit my site: Horseman's U.com - you'll find lots of training videos and useful information. Watch for my clinic dates for 2009 - I may be in your area!
Experience
April Reeves is a Level 3 English/Western/Jumping Instructor and has been in the Horse Industry since 1963. She has shown almost every breed and discipline along the West Coast of North America. Watch for April's 2009 Clinic Schedule - she may be in your area in 2009.
Organizations
Certified Horseman's Association, Horse Council
Education/Credentials
EQUINE: studied under Rick and Jennifer Maynard (H/J), Patricia Deptford (Dressage), Kevin Pole, Morgan Libbert (reining). Hundreds of clinics, including Al Dunning and George Morris.
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