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Nala's Journey

Becoming a Therapeutic Riding Horse
Hey Y'all 
My name is Nala, and I'm the newest member of KTRA! I am a 3yr old Haflinger mare and I am the youngest horse KTRA has ever purchased. My training was started by one of KTRA's instructors, Asher and my training will be continued by Ashley, Matina, and Cherise until I am ready to be a full time Therapeutic Riding horse!

I can't wait to meet all of you and I hope you will follow my journey on Instagram, Facebook and our Website at www.ktra.ca to track my progress. You can follow my hashtag #nalasjourney to see updated photos of me as well!

​Xo ~ Nala 

August 2021 Update

8/31/2021

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Hey All,

I thought I would jump on here and give you a quick update!
I had a super fun summer and wanted to share with you some of my new experiences.

I got to go on my first adventure to the beach with two of our staff members, Matina and Taleya. Piper the pony also joined us on our adventure to the beach. It was exciting to leave the property and there was lots to look at. I saw everything from moving vehicles, bicycles, dogs, airplanes and a baby stroller! I handled everything with stride until we got to the beach.
I wasn't sure of the waves from the river at first... I had never seen water move like that and I had never seen that much water in one place before! After a little bit of convincing, Piper and I both worked up the courage to check out the river. We put our noses in, then our hooves, and before we knew it we were knee deep in the water splashing and playing! It was so much fun, I love the beach!

I also got to participate in my first Summer Camp at the end of August! My rider, Taylin, was carefully chosen to ride me in my first camp because she has her own pony and lots of riding experience. During Summer Camp I had one 45 minute lesson with Taylin for three days in a row. Taylin and I shared our lesson with another camper and her lesson horse, Usti. Usti has been doing lessons for quite a few years, so it helped my confidence that he was so calm and sure of himself in the lesson. I got to ride around some cool obstacle courses, do lots of trotting and even went on a little trail ride around the barn! Taylin and I had so much fun - she even got a small Schliech Horse replica of me so that she could remember our time together at Summer Camp. I loved Summer Camp and I can't wait to participate in more next year!

Well everyone, that's all for now.

I am excited to see what the fall brings for me... I think I will be participating in some more lessons! I will update you again in a couple months.


Catch ya later,

Nala
​xo 
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