Every stage of a sporthorse's life is fundamentally of value. Planning a breeding lays the genetic elements of what we may start with. Properly raising and working with young horses lays a foundation for a successful future sport career. During the competitive life, the equine athlete is built, crafted, and proudly shown in the competition arena. In their older age we maintain and give them our gratitude by supplying them with a peaceful, relaxing, comfortable, and supportive retirement. We have to nurture and treasure our equine partners through each one of these wonderful phases and go full-circle with them. ~Flannery Banks
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Hello there! I am Flannery Banks and lead the Flannery Equine and Flannery Farm teams. I have over 20 years of extensive equestrian experience from breeding, raising and training young horses, successful competition career, to maintaining and managing retired sporthorses. I'm a United States Dressage Federation Bronze and Silver medal dressage rider as well as an experienced former Pony Club member having also competed in Combined Training and Show Jumping.
I bring my professional attitude and experience from my Civil Engineering business background to a fun and professional attitude in my equine businesses. I primarily train with PanAm rider Tanya Vik and have cliniced with Jan Ebeling, Heather Blitz, Mary Wanless, Christian Schacht DVM, David Hunt, and Michael Bragdell (In-hand Sport Horse Showing). It is always good to keep learning! |
Before choosing a mare to become one of our broodmares, we first analyze their suitability of what we want in a riding sporthorse and if it is truly a mare we would like a "second edition" of. The mare must meet what we want to see in conformation and what we like to work with as far as athleticism, train-ability, work ethic, and general attitude. We then choose a stallion that complements the mare's conformation weaknesses, athletic capabilities, and bloodlines as well as having good general known train-ability, proven competitive career, and prodigy on the ground.
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Years of hard work and planning a sporthorse's future will often culminate in a successful competition career. Our competing, mature sporthorses have many intensive requirements including high nutritional demands, proper electrolyte and mineral balancing, a healthy and sustainable balance between training, or building, and recovery periods. We are careful to not overwork or over-stress our horses. The training must remain fun and interesting for the horses and, exactly like a healthy human training plan, include time for cross-training activities and relaxing recovery time. Injury prevention and keeping a happy, enthusiastic horse is key!!
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