My day started at 6:30 with chores. I pulled into the house at 8p with a trailer of client horses. My assistant and I worked 5 horses,...

Video Exercises

Every time I start a horse, I feel under prepared and under educated. I've lost count of the number of horses I've started. I used to be...

Final takeaway from the lovely Sand Hill Stable in Ohio. I look forward to returning in May of 2024. Teaching Takeaways Sand Hill...

Teaching Takeaways Sand Hill Part 2 Horses must be connected to the outside aids of the bend. Pulling the inside rein sends the horse...

Not every behavior from your horse requires a response.

This popped up in my memories from 4yrs ago. Worth a reshare. Ponderings from today’s teaching. Our horses get better balanced when we...

April Master Zoom

I would rather a 5 minute session with a straight horse than 45 minutes on a crooked one.  The horse must build up to quality in quantity.

Small things add together to lead to big changes.

Video Exercises

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Can your trainer tell you how your aids affect what is happening on the inside of your horse?

Painful horses will never be reliable or predictable. A painful horse is always more focused on escaping the discomfort than they are on...

Dysfunction above the feet will create dysfunction in the feet.  Dysfunction in the feet will create dysfunction in the body.  It is all con

We are not miracle workers but we try.

December Master Zoom Recording

Teaching Takeaways

You have to understand the inside of the horse to communicate with the outside of the horse. 

Slow your aids down. When people talk fast they are hard to understand . Your horse can’t understand you when you rush your aids