I had a really tough ride on a young horse yesterday. Nothing went correctly. She was emotional. My timing seemed off. I probably didn’t...

The best way to have a good lesson:

Releasing a rein aid is not the same as giving to your horse. I had this epiphany several months ago and I have been trying to actively...

Training is not linear. When you are working with horses, you will have good days, bad days, and some days that are in between. Having a...

The power of waiting. Waiting can build confidence in a rider, strength in a horse, competence as a team. Waiting can also become a...

I was struggling with one of my personal horses. Nothing big but something that I knew needed to be corrected. I sought help which did...

Yes very late. There have been some unexpected challenges lately

Yes late because of life.

Yes I know I’m late this week. I was fully focused on family time.

In Texas we have had another violent seasonal change. With these big changes the risk for colic increases. Help your horse by adding some...

Rehab is hard. It is time consuming. It is expensive. Most people quit too soon. When you start rehab it will take a minimum of two years...

Let’s talk about colic. Colic is used to describe abdominal pain in horses. The three types are impaction, gas and strangulation. A horse...

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Buying a horse is stressful. Here are some tips.

Buying horses is hard. We will talk about some steps to take to prepare yourself. This is part one.

In the wild a horse with live with a herd most of its life. While colts will get kicked out if their “family herd”, they will join a...

After 60-90 minutes your horse likely is not learning much. No matter how good or bad your training session is going, you need to keep in...

A day late. Stop over preparing. I watch riders prepare for a transition and they expect the horse to hold that transition for multiple...

Adding on to yesterday’s post about domestication being hard on horses and skills that they must learn to be safe in domestication.

Yes a day late.