Containment won’t create self carriage

It's that time of year in Texas...super cooker season. We feel like we melt when we go outside. We move more slowly. Do a little less. So is your horse. They are standing around more and stomping flies. This makes for sore, tight horses. If your horse already has known issues (joint, muscle, etc.), they get aggravated with the lack of movement and the impact of stomping.

video exercises

A day late.

This popped up in my memories from 4yrs ago. Worth a reshare.

We don’t start where we need to be. We won’t finish where we want to be.

Need a good steady farm truck but got a muscle car instead? Some horses are mismatched for the purpose we intend them for

Time off should not sent education backwards

Growing is painful

Be more like your horse.

Not all goals can be seen by everyone around you

Pause

Work on the “give”. Most of us are great at the “take”.

Little things over time equals progress

Behavioral problems when returning to work often are more about our expectations being unreasonable than about training.

Little things done daily create progress

To enjoy riding in pleasant spring weather, we must begin working in the not so pleasant winter weather

No hoof. No horse.

It’s time to put those chunky horses on a bit of a diet.

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