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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, taught two lessons, we fed the farm, then I loaded two horses to be on the road to the vet by 2:45p. I pulled back into from the vet at 8p.

Teaching Takeaways Beausoleil Farms Part Soleil Farms Part 1

Video Exercise

Video Exercises

You can’t train pain

If you don’t commit, don’t expect your horse to commit

There is a difference between reacting and responding.  Reacting comes with emotion.  Response comes with thoughtfulness and learning.

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...

Teaching Takeaways Beausoleil Farms part two

I had a fantastic time in early June teaching at Beausoleil Farms. The Texas hill country has a beauty all of its own. Come join us in August!

Horses use compensation as a protection. Sometimes it is from an injury. Sometimes it is from how they are ridden. Sometimes it is from how they are housed. There are many reasons that horses compensate.

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

Teaching Takeaways Sand Hill Part 2

Not every behavior from your horse requires a response.

video exercises

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

April Master Zoom

Video Exercise straightness and lateral work

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.