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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...

Why do you still take lessons? Don’t you know how to ride your horse yet?

When we ride our horses there are two nervous systems involving, yours and your horse’s. Your horse has the nervous system of a prey...

The best way to have a good lesson:

Effective immediately group lessons are being suspended. I will be offering private lessons. I will offer semi private for my students...

Trailering becomes hard when horses have been taught to react instead of think, are painful or don’t have a good relationship with humans.

Hard to believe we are 1/4 of the way through 2025. I am not taking any short term internships at this time (less than 3 months). I am...

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...

When your horse is having a hard day, you must remain persistently patient. I find humans, in general, are not the most patient...

Let me start off by saying that I do not sell horses for a living. When I price a horse, that is the price. I HATE negotiating. I do...

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...

Horses at attention to detail. It keeps them alive. When something in their environment changes, they notice. They notice how we move,...

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Hauling young horses for the first time makes me have ulcers. Horses weren’t meant to be in small, confined areas that move them away...

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

Refuse to fight with your horse. It takes two to fight. The horse won’t quit first, unless you make them think they are going to die. ...

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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...