Teaching Takeaways Fair Oaks Equestrian Center Part 1

Teaching Takeaways Beausoleil Farms Part 2

April Master Zoom Recording

A day late

We must be good stewards of the horse. If they are in pain, we can’t expect them to continue in their job for our satisfaction without...

Teaching Takeaways Beausoleil Farms Part Soleil Farms Part 1

Favorite Things Friday

In this world of insta everything, we expect insta changes in our horses. We don’t like a behavior, we want to fix it once and we want it...

April 30 Master Zoom

Threshold

Do not spend 5 strides preparing for a transition. If your horse is balanced and straight, they should be able to perform the transition...

Favorite Things Friday

Let’s talk about pain management. Ultimately it is up to the horse to decide what is working for them.

You can’t train pain. A painful horse will brace, compensate, recruit incorrect systems to perform a job until they can’t and hit a wall....

Favorite Things Friday

We need to create a moment of silence after our aids make a request of our horse. We do not need to nag until we get the answer we want....

Trainer’s Tip Tuesday

Favorite Things Friday

We get more from our horses by giving then we do by taking. Taking generally creates bracing. Bracing will never lead to relaxation or...