Forward and faster as not the same

Quality baby steps will conquer mountains in time. Quantity steps without quality will dump you into ravines that you have to climb out of on your way to the top of the mountain. Fewer mistakes are made with smaller steps. Quantity is only good if it’s quality at the horse’s pace. If in doubt, slow it down. Rushing only gets you to the wrong place faster.

Support the horse from the hoof up. Learn about the horse from the inside out. Ride the horse from the hind leg forward.

More thoughts on …. F.E.A.R.

A hard truth….

It takes more time and more money to repair what’s broken than to maintain what is functioning.

Go back to the last thing your horse was executing successfully.

You don’t have to canter every ride. Your horse won’t forget how.

what is your horse saying about you?

Not one time did your horse wake up and say, “I can‘t wait to pack 10-15% of my body weight.”

They are responding to the influence and information they are receiving based on their preprogrammed instincts.

Your horse can only respond to the influences and information it is receiving from the rider and environment. Your job is to be a leader the horse looks to when the environment is overwhelming.

Have compassion. Have confidence. Have a positive mental attitude. Leave the negativity out of the saddle.

Before you get in the saddle, focus on the positives you last wrote down.

Body work is not optional. That’s true for you and your horse.

Enlist professionals to help you find the source of the reactiveness. Your horse will thank you.

Pulling the head in the direction you want the horse to go will give you short term results that create long term problems.

you must go back to the point the horse last understood your request without tension.

Everyone is in a different spot in their journey and we should respect and encourage all right where they are.

See each area of struggle as an opportunity to learn a new skill not as a failure to execute.