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?

Check your tack

Keep your horse moving

Painful horses will never be reliable or predictable.

Short cuts get you to the wrong place faster

Don’t negotiate halt

Your horse is not trying to make you miserable

Have you ever paid attention to horses in herds? When do you hear them vocalizing? Generally when calling for a friend. They call out when they are stressed. Stallions chatter when they are excited by a mare or irritated by a rival. Mares will call to their foals to bring them into line or nicker softly to settle them. Foals will call frantically if they are out of sight of their dam. But if you watch a herd of content horses, they are generally quiet vocally. They are sayi

Slow is fast

Horses always revert to the level and expectations of the rider.

We are on our horses schedule. Our horses are not on our schedule.