We can’t train pain. You have heard me say this before. Horses are designed to hide pain. By the time we see pain, the horse is pretty...

Your horse doesn’t care who is in the White House. Enjoy them and keep working at being the best version of yourself for them!

To inject or not inject, that is the question. First, consult your veterinarian. The following is just my option based on my experience...

I didn’t feel like running today. I did it anyway. It wasn’t a great run, but I showed up.

Hurry creates worry. Ever notice our horses become less cooperative when we are in a hurry? Getting on the trailer? Catching them?...

Rehabilitation is hard. It takes a lot of time and money to rehabilitate a horse. When I get horses in for rehab they can start to feel...

Horses are not machines. I know that seems obvious. However, people expect them to operate like machines.

Horses are not our emotional support animals. We are emotional support humans for our horses. This is contrary to how many treat their...

If your sole goal with horses is winning a competition, might I suggest you take up another sport. The issue with equestrian...

You are your horse’s advocate. That does not mean you have the knowledge to make all the decisions you need to make. That means you are...

You would not put a new driver in a car that was only half way built. You would not put a new driver in a sports car. Those are recipes...

A day late

By the time your horse is limping, they have been lame for a significant period of time. Outside of catastrophic injury, lameness is a...

Your horse is not being stubborn, naughty, lazy, reactive. Your horse is being a horse and responding to their current situation based...

Yes late. I am enjoying this class with Dr. Stephen Peters and Jillian Kreinbring. My brain is overloaded most days and then trying to...

Judges. I am one and have been judging for close to three decades. I struggle with judging because I know people put too much value on my...

Yes I know it’s late. I’ve been teaching a group of cooks kids (and young at heart adults) in Michigan.

Horses are a hobby for 95% of people. They are not necessary for our way of life. Horses are expensive. Horses are something we want to...

Here is a little hack. When you need to soak a horse that doesn’t like a soaking boot or you don’t have time to watch them, get 4x4 gauze...

There are some things domesticated horses must do to exist in our world.