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

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

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...

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. ...

We homeschooled our boys. One time I had them write a paper on making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I gave instructions to write...

Yes late. I’ve been riding 😉

Did I ride today in the red flag conditions? Did I teach lessons to those who wanted to haul in? Yes. Horses live in wind. None of them...

Many of the undesirable behaviors we see in horses start with fear, confusion, and pain. In order to truly change a behavior and help our...

Horses should learn age appropriate skills. We have two yearlings at the house right now. They are babies. They have short attention...

Slow down. Stop rushing with your horse. Frequently I see riders/handlers rushing when their horse makes a mistake. The horse gets off...

Hands down one of the best exercises I do with the horses is the hill stretch.

Your horse is not it’s diagnosis. Your horse doesn’t read x-rays or test results. Your horse only knows if they feel good or not good.

My 5 C’s that prevent connection between horse and rider. These 5 C’s create defensiveness in the horse and rider.

You can’t fix a bad canter by riding more bad canter. You fix problems in the canter by identifying the issues in the walk and trot. Fix...

Cold weather… ugh. Not my favorite. When you are dealing with rehab horses, these cold weather swings are HARD. Horses with pathology,...

If you want relaxation in your horse, you must relax first.

It’s cold. It’s miserable. Two days ago we were over 70 degrees. I still worked horses.

Everything about domestication is unnatural for a horse. We limit movement, confine them without a way to escape, we limit forage types,...