Tips to keep your horse sound Address posture Balance your transitions Then ride your horse forward. Riding a horse forward with poor...

The more you manage the face, the more you lose access to the hind legs. When we fuss with the reins the horse will brace in the jaw....

Trainer’s Tip Tuesday

Quality slow work creates smooth work at speed. Too often in our slow work we wander. When we wander, we allow the horse to lose...

You won’t hear me arguing about how much the heat sucks. I spent 12hrs in Satan’s butt crack working today. I took three showers. I went...

We need to be less focused on the end goal and more focused on each step of the process. When we become too focused on te end result we...

Ohio was beautiful in the spring. I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with horses and riders at Sand Hill Farms. Teaching Takeaways...

Teacing Takeaways Beausoleil Farms Horses are allowed to make mistakes.  That is how they learn.  It is not our job to prevent them from...

Not everything your horse does requires a response from you. That is a hard concept for us. With the mindset that we must address...

I love it when I write a post and the universe eats it. Round 2 Do you have to ride your horse in extreme weather? No. Should you be...

Several days late. Quality movements over long periods of time produce phenomenal results. Quantity movements without regard to quality...

Awareness If we can do one thing for ourselves and horses it is to be more aware. We get distracted working around our horses. We get in...

A day late When frustrated with how your horse is performing, do not immediately blame your horse. First look at what you can change in...

Teaching Takeaways Beausoleil Farms Part Soleil Farms Part 1 I am way behind on my Teaching Takeaways.  There are only so many hours in...

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...

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

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....

Trainer’s Tip Tuesday

When you think you need to do more, do less. When you think you need to add more leg or take more rein, try pausing your aids instead....

I had a different post planned. Maybe I'll do that one tomorrow. I had someone complain about a bill on a horse that I have put in far...