Forward and faster as not the same Faster feels like it has to be contained Forward feels like you could keep asking for more and be in...

Quality baby steps will conquer mountains in time. Quantity steps without quality will dump you into ravines that you have to climb out...

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. F Forget yesterday. Focus on today only. Forgive yourself and your horse. Forge on with a plan. E Evaluate...

A hard truth…. Horses can kill you. It’s ok to ask for help. However, if you are asking someone else to take a risk on your behalf, be...

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...

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. If you ride your horse, you are expecting them to be an athlete. you must...

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.