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“Why do you require 90 days minimum in your program”? It’s been a proven fact that it takes 28 days to break old habits to form new ones...

Have you ever stopped to consider that maybe your lazy horse really isn’t lazy but he is biomechanically undeveloped. This means that he...

When people teach the pivot to a horse whether it be on the saddle or on the ground, they tend to focus more on getting the cross over...

Using barriers can help a horse feel safe to respond with softness, vulnerability and intimacy to our physical touch.

Redirection is about helping your horse feel safe when they are anxious. Redirection is not a correction. It’s just bringing the thoughts...

Have you ever thought how many components there are to proper leading? If we break it down, there are a lot of them and it is just as...

People who say horses aren’t emotional really haven’t taken the time to be around them then as they are creatures driven by emotion and ..

Abduction-moving or taking away from the body. Adduction-adding into or towards the body. I just began understanding more of this since...

We are overbending our horses too much. I used to think being bent meant being soft, and you need to bend in certain things but being...

Don’t ever let opportunities pass you by or something special might be missed. This past weekend I got to visit Maine for the first time...

There is so much information out there on how to work with horses. The right way, the wrong way, different techniques for different horse...

Your horse spooks in the corner of the arena or kick out on the lunge.....what do you do? Should you react or just let bygones be...

The position of our hands holding the reins is extremely important to how we signal our horses mouths. And whether we ride English or...

It helps you have better positioning for adjustments, better connection with your horse, better feel and timing and better posture. When...

The longer I train horses (which in reality really isn’t that long), I hear so many different and conflicting arguments of which way is...

Long and low....yes I know it’s a dressage term, but we need to not think of it only in that context. We need to realize all the other...

This past weekend down in Lexington at the Horse Park at the ILHA show was definitely the way to finish out the show season. Bravo placed...

Lessons are where you learn to be a better rider and a better horseman. That is hard work. It’s not all fun and games. If you’re just...

I hear it time and time again. “My horse doesn’t need to see a chiropractor, he just needs more training.” “He doesn’t need to see the...

This difference in this sweet mare’s pectorals is amazing!! We are working on developing softness and strengthening the thoracic sling....