01/09/2026
Gahh..guilty 😬😅
Trainers, trainers’ wives, grooms, assistants, barn managers, riders… the whole barn team — let’s talk about something we don’t talk about enough.
How do you deal with getting attached to the horses in your program?
Because they aren’t just stalls on a board or names on a training list. We spend countless hours with them. We learn their personalities, their quirks, their strengths, their challenges… we watch them grow, improve, and become better versions of themselves.
And then comes the day when they leave. 😭
We know this is part of the business. Horses come to us to be trained, shown, bought, sold, or eventually go home. But that doesn’t make the goodbye any easier when you’ve poured your time, energy, and heart into them.
So tell me…
How does your barn team handle the attachment?
Do you try not to get too attached?
Do you embrace the connection and accept that goodbyes are part of the job?
Or does the whole barn secretly have a meltdown when one of “your” horses leaves? 😂❤️
Trainers, wives, grooms, assistants, riders — I want to hear from ALL of you.
How do you handle loving them while knowing they’re not yours forever? 🐴❤️👇
