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Fostering an environment that encourages self-confidence, relationships, and communication between people and horses by providing opportunities for people to learn and be inspired by horses.

10/23/2026

A little mounting tip!

Next time you mount your horse, pay attention to how you're getting yourself into the saddle.

Are you pulling on the horn or cantle, pulling the saddle towards you as you try to mount your horse?
That pulling motion can create uneven pressure on your horse's withers and back and potentially shift your saddle to the side.

Here's something to try!

🔹️When mounting from the left, keep your toe pointing forward rather than digging into your horse's side.
🔹️Your left hand can hold your reins and a little mane in front of your saddle, gently pressing downward for support rather than pulling sideways or back.
🔹️Place your right hand on the far side of the pommel. I do the same in English or Western saddles.

🔹️Now think about lifting yourself UP rather than pulling yourself IN.
🔹️With your right hand, think about pushing DOWN for support rather than pulling the saddle towards you.
Use your leg strength to lift yourself smoothly and with as little sideways pulling as possible.

And you don't need to mount from the ground to practice this! Start from your mounting block and develop good balance, strength and muscle memory.

While we're talking about mounting, let's not forget about the landing!
Once you've brought your right leg over, gently lower yourself into the saddle. Don't just plop down!

Imagine you're sitting on a carton of eggs, and your goal is not to crack a single one!
Our horses shouldn't feel like someone just dropped a sack of potatoes onto their backs.

Need to build a little leg strength? Here's a fun exercise!
Remember those 1980s step aerobics classes?😂

Find yourself a sturdy step (mounting block) and practice stepping up and down, using your legs to lift your body.
Even climbing safely secured panels can be a good way to work on strength and coordination!
Things I do while waiting for water to fill! The horses find me entertaining…haha!

Sometimes the smallest adjustments in our own habits can make a difference in our horse's comfort.

For the record, I'm 5'3", so believe me, I appreciate a good mounting block, slope, rock, or hill! But I also continue to practice mounting from the ground because it's a skill I don't want to lose. I just try to do the best I can to make the experience as comfortable as possible for my horses.

Give it a try and see what you notice! Have a great weekend!
Lindsey

10/19/2026

If you only had one rein, could you still guide your horse where you wanted to go?

If you’ve been to one of my clinics or taken lessons with me, chances are we’ve explored this idea.

I might ask you to put both reins in your left hand, then use only your right rein, with your right hand, when you need help guiding. When you’re not using that hand, let it rest on your lap.

First, look where you want to go. Let your legs, your seat and your eyes begin the conversation. Give your horse a chance to respond before helping with the rein.

And if you drift off course? Imagine that right rein is the only one available to turn and redirect.

There’s a thought behind this little exercise.

We can be so quick to micromanage our horses. We correct every little drift, sometimes before they’ve had a chance to understand where we’re asking them to go.

Sometimes we need to allow a small mistake, where it’s safe to do so, then calmly redirect. Give them a chance to figure it out. And when they find the direction, we’re asking for, soften, release, and reward the try.

This exercise also shows me quite a bit about the rider.

When I ask you to rest that right hand, we may notice tension appearing in your seat or elsewhere in your body. It gives us an opportunity to explore whether you’ve been using the reins to help balance, or how much security you feel having both hands on them.

That helps me understand what we need to work on next. Maybe it’s finding your own balance, building confidence, or making the signals clearer for your horse. We work from where you both are.

Riding with two hands absolutely has its place, as does riding with more rein connection and feel. This exercise helps bring awareness to how we’re using our hands, and what happens when we do a little less.

For me, one of the best feelings in the world is riding my horse bridleless. Looking where I’d like to go, feeling my horse respond, and making those little adjustments together.

Bridleless riding doesn’t have to be your goal. Maybe you’d like a hand free to open a gate, pony another horse, swing a rope, drag something, or dance with a garrocha pole. Each needs its own preparation, but balance and clear communication are part of that foundation.

That’s where I’m going with these exercises. Becoming more aware of ourselves, giving our horses room to learn, and finding how little it can take to understand each other.

Two hearts, one beat.

10/16/2026

Sometimes the try is more subtle than we expect.

When I’m asking for flexion, I’m looking for the thought in that direction. It might be as little as their eye looking towards me. At times, I’ll release for just that. Depending on the horse and what’s happening in that moment, it might even be a blink at first.

And when you start acknowledging those little tries, it’s almost as though the horse says, “Hey, you saw that!”

That’s the piece I love. Being able to notice the beginning of an answer and let them know, “Yes, that’s what I’m looking for.”

If we’re waiting for the whole movement, we can miss an opportunity to acknowledge how it starts.

Learning to see those subtleties takes time. Start by watching what happens just before the movement you asked for. You might find your horse is offering more than you realized.

10/14/2026

Horsemanship Clinic at Hayday Farm, Foothills County, AB November 21–22

I’m looking forward to spending two days at Hayday Farm this November for a small-group horsemanship clinic.

This weekend is designed to give us time to work through the pieces that matter to you and your horse.

Whether that means building confidence, improving communication, finding more softness and balance, working through a sticky spot, or simply developing a clearer understanding of one another.

👉Saturday will be our group day. We’ll begin on the ground with functional, foundational groundwork, looking at the poll, shoulders, rib cage and hindquarters individually, and how better access to each piece can influence our horse’s posture, balance and responsiveness.

We’ll explore softness, responsiveness and connection, along with how the clarity of our signals, timing and intention can change the way our horses understand and respond to us.

We’ll also incorporate liberty-based exercises, giving us another way to explore connection and communication, and to see what happens when we remove some of our physical aids and rely more on our body language, intention and clarity.

In the afternoon, we’ll bring those same ideas into the saddle, working on exercises that can help develop better balance, communication, transitions, confidence and feel.

👉Sunday will include private sessions, giving each horse-and-rider pair dedicated time to work on what they need most. This is one of my favourite parts of this clinic format because we can really tailor the work to each individual partnership.

There is never one exercise or one answer that fits every horse. We’ll take the time to notice what each horse is telling us and adjust the work from there.

🐴 Small group size
📍 Hayday Farm, Foothills County
📅 November 21–22, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. both days

Suitable for a variety of horses and riders, including young horses, confidence rebuilding, relationship development, and those simply wanting to deepen their horsemanship.

Thank you everyone, this clinic is now full.

To register, please contact Lindsey at [email protected]

10/09/2026

Apparently a good roll is how you start the engine. 🤣 A little fall morning pumpkin spice?

10/07/2026

This morning’s sunrise. No filter needed. 🍂

Although waking up early isn't always easy, I've been blessed with seeing the most beautiful sunrises, and although the days are getting shorter, those sunsets to the west are something else too.

I’m one of those people who finds beauty in the smallest things. The wildflowers and weeds going to seed, with their little tufts of white fluff, a rugged old fence post, an old gate, or the light between the trees.

I think my husband gets a little tired of it at times, as we’ll drive past the same old log building or scenic spot, and I’ll say, “Isn’t that just so beautiful?”

“Yes, you say that every time we drive by here.” 😂

And he’s right. But it’s beautiful every time.

This time of year is bittersweet, but it’s absolutely my favourite. Shorter days, beautiful skies, and that brisk morning air that brings me to life. Funny, coming from someone who hates being cold.

And the nickers that greet me as I walk around the back of the house to feed the horses each morning? Those are sounds I never want to forget.

I often talk about how our mindset matters with our horses, but I think it’s something we practise in our everyday lives, too. What if we took a little more time to notice what’s going well? All the things our horses do right. The little tries. The small improvements that are easy to overlook.

With the world today, it’s easy to get caught up in the negativity and the things that feel scary. Looking for beauty doesn’t make those things disappear, but maybe it helps us remember how much good is still here, too.

Just feeling grateful for these little pieces of my everyday life.

10/06/2026

What an amazing weekend had at the Laughing Mares clinic. ❤️
Mother Nature absolutely gifted us with the most beautiful fall weekend. The weather was gorgeous, our horses were absolute superstars, and everyone showed up ready to learn, try things, laugh, and support one another.

We covered so many pieces over the weekend, lots of young horse development, working in-hand, liberty, balance and transitions, breath, and learning to better understand and regulate our horses’ nervous systems… as well as our own.

There were lots of little lightbulb moments, some really beautiful changes in the horses, and plenty of laughs along the way.

And Saturday night around the campfire might deserve a post all on its own. 😂 I learned about a few things I apparently knew absolutely nothing about… wink wink. 😏

It was such a pleasure spending the weekend with this group of women! Some familiar faces and some brand new ones.

And a big shout-out to my dear friend Kirstin, who kept us all well fed with delicious lunches and helped me throughout the entire weekend. I’m so grateful to have her there beside me. ❤️

Thank you all for showing up so wholeheartedly and making the weekend what it was.
What a good one. ❤️🐴

10/05/2026

🍂 Only two rider spaces remain for my final Tailored Ride clinic at Red Lodge Guest Ranch until spring!

Join me October 17–18 for individual coaching shaped around you, your horse, and what you’d like to work on.

Have you been feeling stuck, or wondering if there’s a missing piece in your partnership? Or perhaps things are going well, and you’d love some guidance on what comes next.

This clinic is about building a better understanding and becoming more in tune with your horse. Learning to notice the little things, feel what’s happening on the ground and underneath you, and understand how to support your horse through it. Building something that feels good for both of you.

And yes… finding the feel and finding the rhythm.
No bobsled team required. Haha 🇯🇲 (please tell me I'm not the only one who hears Cool Runnings in my head when I say that 🤣)

You’ll have one-on-one sessions with me, tailored to your needs. That might mean exploring groundwork or liberty, building confidence with obstacles, working through mounting-block or herd-bound challenges, or refining your timing and communication under saddle.

I keep the group small, with just seven participants, and I meet each horse and rider where they’re at. There’s time for questions and plenty to learn from watching the other partnerships, too. My aim is for you to leave with a clearer understanding and practical things you can continue working on at home.

Red Lodge has become a home away from home for these clinics. It’s a beautiful place to spend a couple of days with your horse and like-minded people. Cabins and overnight horse pens can be booked directly through the ranch if you’d like to make a weekend of it.

October 17–18, 2026
9 am–5 pm
Red Lodge Guest Ranch, just west of Bowden, Alberta
$425 + GST

If this sounds like something you and your horse could use, I’d love to have you join me. Send me a message to register or chat about whether the clinic is a good fit.
[email protected]

09/30/2026

Are you nervous to ride your horse out? Your mind starts thinking of all the things that could go wrong.

Sometimes we look way out towards the horizon, and our horse starts to pick up speed. Then our worry starts to build, too.

Try keeping your eyes in a smaller radius to you and your horse and giving yourself a little job. A purpose.
You can absolutely travel farther but keep choosing nearby points along the way. Ride from one little destination to the next instead of looking way out across the whole ride.

Maybe you go through the pasture gate and stay within 80 feet of it to start, and then grow.

Can you ride a straight line to that tuft of grass, and then make figure eights around a couple of manure piles? They make great natural markers, haha.
Shrubs, trees, all helpful visuals. Find a halt, stop there, take a breath, practice patience and choose your next little destination.
You can walk it on the ground with your horse first, too.

As you and your horse get more comfortable, you can gradually make your radius bigger while keeping your focus in the radius.

If you feel yourself or your horse starting to brace, soften those thoughts and your bodies. Check your breathing and your body and ride a nice bend on a curved line through your horse rather than a sharp turn.
Figure eights are helpful.
A horse that gets out of balance can feel unstable and unsure very quickly.
Pay attention to what you feel underneath you. Is your horse getting tense, or are you both settling into it? Let that help you decide when you’re ready to go a little farther.

Sometimes doing little things that scare us is part of growth. One small step, one nearby destination at a time.

PC: Layton Photography

09/26/2026

Happy first Saturday of autumn, everyone! 🍂

My favourite season. Get out there and enjoy the colours and the good footing while we have it!

Those crisp, cool mornings can bring a few extra snorts and leave you wondering whether you’ve caught your horse or a dragon. 😂

Before saddling up, take a few minutes to check in with some thoughtful groundwork.

Where’s their attention? Are they relaxed or a little on edge? Are their shoulders moving freely with you, or are they drifting into your space?
Can they soften through their ribcage and follow a gentle bend? Are their hind legs reaching forward freely, or are their steps short and restricted?

Just five minutes can give you a lot of information. Give them time to warm up, and let what you notice guide what you ask next.

Enjoy your horses this weekend!🌻

📷 Layton Photography

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