Asset Equestrian

10/24/2026

10/15/2026

Not too many leaves left on the trees! We are enjoying every moment outside before winter arrives.

10/15/2026

Extreme Extravaganza 2026
PC - Reversed Eye Photography

Arizona and I had a blast (as usual!) at the Extreme Show, in August. Niamh made her horse show debut, and I could not have been happier to get to spend the weekend, with my special mare, doing what we love.

Arizona and Pepsi had a great weekend, getting some excellent education, over great courses. Her highlight was getting to see her favourite, Trina, who also cooks the most delicious supper for everyone, every year!

Thank you so much, to Angie, Jamie, Leah, and the rest of the Extreme Team, for all you do, to put on such a great weekend!

We are so lucky to get to ride these two, awesome, grey, horses!

10/15/2026

The way that Horse people respond to soft training methods needs to be studied.

For years now, I have repeatedly been told how dangerous it is for me to trail ride bridleless and how training with food rewards will result in Horse is being dangerous flesh eating monsters.

The irony lies in the fact that my horses have never been safer since I started using rewards based methods.

I’ve been present on social media for years.

So, a significant portion of the time I was posting my horse broncing and exploding at shows. I was told it was quirky. I was told he was a spicy redhead. Tons of people laughed and enjoyed those videos.

Every single one of those videos depicted far more dangerous behaviour than what he ever has in recent of bridleless riding and rewards based training.

And yet, the same people telling me that I’m endangering myself, my Horse and others now had no issue with his behaviour then.

The Horse industry concept of control is really flawed.

We see, on a repeated basis, people losing control, no matter how much tack they have on.

In just the past couple of years, I’ve seen numerous videos of upper level professionals having horses run off with whilst wearing gag bits and martingales.

I have watched videos of horses exploding dangerously when overwhelmed by forceful training.

So, I not only have my personal experience to draw from in terms of looking at how much safer my work is now versus how dangerous it was when I was trying to force horses to engage in things that they were very uncomfortable with but I also have the experience of witnessing the Horse industry at large.

There is nothing more dangerous than weapon equipment to force horses into doing tasks that they are not physically or mentally comfortable with

This decision is single-handedly one of the most dangerous ones that Equestrian can make.

Allowing horses to have more choice and to truly engage in training willingly means that you get a lot more honesty about how they are really feeling.

They don’t get as overwhelmed.

They don’t bottle things up until they can’t take it anymore and then explode.

They are regulating throughout training.

I would not be able to ride my horse safely bridleless if we had not built rapport and worked on an emotional regulation.

The thing is, building a relationship that is rooted in a foundation of trust and understanding is always going to be far more reliable than any equipment.

A lot of this comes down to the people’s perception of control, not the actual truth of it.

Horses repeatedly approved to us that when they are stressed enough, they will run through even the harshest equipment.

The answer is not more equipment.

It is better and more empathetic training.

It is being less forceful.

Because when your horse gets to choose to participate and be with you, they’re not going to be as desperate to run away from you with s**t hits the fan.

10/07/2026

Christmas is coming! Treat yourself with this talented and personable prospect.

Super fun, 2022, 15hh, Connemara X Paint, gelding
By Bantry’s Bay Dillon
1️⃣4️⃣k

Located near Vermilion/Lloydminster, AB. Can be brought to Edmonton for serious parties.

UTD on all care, rads & PPE from August 2025 available.

Lofty, uphill movement, with beautiful form over fences. Total puppy personality, very friendly, and social. Middle of the herd, and loves to play with his fellow geldings.

Currently in a program, and doing great. He is being ridden by a professional, and senior lady. Going WTC, and starting over cavalettis. Uphill, rideable gaits. Very sensible lad. His only vice is that he does try to scratch his head on his handler, and needs to be reminded, that is rude behaviour.

He went on a mountain riding trip, as a 3y/o, and attended a dressage schooling show. He travelled to AB, to BC, as a 4y/o, spending two weeks, gaining new experiences, at MREC Horse Park. Ciaran is developing into a fabulous young mount. He recently popped over his first tiny x-rail, under saddle, and was so keen!

Please contact for more information, videos, and to book a viewing.

09/28/2026

This.

08/13/2026

One of the most effective methods of training a horse to do all sorts of things is the PUTTER system.

To “putter” means to sort of slowly and unconcernedly mess about, with a tiny time agenda.

Horses get confused about things like what is happening in this photo, and in order for the horse to be super chill, the rider has to be super chill.

The horse moves the wrong way? No big deal.
The horse backs up when it should stand still? No big deal.
The horse wants to get quick? No big deal.

Putter, putter, putter. Sooner or later she’ll figure out what I want, and she’ll be a Steady Eddie about it if I haven’t given her any reason to be worried or upset.

Two opposite “P” words, to PRESS or to PUTTER. Putter beats press every time.