Allegedly Sport Horses -ASH Stables

04/07/2026

04/06/2026

With Daryl Kinney Eventing – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

01/06/2026

Positive Framing for Equestrians.... We put this together from Daniel Coyle's "The Little Book of Talent"

12/30/2025

If you ask trainer and “R” judge Geoff Case how to become a better rider, he won’t tell you to buy a better horse. He’ll tell you to ride more horses—especially the tricky ones.

“The best riders aren’t the ones who only ride nice horses,” he said. “They’re the ones who learn from every horse they sit on.” The goal is growth. And the fastest way to grow is to stop waiting for ideal conditions and start learning from whatever you have right now.

Case’s training philosophy is rooted in experience, not ease. “If you only ride perfect horses, you don’t actually learn that much,” he said. “You get better by figuring things out.”

He remembers his early years, when getting on a variety of horses—green, lazy, spooky, or stubborn—wasn’t optional. It was how you earned your education. “You got on whatever needed to be ridden,” he said. “That’s how you learned timing, feel, and patience.”

That trial-and-error process, Case explained, teaches a kind of adaptability that can’t be coached. “You start to realize there’s no one-size-fits-all answer,” he said. “Every horse requires something different from you.” Those lessons stick with riders far longer than ribbons or medals. “It’s the uncomfortable horses that teach you the most,” he said. “They make you think. They make you better.”

Case believes curiosity, not perfection, is what turns good riders into great ones. “You have to want to understand what’s happening under you,” he said. “That curiosity is what makes you improve.”

When something doesn’t go right Case encourages riders to ask questions instead of getting frustrated. “Don’t get mad, get curious,” he said. “Ask yourself, ‘Why did that happen?’ Then try to fix it.”

That self-reflection, he added, is the real mark of a thinking rider. “It’s easy to ride well when everything goes right,” he said. “The real riders are the ones who figure it out when things don’t.”

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11/11/2025

The entire ASH Barn thanks all who have served. In our barn we a blessed to have several veterans- thank you Kati Hawkins & Chris Hawkins. Chris Hawkins. Kati Hawkins

11/07/2025

Exciting day!!

10/15/2025

Pencil us in.

07/05/2025

The Big Boys looking fabulous for this evening’s opening ceremony at the Range Rider’s Rodeo 🤩🇺🇸

06/11/2025

Frankie, Mike & Dunkin getting a little extra love yesterday 🥰 Thank you Kati Hawkins for being able to fit the boys in. They sure were appreciative of their post-parade massages

06/10/2025

Look who was asked to pull the AQHA wagon for the iconic cattle drive through downtown City of Amarillo, Texas to kick off the ranch rodeo this past weekend!! Thank you American Quarter Horse Association for the opportunity and the awesome buckets from Yeti Coolers! These will definitely get put to good use! A big thank you to Lance Howard for making sure our rig was ready to go to haul Mike and Dunkin, Chris Hawkins for his hauling expertise, Janis Naiman and Kati Hawkins for the ground help and all the pre-event prep that went into getting these big boys event ready, and of course our fantastic driver at the reins, Erin Johnson Howard. This could not have happened without you!! ❤️

Looking forward to seeing these guys decked out for our Forth of July drive so keep an eye out for pics because you won’t won’t to miss it!