Gaited Horsemanship

04/17/2025

04/16/2025

This is so true! It is amazing how we can help them but then in turn they make us better, animals are amazing❤️.

04/15/2025

Yes. So much “respect” in the horse world is based on fear and dominance instead of teaching. I have watched trainers and even people who give lessons think they are creating respect by belittling who they are teaching. Build your horse’s confidence and respect by educating them and show them how to do it.

04/14/2025

Just want to send out a quick thank you to all those that came and those who shouted out with all the good lucks and encouragement this weekend. It was a great weekend with the crowds and the volunteers and their horses. Thank you Midwest Horse Expo for putting on an amazing event!

04/13/2025

Exhausted after day 2!! Pizza, work, and comfy hotel room! Midwest Horse Expo has been awesome with tons of people and great questions. Missing my girls❤️

04/09/2025

Getting ready!! Come join me at the Midwest Horse Fair this weekend! Will update more on location of booth and everything later!

03/21/2025

I will post more serious stuff, but there is truly nothing like the mare stare!

03/18/2025

If you can’t control you (your aides and your emotions) it is difficult to control your horse. I believe emotions are the most important and most difficult! Love how he describes this, enjoyed talking with him last year at the MN Horse expo! Thank you Warwick Schiller's Attuned Horsemanship for this great explanation!

03/03/2025

Most riders are concerned about which bit is best for their horse. Maybe bitless is best. Bitless bridles just change where pressure is applied and going bitless doesn’t improve your hands and feel. I think we are thinking wrong. We can ride any of our horses. In shank, snaffle, bitless or just a rope around the neck. Our equipment is used to communicate an idea to the horse, and not control. My energy tells the horse how fast or slow to go. Whatever energy I put in my body controls my horses speed. If I totally relax my horse will stop or change gaits. If I open and close my fingers on the reins, no matter what the head gear is, it tells my horse where his mind needs to go, and what posture to go in. Them my seat tells him where his feet need to go, and also what posture. Because we have spent the time educating our horses to how the aids communicate, our horses focus is always on us. We depend on education and not headgear to control our horses. This is what we teach at clinics.

02/23/2025

Thank you Southern States Horse Expo for having me and the amazing people. This crowd handle the freezing cold ( I think 12 degrees yesterday) to come watch my demo!! I really hoped it helped and got you all on a start to a great and successful riding season!

02/21/2025

Ready to go!! Come join us at the southern horse expo!!! Bring warm clothes!

02/18/2025

We don’t teach our horses to move away from pressure. We teach them to move into a space where they can avoid pressure. Pressure creates tension. In the beginning training we have to teach our horses there is always a space where there is no pressure. If the horse is not aware there is such a space, they will not search for it when pressure is applied.

02/18/2025

Relaxation is no good without responsiveness. Responsiveness is no good without relaxation.

02/13/2025

Good training means doing less and less so the horse does more and more.