Harmonized Horsemanship

04/24/2025

Forever grateful to have learned from such an incredible horseman who puts the relationship at the forefront. Wise, beautiful words. I will never forget the first words he said to me when I was working with Poppy at the first clinic I did with him:

“This is good. She is your friend. And now you can do anything you want together.”

In that moment, he validated the piece of me that always wanted to prioritize the relationship with my horses, but was always told by the equestrian community that that wasn’t enough. That I had to have goals, training milestones, etc…Or else I was “wasting my horses.”

And now I’ve built a business on helping people create truly beautiful relationships with their equine friends, all while reaching goals and hitting milestones together. 💛

Thank you Frédéric Pignon for changing my life and setting me on the path I’m on now 🫶🏻

• Exigences et résultats •

Lorsqu'on travaille avec un cheval, on essaie toujours de voir son évolution avec un oeil positif et valorisant. 👍 Dans les résultats qu'il va donner, il est important de prendre ce que le cheval est prêt à donner à un instant T ⌚️ et d'un jour sur l'autre, ça peut être plus ou moins.

Si on a trop d'exigences, si on veut toujours plus, on induit une pression et ça n'est pas bénéfique. On préfère se concentrer sur toutes les réussites 🎉 qu'elles soient grandes ou petites, plutôt que sur les échecs. Nous sommes persuadés que quoi qu'il arrive, les chevaux donnent toujours beaucoup ❤️ et ça doit être une source de satisfaction constante ! On veille à ne pas tomber dans la course aux efforts, car ça amoindrit le plaisir. 🙏

C'est ce qu'on enseigne souvent lors de nos stages. Mieux vaut passer du temps à prendre soin de sa relation avec son cheval, plutôt que d'avoir de gros objectifs et en oublier le plaisir de cheminer ensemble. 🐴 Célébrez toutes les petites réussites quotidiennes et c'est le temps qui en fera de grands résultats. 😁

📸 : • ANIMA ARTEM • Mathilde Chabany •

04/24/2025

Today’s ✨

“You don’t have to have magical powers to talk to us, you know. Everyone can do it. We can hear the thoughts and wishes you have for us. So remember this when you’re speaking to yourself. What are you saying? Is that voice in your head being kind and compassionate? Or are you consumed by judgments, negativity and limiting beliefs?

We don’t care what you do with us, so long as you are congruent and sure of it yourself. You can prepare us for anything by sharing your intentions and thoughts with us before you begin an action. Visualize it first. Set the intention second. Then, ask us for what you want.

Human life is hurried. We understand this. Our job is to help you slow down and remember that there is peace in the small moments of softness. There is clarity amidst the chaos. There is a place where you can go and find the best parts of yourself that you often have to keep hidden from the world.

We are this place for you.“

04/22/2025

✨ What if your horse training journey didn’t have to feel so lonely? ✨

What if you had a space where the pressure to be perfect was replaced with permission to just show up — messy, curious, learning?

The Harmonized Hub is that space. 💛

It’s a members-only community for horse lovers who crave a different kind of horsemanship — one rooted in softness, communication, trust, and emotional awareness. It’s not about quick fixes or checking boxes. It’s about connection. Clarity. Nervous system regulation. Support! For you AND your horse!

Inside the Hub, you’ll get:
🐴 A growing library of exclusive training videos and behind-the-scenes content
🧠 Thought-provoking journaling prompts, exercises & challenges to deepen your connection
💬 Q&A sessions, community support, and personalized guidance
💸 Discounts for event tickets + first dibs at in-person clinic spots
🫶 A place to ask questions, share breakthroughs, and feel seen — without judgment

Whether you're restarting, reconnecting, or just getting started, we'd love to have you! 🫶🏻

Ready to build the relationship you've always wanted with your horse?

Join us: https://harmonizedhorsemanship.com/harmonizedhub

04/21/2025

If your horse is only doing what you ask because they're afraid of what happens if they don't — You are not training. You're threatening.

We’ve created a whole industry of tools designed to make horses easier to control. Harsher bits for “quicker response.” Tie-downs to “keep them in frame.” Flash nosebands to “prevent resistance.” Side reins to “create contact.”

We call them training aids.

But what they really do is force. Restrain. Punish.

They take a moment that could be about communication and turn it into a moment about fear. They trade relationship for reliability. They take the horse’s voice out of the conversation and replace it with compliance.

And yes, it works. If your only goal is to get the horse to do what you want, when you want, how you want — these tools will do that.

But at what cost?

Because if the only reason your horse is keeping their head down is to avoid the pain of the tie-down...
If the only reason they round their body is to escape the pressure of a bit that digs into their mouth...
If the only reason they yield is because of the memory of what happens when they don’t...

Then what you’re looking at isn’t connection. It isn’t understanding.
It’s survival. It’s submission. It’s the learned helplessness of a being who has realized they have no choice.

Even if your hands are soft...
Even if your intentions are good...
Even if you say, “Well, I never actually use the bit hard enough to cause pain, I just have it there in case”...

The horse still knows.
They still feel the threat behind the silence.
Because the pain doesn’t have to be active to be real. Anticipation is just as powerful as the pain itself.

We’ve spent so long building tools to shape the horse.
What if we spent just as much time learning to listen to them?

What if we built a relationship where the horse responded to our cues not because of fear or pain, but because they wanted to — because they felt safe, understood, and willing?
Not one where pain masquerades as partnership, but one where choice, trust, and mutual respect are the foundation of everything we do.
What if instead of looking for control, we looked for connection?
Instead of striving for obedience, we cultivated understanding?

Because a horse who is free to say no… and still says yes?
That’s the most honest “yes” you’ll ever receive.

And that’s the kind of horsemanship I want to be a part of.
Not one where pain masquerades as partnership—but one where choice, trust, and mutual respect are the foundation of everything we do.

04/20/2025

Winner winners!! 🥇 Thank you so much to all who entered to win by supporting our AMAZING local tack boutique!!!!

Harmonized Horsemanship & The Elizabeth Tack Trunk contest has come to an end... and we have a WINNER!

Big Congratulations to Jan Grant on winning the grand prize of a BOGO month of board and train with Jessica Roberts! So excited for you and the future with your horse.

Because this contest brought so many passionate and kind horse people to the store we decided to do a 2nd & 3rd drawing for additional prizes!

Congratulations to Lauri Colbert winning a $100 Harmonized Horsemanship gift card!

And... to Kaitlyn Walsh for winning a $50 gift card to The Elizabeth Tack Trunk!

To my Customers,
Thank you SO much for everyone who participated in this fun contest. As a small new business, I appreciate your support and I'm so excited to continue to provide unique equestrian products to this special Colorado horse community.

Cheers 🥂,
Cara

04/18/2025

Go get your shopping in!!! Last 2 days to enter!!! 🎊

Today and tomorrow are the last days to get your entries in to win a FREE month of training with Jess Roberts at Harmonized Horsemanship!

796 E. Kiowa Ave

04/16/2025

Go shop at The Elizabeth Tack Trunk and enter to win a free month of training here at HH! Drawing is this weekend!!! 🤩

Best Ever Pads available at The Elizabeth Tack Trunk! Made with 100% compressed wool, properties of this pad allow it to absorb moisture, which aides in removing heat from the horse’s back.

Ideal for roping, reining, barrel racing, and ranch work.

Pick one up today at 796 E. Kiowa Ave!

04/14/2025

Someone asked me recently how long it would take me to get a horse "dead broke."

I took a breath, centered myself, and responded honestly:
There is no amount of time I could spend with a horse that would make that happen.
Because dead broke should not be a thing.

Blind obedience in the face of human hands is not partnership—it’s submission. And it comes at the cost of the horse’s voice, their agency, and sometimes, their soul. That isn’t training. That’s trauma.

You could send a horse to me for two years of full training, and when they leave this program, they will still have opinions. They will still communicate. They will still say no.
But they will say it in a way that is safe, regulated, and respectful—because that's what true partnership looks like.

They won’t be “broke.”
They’ll be whole.

But here’s the catch: you have to do the work, too.
You have to check your ego at the door.
You have to learn how to listen as much as you ask.
You have to soften when your horse braces, to be patient when they’re unsure, and to meet resistance with curiosity instead of control.

This isn’t the kind of program where you show up after six months of training expecting your horse to tick off the boxes.

This is the kind of program where you learn to ask better questions—of your horse and of yourself.

Because at the end of the day, you won’t be handed a robotic horse who performs on command.
You’ll be walking beside a sentient, sensitive being—one who knows how to regulate, how to set boundaries, how to trust, and how to dance through life with you – not for you.

And that?
That’s worth more than any timeline, any checklist, or any illusion of control.

That’s what real partnership feels like.
And it’s the only kind of “broke” I’ll ever believe in. 🐴💛

04/13/2025

Have you entered the drawing to win a FREE MONTH of board & train?! This is open to current clients AND non-clients so get over to The Elizabeth Tack Trunk and do some shopping! ☺️

🌟 Support Local & Win Free Training! 🌟
I’m teaming up with The Elizabeth Tack Trunk to support this incredible LOCAL tack boutique AND give you a chance to win a free month of training at Harmonized Horsemanship! 🐴💛

For every $25 you spend at The Elizabeth Tack Trunk between 3/22/25 - 4/22/25, you’ll automatically receive one entry to win—just by shopping! 🛍️

🎟 What You Win:�
🚀 New clients – Receive a BOGO voucher for buy one month, get one free (a $1,400 value!).�
🐎 Current clients – Get one free month of your current board & train package!

📌 Fine Print:�
🔹 Free month for new clients requires a minimum 60-day board & train stay. (We do not start horses under saddle in 60 days, so this coupon cannot be used for c**t starting unless committing to a longer stay.)�
🔹 Current clients who win will receive one free month at their current package level.
🔹 Drawing will be done on April 23, 2025, and winner will be announced on social media and notified via email.
🔹 Offer must be redeemed by August 1, 2025.

This is an amazing way to support a local tack store, stock up on quality tack, gifts and more, and win big for you and your horse!

📍 Shop at the Elizabeth Tack Trunk:�
🛒 796 E Kiowa Ave, Suite 103, Elizabeth, CO 80107

No extra steps required—just shop, fill out an entry slip, & win! 🐴✨

04/12/2025

First event of the season in the books! ✅

And what a grand one, it was 🤩

Such a beautiful group of humans with SO MANY new faces! Every horse showed up in the most perfect way and I got to remember how to work in front of a crowd after a long winter off 😉🫣

Thank you to all who came! Looking forward to more! 🩵

04/05/2025

Your correction isn’t the problem. The energy behind it is.

In any healthy relationship—human or horse—boundaries are essential. But the moment our corrections come from dominance, anger, ego, fear, or frustration… we’re no longer setting a boundary. We’re reacting.

Real boundaries come from a grounded place. A place that simply says:

“That doesn’t work for me.”
No blame. No ego. No dominance. Just clarity.

This is the work we do here.
The emotional accountability.
The clarity that invites connection instead of control.
The conversations that lead to mutual understanding.

The hardest part? Doing the work as humans to be able to set those boundaries with softness — and to receive them with grace. Because safety has to go both ways.

💬 Your horse should never feel unsafe when you say “no.”
💬 And you should never feel unsafe when your horse says “no.”

That means learning to hear them when they set a boundary — without taking it personally.
And it means learning to communicate our own boundaries — without overpowering them.

This is the deeper work.
The part of horsemanship that has nothing to do with technique…
and everything to do with who we are when we show up.

Because in the end, what we’re building isn’t obedience.
It’s a relationship.

03/31/2025

Just some happy horse moments from lately 🥰

03/26/2025

Step 1: Go to The Elizabeth Tack Trunk ✅
Step 2: Buy at least $25 worth of stuff (trust me it's easy -- this store is dangerous in ALL THE BEST WAYS!) ✅
Step 3: Be entered to win a FREE MONTH OF BOARD/TRAINING at HH!!!!

It's that easy!!!

Pups and ponies go together like smiles and springtime. 😃💐

We have some new collars, treats (profits go to small shelters) toys and treat jars!

Come visit at 796. E Kiowa Ave!

(Side note: we have farm fresh eggs too 🥚🍳)

03/25/2025

PSA: I love horses. Wildly, irrevocably love them. Every single one.

If you’re in the horse world and you’re not overflowing with this emotion on a daily basis...

Change something!

Do something different. Work less. Work more. Do work that fuels your soul. Just find that love again.

Every time I prepare to meet a new horse I think, “Surely I can’t fit any more horses into my heart.”

And every time I meet a new horse, they effortlessly etch a space into my soul.

They deserve to feel that kind of love.

And guess what?

so do you ✨🫶🏻