Basis Equine

Basis Equine Horse Training with Cameron Sinclair. Based in Friday Harbor WA.

# 7863 wasn’t sure he wanted to leave the round pen after our first session yesterday. It’s a 70’ roundpen that funnels...
10/07/2025

# 7863 wasn’t sure he wanted to leave the round pen after our first session yesterday. It’s a 70’ roundpen that funnels into a more narrow paddock and I was aiming not to scare him even as I pushed him out. I was not finding success on my own so I brought in Elle and worked her on the ground first. This is good practice for her to remain focused even with an exciting new horse nearby. Then after I couldn’t quite get him out the gate on foot with her, I climbed on. You can tell this was all a bit impromptu due to my lack of tack!
Plenty of wild/feral horses are quite afraid of people on horse back. Not this little guy. He actually thought I was cooler when attached to one of his own kind. Elle was a great ambassador for me. She is already fulfilling the role I had hoped she would! Although I might need to find some cows for her to chase with how fast she whipped out the angry ears and got into pursuit mode.
This is brand new for her so it will take some time to find our groove and temper that aggression into the right balance.

The new boys are home! #7793 is a BIG three year old gelding from Twin Peaks HMA. #7863 is a five year old gelding als...
09/07/2025

The new boys are home!
#7793 is a BIG three year old gelding from Twin Peaks HMA. #7863 is a five year old gelding also from Twin Peaks.
Yesterday was a long haul from central Oregon all the way home. They traveled well and are settling in nicely.
Big thank you to Alyssa Huntley (Correct and Collect Horse Training) for transporting them from the Litchfield corrals to their layover at her place. Breaking trip up in two was easier on them and a lot easier on us. Also for the great photos while they were there! (Pics 2 and 3)
Get ready to see a lot of these two flashy guys! Very excited to see how they develop.

Sometimes the ride actually makes it out of the group chat and happens! Thanks Candace Kjolso and Emma Billington for ri...
01/07/2025

Sometimes the ride actually makes it out of the group chat and happens! Thanks Candace Kjolso and Emma Billington for riding out with me. It’s so important to have friends and community in this crazy world and I’m lucky to call you guys part of mine.

Manes don’t last long on my horses! This time of year when everyone is itchy I’d rather just shave it off.
27/06/2025

Manes don’t last long on my horses! This time of year when everyone is itchy I’d rather just shave it off.

It’s official. I foster failed. This fabulous big mare, Elle, will be staying with me for the foreseeable future. She ca...
25/06/2025

It’s official. I foster failed.
This fabulous big mare, Elle, will be staying with me for the foreseeable future.
She came from Island Haven Animal Sanctuary who took her in as a skinny sickly yearling and cared for her for several years as she grew into the beauty she is now. They then sent her to me for training with the goal of adopting her out to her perfect home. And I was all about that! I took her on at cost and put three months of work into her. I had conformation shots and an ad written and everything. Then, as my partner Justin was filming for a sale video, he called me out.
“You’re having too much fun aren’t you? She’s reminding you why you do all of this”
And he’s right, I spend so much time building foundations of groundwork, that I haven’t gotten to regularly swing my leg over a fun horse in recent times. So she’s here to stay, to keep my riding skills sharp, and keep me smiling everyday. I hope that she will be my partner as I start more wildies and youngsters. I was very inspired watching Clay McDermott and his mare work with a wild filly at the Mustang Summit earlier this month. I also hope that with some more miles and hours under her belt I will be able to share her as a lesson horse with my students.

While Margo was not the most pleased (but exceptionally well behaved) about bath time, I realized what an incredible t...
25/06/2025


While Margo was not the most pleased (but exceptionally well behaved) about bath time, I realized what an incredible transformation she has made! First picture is June 20th, second picture is March 26th. That’s just under a three month time span! 4 months spent within my program.
24/7 forage. Paddocks with hills and space to move with friends. Then my work which has both strengthened her physically as well as mentally and emotionally.

Thank you Abby Sale (Offshore Equine ) for putting on a fun schooling show!
23/06/2025

Thank you Abby Sale (Offshore Equine ) for putting on a fun schooling show!

8010. Yearling Twin Peaks mustang filly that was my project for the duration of the . Three days and a cumulative 8 hou...
16/06/2025

8010. Yearling Twin Peaks mustang filly that was my project for the duration of the . Three days and a cumulative 8 hours or so of work with me and this filly was figuring it out quick. Wearing a halter, even a fly mask by the end of the day, and happily hanging out at the front of her pen and interacting with the people going by. And therefor, melting hearts. She, as well as the other 7 yearlings there, we’re all successfully adopted at the end of the Mustang Summit.
I will be putting together a brief video of what that three days of progression looked like for her!

Put this pretty mare in a hackamore for the first time today. Of course I decided to hop on ba****ck after she’s had a w...
15/06/2025

Put this pretty mare in a hackamore for the first time today. Of course I decided to hop on ba****ck after she’s had a week off, luckily she’s a gem and took it all in stride.
I came home from the feeling inspired by all the great trainers and teachers that I was surrounded by there. We came home and rolled straight into hay season, so I have not gotten to act on much of that inspiration yet.
Riding and training in the hackamore is some what of a personal study for me at the moment. I’m muddling through and figuring it out, mostly by feel, as I go. I had the pleasure of watching demo about hackamore riding while at the expo and I do believe it clarified a few things for me. As well as the fact that this starter rig that I put together to play with, is probably going to need an upgrade to fit this mare properly.

It’s a special feeling. To swing a saddle up on a horse, knowing exactly where every nail and screw is. To sit down on s...
30/06/2024

It’s a special feeling. To swing a saddle up on a horse, knowing exactly where every nail and screw is. To sit down on seat shaped perfectly to my seat bones. To ride in something so thoughtfully designed, and intended to last even beyond my lifetime.
At the beginning of June, I ventured over to Twisp to be Trent Peterson’s first saddle student. 10 days, one on one and side by side, building a saddle. A complete first for me. It was both an honor and a pleasure. I walked away with so much knowledge and the desire to learn even more, as well and the nicest saddle I’ve ever owned. Something that I’m incredibly proud of. Thank you Trent.
Some photos by Trent and Allie Lynn Yocum

23/03/2024

I was having a tangentially related conversation just the other day. When a horse is fearful, and a human retreats to “give them space” we are often just allowing them to continue existing is the high stress fearful state. It’s our jobs as their people to help them find a calm and confident state to release and relax in. If you have a “traumatized” horse then you have to put in the work to help them through that. And it is rarely ever easy work.

Zaatar is making sure I feel all the birthday love today with lots of kisses from him!And an obligatory throwback pic du...
21/02/2024

Zaatar is making sure I feel all the birthday love today with lots of kisses from him!
And an obligatory throwback pic dug up by my wonderful father. Ransom, my mums ever patient thoroughbred, and a very very small me.

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