DoubleL Training

08/20/2025

Congratulations to The Village Club in Cherry Hills on the purchase of Tilly. We are delighted to see her thrive under the expert care of your outstanding facility and receive affection from many more individuals.

08/09/2025

The saddest thing I’ve ever seen…
Is a rider on a horse
that does not believe he/she is good enough to be there.

Do not compare yourself. There is only this moment, this horse. Your hands, seat, voice and leg, define the parameters of the entire world for this horse.

What anyone else is doing, or has ever done, does NOT matter.
Whomever it is that you look up to — or feel less than —
Is in turn, looking up to another rider, wishing to aspire to that level. So be content where you are… You are blessed!

YOU are your only competition… Just be better today than you were yesterday. Try hard for this horse you ride and try hard for yourself. Most of all, enjoy this time; Every moment. Every stride. Every cue that is answered with a response.

Cherish this partnership…
Know, that you are exactly where you are supposed to be…

🌼posted by Doug Jordan, copied from a friend.

07/23/2025

“I’ll ride next week.”
“I’ll ride when it’s warmer.”
“I’ll ride when I have more time.”
But time doesn’t wait. Horses don’t live forever.

One day, without warning, the last ride comes —
and you don’t even know it was the last.

No more lazy Sunday hacks.
No more wind in your hair as hooves drum steady down your favorite trail.
No more soft nickers as you walk toward the gate.
No more saddle in your hands, no more breath shared in silence.

The track you loved will grow quiet.
The tack will gather dust.
And all you’ll wish for is one more ride.

So ride now.
Ride like it's your goodbye.
Like the goals can wait, but the moments can’t.
Pat him a little longer. Hug him a little tighter. Say the words out loud:
“You’re my heart. You’re my once-in-a-lifetime.”

Because one day, your hands won’t find that mane.
And you’ll give anything to feel that rhythm beneath you just one more time.

So ride. Not for ribbons. Not for perfection.
Ride for love.
Ride for memories.
Ride for the day when "tomorrow" never comes.

06/24/2025

SOLD
Take a look at this exceptional mare!
🌺TILLY🌺
15-year-old AQHA grey mare. Seeking a versatile horse capable of performing diverse tasks and working extensively? This mare is an ideal candidate. Her attractive mane and tail belie her extensive experience working on a ranch, where she has successfully moved cows and dragged calves. Tilly exhibits considerable potential as a prospect for jumping, barrels, ranch riding, or various other disciplines. She possesses a remarkable stop, a fluid trot, and an exceptionally smooth canter. This mare thrives under the guidance of a confident and experienced rider, as she can be quite forward. While she enjoys being pampered by children during spa days and has been ridden by younger riders, she is not suitable for beginners. Tilly can be apprehensive and may develop separation anxiety if left alone; however, consistent work improves this behavior. She loads effortlessly and stands well for the farrier. Her vaccinations, coggins, and dental care are all up-to-date.

Pre-purchase exams are welcomed
at buyers expense.
I can help coordinate shipping.

SOLD

06/21/2025

Miss Cache rocked her role! Thank you My Divine Pony Parties for entrusting me with your beautiful girl.

06/21/2025

It’s always fun with this girl ! Doing some quick desensitizing for a wedding. Results to come. Also got this girl as clean as possible.

04/16/2025

Yes 🙌🏻

04/16/2025

I can’t stress enough how much pressure horse trainers are put through. Clients come to us all the time expecting big changes in their horses over short periods of time.
I take a lot of pride in creating trust and a relationship with every horse that comes through my barn. And doing what’s right for the horse. I will not force a horse to do something and or create a bad learning experience.

There are a lot of trainers who will do whatever it takes to make a horse perform, yes there are times horses need pushed but there’s a time and place.

Trainers who pay attention to everything about the horses that comes through are valuable. They can tell you everything about your horse. How long it takes to eat , their morning routine, when they nap, what their favorite brush is and what they don’t like along with a million other things.

Here’s to the trainers like myself who care and pay attention.

04/01/2025

I’ve always looked up to this man. What an amazing opportunity.

03/15/2025

Bondsvistagonefancy ( fancy ) getting prepped for show season. Getting back into work has been rough on the both of us but spending extra time to focused on a personal horse has been great. Looking forward to a great 2025 year with this girl. She even got her first set of sliders a few weeks ago after finally finding the ground. She gets body work done on Tuesday and we will have our go at our first show together in two years.
This mare was a whim of a breed after my mare failed to take to quail hunter , but she has been the absolute best horse to work with and watch grow up. She may be a red head at times but man she is a unicorn 💜

01/22/2025

HORSES IN TRAINING…

You pay that hefty training bill for the month.

You look to have you horse in training as little as possible so it doesn’t break the bank.

You’re disappointed when after 30 days or 60 days or 90 days, there’s still more work to be done or the goal hasn’t been met. Worse yet, it looks good, you take the horse home and it unravels piece by piece. All that money “wasted”.

When you pay a trainer, that money isn’t paying for a result, it’s paying for someone’s skilled effort.

At least for me, when someone gets unhappy that their horse “isn’t fixed yet”, or comes “untrained” after it’s been home a while, makes the task of training horses for other people, discouraging. Discouraging because the efforts are being made, usually my best efforts that are filled with compassion, determination and lots of ruminating on how to fix complex issues a horse may have. Their disappointment becomes my failure basically. I know that’s not an actual truth but it’s never rewarding when someone is disappointed due to their own expectations.

Training a horse is NOT like being a mechanic on a car. Its not a tune up, it’s not the simple replacement of a part. It’s an animal with thoughts, feelings, emotions, habits, talents, etc. You don’t just program them, tune them up or replace a faulty part and send it back good as new.

You arent paying for results to happen within your timeline, you are paying for the time it takes to reach a desired result. The more complicated the project, the bigger the investment. The more baggage a horse has, the more effort it takes to unravel the mess. The bigger the goal, the greater the investment.

People send their horses to certain trainers because they want the outcome that trainer proves they can achieve. The problem is, people want that result in the shortest time frame possible because time, again, is money. It takes the time it takes to create the vision and time costs money. People who have a diy mentality, value the effort so much more when they themselves invest their own energy into a horse rather than just paying for it. I really feel that those who do it themselves, come to appreciate the efforts it takes far more than those who sign the check.

Be nice to your trainers, they work hard. 🙂

Credit goes to unknown author.

01/17/2025