12/12/2025
🌟Cam & Reina – Day 10🌟
A lot of people have been saying they can’t believe how good Reina has been—and while she has been relatively easy, she had her moment today.
She’d had a couple of days off and was feeling fresh in the cold weather, so when Cam asked her to go to work, she got a little quick and reactive. But notice how when she hits the end of her line allowance, Cam doesn’t get upset. He simply lets her express herself without feeding into the tantrum.
Think of it like a toddler who doesn’t want to put their clothes on that morning. They can throw the fit, but that doesn’t mean you engage with it. They still have to put their clothes on if they want to go play in the snow. So Cam allows her to have her feelings, but he stays focused on the good efforts she is making.
We recently had Dalton Darnell here for a clinic, and something he said fits this moment perfectly:
“Focus on the good and ignore the bad. The good becomes greater and the bad becomes lesser.”
With young horses, if you don’t engage with the bad behavior and instead put your energy into the try—the lick, the settle, the small effort—they start craving that reward. They start hunting for the release rather than trying to avoid pressure.
Today was a reminder that progress isn’t about never having a setback. It’s about how you handle it. And Reina ended the session better than she started, which is all we can ask for.
