Turning Point Training

07/23/2026

It’s so easy to get frustrated when it comes to working with horses, not everything goes as planned or hoped. You can have a great ride one day and an awful ride the next day. Rather than getting frustrated or angry we have to ask the why?

Why can’t I catch him today? Why won’t he stand still? Why is he being spooky? There’s so many more things I could put down but we would be here forever, the biggest thing is to understand horses are only doing what they think they need to do to survive. Next time something is going wrong don’t get frustrated, ask the right questions to yourself and to your horse

He’s communicating with you the only way he knows how.

If you need help, I’m here for you! Just shoot me a DM! 🤍

07/22/2026

This was Oliver’s first real ride, it’s been a slow start for this guy, but sometimes going slower and not rushing the process gets you further in the long run. We had some stuff that needed to be worked on before I felt he was ready to ride and I’m glad I stuck to my gut because he was so good for this first real ride. Thank you Cearrah Harmsen for trusting me with your boy and for the video, excited to see how he progresses!

07/20/2026

07/12/2026

Looking for used stall mats, dont care if they’re beat up and tore up

07/12/2026

With my new shedrow I can take on one more full training board horse! PM for more details and pricing
-c**t starting
-putting miles on
-fixing problem horses (trailer loading, barn/buddy sour, bucking, spooky etc)

07/11/2026

Thank you JP Amish shelters for this beautiful shedrow! 2 12x12 stalls with sliding doors and drop down windows!

07/09/2026

Your Horse Is Not One Piece

One of the biggest shifts that happened in my riding wasn't learning a new maneuver.
It was realizing that a horse is not one solid object.
Most people ride a horse like they're steering a truck. Pull the front end over here. Push the back end over there. Slow the whole thing down. Speed the whole thing up.
The problem is, horses don't move like that.
They move one foot at a time.
One shoulder at a time.
One rib cage at a time.
One hip at a time.
The better you get at influencing those individual pieces, the less you have to fight the whole horse.

Think about someone trying to dance with their entire body locked stiff. They'd be awkward. Off balance. Heavy.
Now imagine someone who can move each part of their body independently. Their shoulders. Their hips. Their feet. Everything flows together because each piece knows how to do its job.
That's exactly what we're trying to teach a horse.
When I ask for a shoulder movement, I'm not teaching a trick.
When I move the hindquarters over, I'm not checking a box.
When I ask the rib cage to soften around my inside leg, I'm not just making a prettier circle.
I'm teaching the horse how to organize himself.
That's a completely different goal.

A lot of riders spend years trying to fix symptoms.
"He leans on the bridle."
"He falls in."
"He drifts through his shoulder."
"He won't pick up the correct lead."
Most of those aren't separate problems.
They're simply what happens when the horse doesn't yet know where to put his body.
Once he learns he can independently move his shoulders, his hips, and his rib cage, something interesting happens.
You stop having to hold him together.
He starts putting himself together.
That's where collection begins.
Not because you held his head in a certain place.
Because his body finally knows how to carry itself.
The horse starts balancing instead of being balanced.
That's the difference between riding a maneuver.....and educating the horse.

Every exercise has to answer one question:
"What part of his body is learning something right now?"
If you can't answer that, you're probably just moving him around.
If you can answer it, you're building a horse that understands how to arrange himself instead of waiting for you to arrange him.
And that's when riding starts feeling a whole lot lighter.

07/03/2026

Was a great day working horses! Oliver is getting ready to have his first ride hopefully next week! Bo also did great today. He seemed to remember everything from our last session and is starting to put all the pieces together!

Remember I offer haul in sessions here at the farm as well as full training board! PM for details

07/01/2026

With it being so hot this week I haven’t been doing a lot of riding, but as a horse owner and trainer I want to make sure all the horses are getting the best care possible! With these crazy temps water intake is so important and even though my mare is a good drinker I still take that extra step to make sure she’s drinking enough! I’ve been using this product the past couple years and absolutely love it! You can either just add it to a bucket of water and mix or I have even added to the horses grain and then just be sure to wet the grain and make it a soupy mash. My mare will drink this like it’s a treat so I just add a heaping cup to a 5 gallon bucket of water and she chugs it down! So if you’ve tried all the other drink quencher products or electrolytes and you don’t think they’re working, try this!

06/24/2026

Just some food for thought on this rainy morning…
When it comes to training horses, riding horses, handling horses — whatever it may be — what is the one thing we all have the hardest time controlling?
Our emotions.
So often when I talk to people about horses that are “having problems,” I hear things like, “I get so frustrated,” or “They make me so mad when they do this.”
And I’ll be the first to admit — I get frustrated and annoyed too when something isn’t going the way I hoped. But instead of letting that frustration take over, I try to stop and ask myself: What am I doing wrong?
Horses don’t wake up one day and decide to be “bad” or “naughty.” There is always a reason behind their behavior. Sometimes it’s a lack of communication between horse and rider. Sometimes it’s a habit created from past experiences. But more often than not, they are simply trying to do what they believe they need to do in that moment to feel safe.
So the next time something isn’t going right, ask yourself:
Am I doing too much… or not enough?
Am I asking the right question at the right time?
Do I truly understand what I’m asking my horse to do? Because if I don’t, how can I expect them to get it right?
Am I recognizing and rewarding the try?
There is always more to learn, more to improve, and more ways we can show up for our horses.
As horse owners, riders, and trainers, we have to stop putting all the blame on the horse for their reactions and behaviors. We have to be willing to look at ourselves, take responsibility, and continue growing.
Our horses are always trying to communicate with us. It’s our job to listen.