J Family Equine, Camri Johnson

J Family Equine, Camri Johnson I'm Camri Johnson. I help horses and their humans work together with trust, confidence, and synergy.

This past weekend, my family and I took a trip to the mountains near Fish Lake, Utah. I took my main mare Freya, as well...
08/19/2025

This past weekend, my family and I took a trip to the mountains near Fish Lake, Utah. I took my main mare Freya, as well as her 3-year-old filly Zaya. Zaya has been ponied one or two other times over the past couple of years on trails, but overall has very limited trail experience.

On the first day of our trip, Zaya was ponied by my husband, which she handled extremely well. She went through water and over dead fall as well as through lots of rocky footing, and steep terrain. The next day I decided she was handling it all so well that I put her 12th ride on her on the mountain. I knew I had enough of the basics put into her that if I needed to handle an iffy situation that I could. I also knew that she is a fairly emotionally-balanced and well-regulated horse.

At one point during her 13th ride, she leaped over a big patch of rocks. She was wearing saddlebags as well as a coat tied to the saddle, and they bounced quite a bit when she jumped the rocks. In the past I've had other horses struggle quite a bit with the flopping of saddlebags, chinks, and more. After her leap, she immediately came back to a walk and was not phased in the least about jumping for the first time with a rider on her back, or any of the things flapping, bumping, and making noise. I was quite pleased with her ability to manage herself.

For anyone who knows much about me, you know that I am a fairly cautious horsewoman. I will not get on a horse that I do not feel is safe or is willing to communicate with me in a pinch. The fact that I was willing to get on this filly in dangerous country where I could get very hurt if she did anything stupid shows how much I trust her. I'm so grateful that she showed her trust in me as well. And it isn't blind trust, that trust has been earned. We both know each other's habits, skills, and mannerisms. We have a rapport and a language between us that makes doing new things enjoyable and not dangerous or scary. This is why I value connection with horses so much! Connection isn't just about cuddling with your horse in their paddock, it's about how that connection amplifies your experiences with a feeling and a knowing that you will both turn to each other in any situation.

I sure love you Zaya! ❤️ I can't wait to see where the future takes us!

ISO a well broke gelding for a client✅ Budget 10k✅ Beginner friendly✅ 15.2 hands or taller✅ Located in Utah or surroundi...
08/03/2025

ISO a well broke gelding for a client

✅ Budget 10k
✅ Beginner friendly
✅ 15.2 hands or taller
✅ Located in Utah or surrounding areas

Show me what you have!

08/03/2025

Resharing this as a reminder to always block your wheel lines!

07/28/2025

Best hoof packing product to heal a stone bruise and help thin soles.
And go!

In much of the western world, helmets are seen by many people as stupid. Over the years we have even had people drop out...
07/27/2025

In much of the western world, helmets are seen by many people as stupid. Over the years we have even had people drop out or refuse to join our local 4H riding club because of mandatory helmet rules. I even refused to wear a helmet in my early c**t starting days because it was seen as weak or dumb, and I wanted to look the part of a tough c**t starter.

Now? I don't give two sh*ts if people think it looks stupid, seems weak, or doesn't fit the western aesthetic (because of course wearing a cowboy hat is the only way you can be a REAL cowboy 🙄).

Recently, I spent 4 days in the hospital with my daughter with a grade 4 spleen laceration due to a horse accident. There was a miscommunication between the horse and my daughter, and the saddle horn hit my daughter hard enough to rupture her spleen. In the hospital, my daughter was at a level of pain I never want her to experience again. That experience made me realize that not only will my kids be wearing helmets (as they have been for years), but they will now wear vests when they ride.

Currently, my 10 year old boy is out on a camping trip with my husband, father-in-law, and brother-in-law. In this photo my husband sent me, you can see my boy is wearing not only his helmet, but also a protective safety vest that is ASTM and SEI certified. My son and daughter both wear these vests at 4H practice and anytime we ride away from home and do any cow work or jumping work.

Here's the reality: I can't protect my kids from everything. Horses are a living animal with instincts and behaviors that are all their own. I prepare my horses well for the things they are expected to do, but the fact of the matter is, sometimes horses do the unexpected.

Are these vests and helmets substitutes for training my horses? Absolutely not! Horses need to be trained well and to have a good mind to make safe decisions for themselves and their riders. But can this protective gear help save my child's life if the unexpected happens? Absolutely!

I am so sick of the western world judging the use of protective gear. Let go of your ego and wear the damn helmet. And if you choose not to, then shut your mouth about what others choose to wear. Until you have sat for 4 days in a hospital with your child bleeding internally, don't you dare tell me that my child's helmet or vest isn't "western enough."

And if you are someone who has been shamed for your use of protective gear, wear it anyway! No amount of social shame is worth not feeling protected. Wear it with pride, and don't apologize for it.

The next time someone says something like, "Real riders don't need helmets," keep this phrase in your back pocket: "Good thing my horsemanship and success doesn't depend on what I wear on my head or on what you think." Then smile and walk away.

I will now dismount my soap box.

Share your thoughts or experiences about wearing protective gear below. 👇🏼

07/24/2025

Working on hip mobility at a trot with my man Gus 😍

The Content Creation CrazeI have been tempted, time and time again to create content on a schedule. FB keeps asking for ...
07/19/2025

The Content Creation Craze

I have been tempted, time and time again to create content on a schedule. FB keeps asking for me to reach certain goals so I can be more "relevant," and other business owners tell me that it is the only way to gain more clientele in this day and age.

"Post three times a day!"
"Hire a VA."
"Follow the trends."
"Make sound bites or images that have curb appeal."
"Post at the right time of day."
"Make sure videos are a certain length."
"Reply to every single comment."
"Use Chat GPT to make multiple posts from one thing you wrote."

Here's the way I see it: I post when there is something ruminating in my mind that I feel is important to discuss. Or I post when I'm feeling particularly silly that day and amused by my own antics or a horse's antics. What that means is that I might post once a week, or twice in a day. I won't post when I have a family vacation, and I don't batch content before I go either.

I feel content creation is - for most people - a time thief. I think we spend way too much time consuming and creating content (myself included). And many of us don't get paid for our content. We do it for the hope that one day something may go viral or we will catch the right client by spending hours and hours of our lives creating content. I do not want to spend my life as a "content creator." I am here to help horses and humans. I am here to be a mother to my two amazing children. I am here to be a good wife to a loving husband. My time is already in such high demand, I don't need to post content that is out there for no other reason than to keep people on their phones and feed the algorithm. I want to get people off their phones and spending time with their family, friends, and critters, not consuming more content.

And yes, that means the algorithm doesn't push my stuff out to many people, so I get less views, because the algorithm values consistent content creation. But I really don't care what the algorithm sees as valuable. Becoming relevant on social media is not my goal.

My content is my resume. It is where you can go to see what I do. My content is not there to get more clients. It is there to share pieces of my journey, to share a little knowledge, and to share some of the fun I have while I'm at it.

You will never see me following a content calendar or using ChatGPT or being inauthentic just to create content for content's sake. Everything I post is real. Everything I post has meaning to me, and I hope to others as well, even if it it is just to make you laugh.

I will finish by saying this: Get off your phone. Stop scrolling or creating content for a minute and spend some time with a two or four legged being that matters to you. ❤️

Content can wait.

Join me for today's chat about Daily Habits of Good Horsemanship. The second half of the call will be open to questions ...
07/17/2025

Join me for today's chat about Daily Habits of Good Horsemanship. The second half of the call will be open to questions from callers!

When: 10:30 a.m. MDT

DM me if you want to join!

The most handsome Amazon delivery service I ever did see 😜
07/15/2025

The most handsome Amazon delivery service I ever did see 😜

Fire season is getting bad this year in Utah. This is the Monroe Canyon fire viewed from my backyard. It started this af...
07/14/2025

Fire season is getting bad this year in Utah. This is the Monroe Canyon fire viewed from my backyard. It started this afternoon and is currently at about 1000 acres. Prayers for all the firefighters and for all the people involved. ❤️

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