Conner Equine

04/28/2024

When problems arise with our horses, it’s so easy to get pulled out of the moment. We can so easily get pulled into judgement of what’s happening (“this shouldn’t be happening”), judgement of ourselves (“I’m messing everything up!”), judgement of the horse (“he’s being stubborn”), and a million other directions. We have all been there- riding well is HARD.

But the truth is that these thoughts all pull us out of the moment and take away the only thing that matters in that moment - responding appropriately, without emotion. When we get wrapped up in judgement, emotions, and other messy but normal human habits, we stop guiding and being there for the horse.

Good riding and handling is all about being there to guide the horse, in the good moments and the bad, and to develop our awareness of ourselves, the environment and the horse all at once.

If it were easy, everyone would be doing it!

04/28/2024

Humans are linear thinkers. They are always looking to quantify, categorize, label and make black and white conclusions.

Horses live in a sensory world, outside of the world of words. To be good with horses, we can’t box up, categorize and label their thinking- we have to enter their experience. This is the only way to truly connect- everything else is making a human experience for a horse. Some get by, but many can’t be reached without the language being congruent.

Don’t make a human out of a horse - they can’t think, see or act like us. They are their own, beautiful, unique being- and we owe them the respect to understand as best we can how they perceive things.

11/28/2022

11/16/2022

This little cowgirl had a fun day riding at Conner Equine!

11/14/2022

Good, gentle, safe 12 year old palomino mare. She's been roped off of in the pasture, has always been easy to catch! No papers, stands around 15 hands. She also crosses ponds, creeks, logs etc. Loads and unloads very well. "P.M for details"