Duo Horsemanship

20/07/2025

This mare’s owner requested that we work on her manners with the mounting block. This is an older video showing partway through the process - she’s off to a great start! 💫 She is a lovely mare who tries very hard to give the right answer. Now that she’s lining up to the block automatically, the next step she needs to learn is to stand still until she’s told to walk off. Won’t take this smart cookie long.

18/07/2025

A little groundwork, every time. 🌞

11/07/2025

03/07/2025

We have been blessed with a great string of client horses so far this summer. Thanks to all the owners who have trusted us with them, and to our summer intern Karrigan for all her hard work. It’s been incredible to watch her skills and confidence grow 🌟

30/06/2025

Soooo happy to see that little black dot this weekend! Really looking forward to May 2026! 🌱

19/06/2025

They grow up so fast 🩵

15/06/2025

That first lesson feeling 💖

07/05/2025

A couple fun things from the last few weeks! Always look forward to the HART benefit show as a good first outing for the season, and Bindi finally released the hostage! Bay roan stud c**t 🩵

10/03/2025

Who else was personally victimized by a wall clock today? ✋ but so ready for more sunshine!

22/02/2025

A lot of riding focuses on endless body micromanagement- pick up a shoulder here, hold the haunches there, squeeze this, hold that. It’s almost like herding cats, because as soon as you get something where you wanted it, some other body part is bound to get out of place. When we ride this way, we are always reacting to the symptoms of imbalance, as opposed to guiding the body into balance.

A horse in self carriage knows how to manage his own body. Our job is to teach them to find this, little by little, by showing them how to move in rhythm, how to find their hind legs, and how to move unimpeded as a whole unit- not pieces and parts. Then we can watch him shape up before our eyes, in a way that doesn’t require squeezing and pulling and squishing the body into a shape- the shape he gets into comes from his own balance.

Photo by Jasmine cope

22/02/2025

If you could ride any horse (real or fictional), who would it be?🐴
Drop your dream ride in the comments! ⬇️

P.S. Want to make real riding dreams come true? We’ve got lesson spots open—message us to book!

19/02/2025

We were fortunate to be able to attend Emma Daily Kline’s clinic when Bellwether Farm hosted her here in the Midwest last weekend. Both horses made great progress in the span of 3 days and I came away with a lot of improved tools in my toolbox and a more developed eye for a few little things that really aren’t so little.

Our student Karrigan did a great job with Bowie and came away with a ton more knowledge about developing green horses which will serve her well as she continues to educate her own young mare at home.

It’s good for the soul to gather up there with “my people” from a few different states who are all on the same neverending journey to improve ourselves for the sake of the horse.

Thank you Diane for the photos!