Back To Basics Horsemanship

05/12/2024

Wishing every mom Happy Mother’s Day!

05/06/2024

Taking advantage of last few days I have left working horses in my “outdoor arena” before beans are planted

01/17/2024

Orders are in! Sorry for the delay. Please let me know when’s a good time to get your tshirt/hoodie

12/06/2023

Just enjoying this “warmish” December day

12/01/2023

So proud to be part of this awesome unit!

We are highlighting the units that make up the Wisconsin State Fair Park Police!

Wisconsin State Fair Park Mounted Unit
Team Leader: Officer Nathan Anhalt / 10 years of service / 8 years mounted
Officer Thomas Dammer / 26 years of service / 3 years mounted
Officer Dan Nikolaus / 21 years of service / 3 years mounted
Officer Ryan Gaeth / 11 years of service / 2 years mounted
Reserve Officer Alyssa Thomson / 2 years of service / 2 years mounted
Reserve Officer Marissa DiTunno / 3 years of service / 3 years mounted
Reserve Officer Lisa Docter / 2 years of service / 2 years mounted
Reserve Officer Annabelle Chally / 5 years of service / 3 years mounted
Reserve Captain Debra Caravello / 24 years of service / 20 years mounted

11/29/2023

Wall life = nap time

11/13/2023

Taking advantage of getting this c**t out on the trails before he goes home at the end of his 60 days of training

11/11/2023

Great day to take training horse out on the trails before winter hits

11/06/2023

30 days with Mr Archie 💜💜💜

11/04/2023

Placing order Friday! Anyone interested please PayPal/Venmo me your order by Thursday. Thanks!

11/04/2023

10/17/2023

Taking tshirt and hoodie orders. They would be black with any of the 4 colored logos on the back. Let me know if you’re interested.

Gildan Cotton T-Shirts:
XS-M = $22
L-XL = $23
2XL-3XL = $28

Gildan Hoodies:
XS = $32
S-XL = $33
2XL = $38
3XL = $41

10/13/2023

Sucks being 2 and having to grow up 🤣🤣🤣

10/09/2023

It’s so important, not just for c**ts, but for all horses to be able to ride with a loose rein. Yes there’s a time place when you need to have ahold of your horse, but they also shouldn’t be “held back” all the time. I like to finish off every ride with a loose rein, checking to see if they’re still with me moving off my seat and legs even when they’re relaxed.

10/09/2023

Your legs aren’t I just for steering. Your legs and body create bend and body control. Archie, who’s had less than 15 rides, is learning to bend around my leg and to soften up coming around a turn.

10/04/2023

“I was scared today.

I was scared to get on, scared to walk out the yard because I had a bad ride the day before. One bad ride, and it made me scared.

I didn’t know why. I’ve had 1000 bad rides. I’ve had 1000 falls. I’ve broken bones and bruised my pride on countless occasions, but today I was scared.

Why? Because confidence is fragile. It takes months and years to build and seconds to lose and yet we are so careless with it.

When we get on a horse, we wear a hat to protect our head. We wear body protectors, gloves, boots...

We pay so much attention to protecting ourselves physically, we forget that our minds are not invincible, and our confidence certainly is not.

Your bank of confidence needs regular deposits, not just from others... but from you. Self confidence is the most valuable currency in life.

When you go to get on, and you hesitate, you falter and you start to ask yourself “can I do this?”, chances are, your account is almost empty.

Every time you laugh and say “oh no, I’m no good” or “so and so is 10x better than me”, you make a withdrawal from that account, and before you know it, your account is empty and you’re scared to get on.

But every time you say “I’m really pleased with how that went” or “I think I rode that really well”, your balance increases.

We need to learn to give ourselves a break, pat ourselves on the back and allow ourselves to feel proud of where we are - after all, most of the time we’ve worked bloody hard to get there!

Recognising your strengths is just as important as recognising your weaknesses. Never allow yourself or anyone else to empty that account.

Confidence is valuable, don’t bankrupt yourself.”

Author- cromwellandlucy

09/24/2023

Excited to get this one going….meet Archie! 7 yr old Lusitano gelding that had 60 days 3 years ago and is in to get restart/refreshed. In all the years his owners owned, bred, and showed horses, this is the first time sending one of theirs to a trainer. I’m so grateful they did their research and trusting me with this guy. Looking forward to see what he does!