Isidro Espinoza Horsemanship

06/02/2026

Our Feeding Regimen - Full Forage, Low Inflammatory Diet

We have been asked many times what our feeding regimen is. People are shocked when we say it’s a completely grain free full forage diet. Most important thing is to fix the gut then make sure it stays that way.

We are so grateful to companies dedicated to quality and effectiveness. The companies we are sponsored with are products we have used and loved so we reached out to the companies. We won’t recommend anything we don’t use daily and stand behind.

MAKE SURE AND USE THE DISCOUNTS codes to save money! We all need those saving nowadays with how expensive horses have gotten (along with everything else).

Hay
AM - Bermuda or other grass hay in HayChix (use code Espinoza20 for 20% off) slow feeder hay net in AM. 1-2 large flakes. Should last the horse most of the day.
PM - Repeat AM hay unless the horse is in heavy training then 1-3 flakes of alfalfa in the feeder (not hay net).

Lunch or 1 time per day -
BASELINE FEEDING REGIMEN
Alfalfa Hay pellet (only ingredient is hay) 2-8lbs depending on need (can soak it if needed), mixed with:
ExcelEQ ProElite oil, this is a balanced omega oil with vitamin E use code Espinoza5 for 5% off. Can alternately use flaxseed, must be ground fresh daily before feeding though. http://www.excelsupplements.com/iehorsemanship
Redmond Equine Daily Red Fortified (with Garlic in summer), use code IEH-AZ for 15% off: https://redmondequine.com/pages/daily-red-education
Beta Glucan
Hyaluronic Acid
Brewers Yeast
ADD to the above for more anxious, reactive or sensitive horses:
Magnesium Glycinate

ROUTINE ULCER PROTOCOL:
For suspected ulcers, new mustangs, new horses in training, moving to a new barn, anything with new added stress or not receiving at least 20hrs a day of forage:
ADD to the ABOVE Baseline Feeding Regimen for minimum 60 days and consider keeping on for maintenance (especially anxious types):
Pharm-Aloe Aloe Vera juice concentrate (do not use the pellets): https://pharmaloe.com/collections/for-horses
Daily Gold from Redmond Equine, follow package directions (three months on, three months off), use code IEH-AZ for 20% off: https://redmondequine.com/products/daily-gold-stress-relief

SEVERE ULCERS PROTOCOL:
For severe ulcer symptoms and above doesn’t seem to be working fully, ADD:
Succeed for minimum of 60 days or do the Succeed Challenge: https://www.succeed-equine.com/
Sucralfate from vet, can get in powder form and feed for 60 days
Omeprazole from vet if you cannot get the Sucralfate (it is not as good and they need to be slowly weaned off omeprazole to prevent rebound plus it inhibits digestion)

For hard keepers, starvation cases & performance horses, ADD:
Equalizer from Western Wildling Holistics: https://www.westernwildlingholistics.com/

For horses who seem studdy or mareish, preoccupied with opposite s*x, can add:
Mare Blend from Twenty Four Carrots: https://www.twentyfourc.com/product-page/balanced-mare-blend
Stud Blend from Twenty Four Carrots: https://www.twentyfourc.com/product-page/balanced-stud-blend

Check ingredients - No Sugar (molasses is a common one), No Corn, No Soy, No Wheat, No Byproducts, No Oats

Try and feed as much variety of hay as possible. Check for nutrient deficiencies in your area and feed accordingly (low in selenium, hay low in protein, etc.) If you are able to provide forage 24/7 this is best, otherwise try and provide for as many hours a day as possible (more hours than not).

For more expert nutrition advice consider following Audrey Christie: https://linktr.ee/equineenergymed?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c5c54aea-cf6e-4395-a6ad-df66fa82e1af

*The only difference for us from Audrey is we feed NO BI-PRODUCTS and we feed very low processed feeds. So no Beet Pulp (bi-product), no rice-bran and no any time of “balancer” feed. We also DO feed an oil but the one we use the plants have been specifically selected and grown for bioavailability in horses.

05/31/2026

Helping horses learn to handle what is expected of them in a domestic life is one of the best gifts you can give them.

Pawing is a symptom of anxiety. It is an early sign of what can lead to bolting, bucking, rearing and many other behaviors when a horse is overwhelmed and unable to regulate themselves.

It takes a lot of preparation, consideration and repetition to retrain a prey animals brain.

Stop giving undesired behavior attention.

Reinforce what you DO want and ignore what you DONT want.

If you want to learn how to fix anxiety behaviors and prepare your horse to handle our domestic world - step 1: fix yourself, step 2: we have some courses online to help! Link in bio or shoot us a message.

05/30/2026

🥰SOLD!🥰

Meet Coqueta!

She is a 4yo bay mare who stands 15hh. She comes from the North Stillwater HMA in Nevada. She has had limited training, a total of four sessions and her first halter as of today. She knows how to give to pressure and has been touched on her head and neck.

She is inquisitive, engaged, extremely intelligent, curious, learns fast, has a sensible mind and not overly spooky. She is built to do cool athletic things and is a beautiful mover.

Watch her full fourth training session here (link in comments) where she gets her first halter and a drag line placed. She was not at all worried about the drag line.

This is a stunning, really cool mustang that was hand picked by us. She has been a joy to work with and anyone would be lucky to have her!

Please text 760-981-3018 for more information.

Approved BLM application needed for reassignment.

Currently located in Snowflake, AZ

05/29/2026

🔥SOLD!🔥

We picked up this stunning mare from WY and she is looking for her perfect adopter!

Meet Coqueta! She is a 4yo, 15hh beautiful bay BLM mustang mare from North Stillwater HMA in NV.

Located in Snowflake, AZ

please text 760-981-3018 if interested!

05/26/2026

The Difference Between Kindness and Niceness 🥰

About a year ago I had a wonderful conversation with a friend. I was defending a previous working student saying I really thought she was a kind person and couldn’t figure out why she had lied, repeatedly, about feeding animals. My friend pointed out that a kind person wouldn’t lie to protect themselves. She said a kind person wouldn’t hurt innocent animals that way then avoid accountability for it.

She was absolutely right. I then went on a journey to define and discover the difference between kind and nice. It was very eye opening and had me recognizing patterns in myself of falling for the “nice” people charade.

What is the difference?

Kind people do what is right even if it makes them uncomfortable. Kind people are real, honest and authentic. They care about you enough to be honest with you. They care about themselves enough to be honest with themselves.

Niceness is the performance of kindness but not the action. It is surface level, it isn’t real, it’s fake, it’s performative. Its goal is to manipulate perception. Nice people want everyone to like them.

Niceness is manipulation and selfish. Beware of the “nice” guy or the “she is so nice” lady. Beware of the charmers. They are trying to get your guard down to get what they want. They are trying to manipulate you to question your perception when you are seeing something wrong or question them.

How does this relate to horses?

Kind people do what is right for the horse, no matter what. They do not skimp on hay, feed or supplements their horse needs because it’s too expensive. Instead, they go without - wear second hand clothes, don’t eat out, or whatever they need to do to make sure that horse gets what they need. Kind people do not refuse compassionate vet care when a horse is suffering.

Kind people are honest with themselves when they are having a problem. They realize they need to work on themselves instead of blaming the horse who never asked to be here in the first place. They don’t go through horse after horse or trainer after trainer so the horse can give them what they want or unable to let go of a fantasy they have with a horse. They don’t ignore the horse trying to communicate how they feel so they can go on that trail ride or event they have been wanting to do.

Kind people LISTEN to their horse and set aside their own agenda.

Kind people put that horse down on a good day rather than wait until it’s a bad day and the horse is suffering for hours or days, months, years.

Kind people do not force a horse in chronic pain to undergo colic surgery because they just aren’t ready to say goodbye yet.

That gruff horse trainer or vet may not be nice. They may tell you what you don’t want to hear. They are not interested in you liking them. They are interested in advocating for those who cannot speak. Those are the kind people. Those are the ones you can trust. They are also the ones most successful with horses because horses KNOW. They are inherently honest creatures and they KNOW.

Nice people’s horses are usually full of problems and anxiety because the facade a nice person presents doesn’t match what is in their heart. This incongruence confuses horses and puts them on edge. Animals truly are the reflection of their people.

Look to the animals, they never lie.

Let’s all strive to be kind people 🤗

05/25/2026

Guess I’m setting my alarm for 2am! Amazing topic! Can’t wait to watch

🔔(F.R.E.E. WEBINAR "Why Smart Horse People Get Stuck"❌

What horses taught me about gurus, groupthink, learning, and the hidden problems within horse communities🔥

The horse industry has never had more information.

So why are so many horse people still stuck?

Why do intelligent people fall for ideas that sound profound but create little real progress?

Why do some horse communities create capable, thoughtful humans… while others create confusion, dependency, emotional validation loops, and endless searching for “the answer”?

And why are the loudest voices online so often the people doing the least with their horses?

These questions became impossible for me to ignore after years spent training horses, teaching people, studying human learning and expertise development, and observing the strange social dynamics that exist within modern horsemanship communities.

Join me for a webinar🆓:

This webinar is not about attacking individuals.

It is about understanding:
• how humans learn
• how beliefs form
• how communities influence behaviour
• why people become trapped in flawed learning environments
• and why improving outcomes for horses requires understanding humans just as deeply as we understand horses

Because many horse problems are not horse problems.

They are human learning problems and why I am an advocate of understanding this important side of horsemanship.😎

WHEN: Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 7.00-8.00pm AEST (Sydney, Australia time)

➡️To Register Click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bcarisbtSfeM5PNXqbmm6g

🙏Please SHARE with your friends and communities to raise awareness of this important topic.

Let me know you if you can make it below, and if you have any insights you would like to add to this topic 😃

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05/25/2026

I (Amber) am teaming up with Naomi Rose Mustangs and Canyon State Horsemanship, LLC to bring you an absolutely ground breaking and unique event!

We are beyond excited for this.

Learn more about our Women’s Retreat this October. You won’t want to miss this!

Link in comments!