Rising A Equine

11/18/2025

And this is why I start colts🤣

11/15/2025

Want to get to the next level with your horse? This concept is important. What could your horse improve on? 🐴

11/07/2025

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2013 Dunalino Pony Gelding, 13.3 Hands 💎
Great step up pony for your cowkid!

Bidding ends Tuesday 11/18 at 8:10pm CST ✋🏽

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11/07/2025

Spot on Sara Jean Wedel -

I’ll elaborate here as there seems to be some confusion on this post. I am not against groundwork by any means and I know C**ton himself is not against it either. Groundwork is a fundamental tool to set your horse up for success under saddle, but many people really don’t understand what good groundwork is to set that foundation. Lots of people focus on desensitizing a horse with as many random objects as possible to try and create “exposure” for a horse so that when they get on the horses back there’s a less possibility of that horse panicking and exploding with them.

But the thing is when it comes to desensitizing a horse there’s only so much it will do because there will be somewhere down the road the horse encounters something that will cause it to panic and if you do not have control of that horses body you’re in for a wreck. Groundwork should be about setting a horse up for success by gaining control of its whole body as a whole and individually. It’s not about tying a tarp to the saddle and round penning the horse around until it stops freaking out. It’s about getting control of the head, neck, ribs, hind end and feet all as a whole and individually. Through gaining control of a horse you could trust and confidence in them so when things do get scary you have control of what they do and they look to you for direction in that situation.

Even dressage masters with high level horses primarily utilize groundwork to teach their horses maneuvers. Just the other night I was researching the piaffe in dressage and many of the videos I saw said that it’s all taught on the ground and practiced for a few years on the ground in hand prior to ever attempting it under saddle. But it’s all about controlling the horse and breaking down the maneuver for the horse creating softness and fluidity of motion in the horse, it’s not about creating exposure with tarps, pool noodles and other random things.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had someone send me a C**t to start and they say “oh they are ready to ride” but all they’ve done is expose that horse to scary objects and lunge them. If that horse can’t do a haunch turn, move its shoulders independently, disengage the hind end, side pass and respond softly and lightly to the halter odds are I’m not getting on that horse because there is no control of it if it does get scared. Desensitization without control means nothing. I wouldn’t get in a car and drive it down the road if I couldn’t steer it or stop it and I’m not getting on the back of your 1,000lb horse if I can’t control it either.

Yes some horses do benefit from being somewhat desensitized to start helping it think and not react, but people are overdoing it with desensitization and not incorporating actual foundation that will actually keep you safe which is control of the body as a whole and independently. Groundwork should be about gaining control and creative softness and fluidity of motion of the horse not about creating exposure.

I’m a huge supporter of groundwork but…

There becomes a point when way too much ground work is being done and is causing a negative experience for our horses and negative result for us.

Which leads me to 👇🏻

10/10/2025

09/21/2025

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Here's a good thing to keep in mind whenever you're asking your horse for lateral flexion. The correct position has the horse's mind along with their body.

09/09/2025

Imagine this: you just bought a young two-year-old that’s been started right. This horse is soft, collected, and has the kind of walk-to-lope transitions some ten-year-olds don’t even have. You step into the saddle, pick up your reins, and the horse lopes off like they’ve been doing it forever. Balanced, quiet, and willing.

Now, you bring that same horse home and, because they’re only two, you start thinking of them like a baby. You let a few little things slide here and there. Maybe you allow them to shuffle a couple trot steps before the lope. Maybe you don’t correct them when they lean on your hands or push into your space on the ground. It feels small—almost harmless.

But here’s the thing: horses learn very quickly. And those “little” slips add up fast. Within a week of rides, the horse that used to step softly into the lope is now trotting strung out, heavy in your hands, dragging their belly, and then leaping into it like a performing Lippizan. Suddenly, you don’t have the same horse you bought—not because the training disappeared, but because the standard did. And you dont notice until it has become very dramatic.

This is where consistency matters most. A young horse can absolutely be more broke than an older one if they’ve been started correctly. Age doesn’t equal ability. The key is holding them to the standard they already know. Horses don’t forget their training, but if you lower the bar, they’ll meet you where you set it.

Long story long: always keep your horse accountable to the level they’ve been trained to, no matter their age. Stay fair, consistent, and steady, and you’ll keep the same broke, reliable horse you bought. Let the little things slide, and it doesn’t take long before you’re wondering where that nice horse went.

07/21/2025

When you communicate correctly, a 1000lb horse and 200lb man move together with cues that are light as a feather. Thats horsemanship and feel.

05/21/2025

Horse Conformation

05/10/2025

SOLD 4 y/o. 14.3. Has 20 rides.. Very gentle. Will meet you at the gate. Never offered to buck.

05/07/2025

SOLD
“Two dot”. Greener horse. Been used to gather and drag a handful of times. I’ve roped the smarty on him a ton. Picks up his leads, lopes pretty circles, has all the buttons, just needs to see more country. Videos available upon request. High x,###. Springer NM.

05/07/2025

Offering “lil bit” for sale. Would transition great to be a heel horse. Has a good stop. Handles nice. Gentle. Has done all aspects of ranching. Text me for more info. Videos available upon request. (575)545-2857. SPRINGER NM