KS Equine

Building soft, confident horses through patience and trust.

08/21/2026

Valor was a pretty hard one to start, but he’s finally getting the hang of it and I’m so proud!

08/05/2026

2 weeks into training and he’s already learned to put up with my shenanigans

07/20/2026

Said goodbye to Waffles last Monday and said hello to Valor today!

Waffles made her trip down to Southern California to meet her mama for the first time, and Valor got sent up to get started under saddle! I can’t wait to see this big boys progress. He is also a 4 year old south steens mustang 😊💙

Thank you, Kristin, for trusting me with your ponies!

06/14/2026

Dreams don't train horses - work does.

It's easy to dream about the horse you want. It's harder to put in the hours required to create it. Every reliable horse, every successtul ride, and every strong partnership is built through consistency, patience, and showing up day after day even when you don't want to. So, do it when you're tired, do it when it's rainy, do it when you're sick, and do it when you want to give up-because you won't get results unless you put in the work.

📸 Kate Snodgrass Photography

02/26/2026

Thought I would give a Waffles update and an introduction on my new personal guy, Kota!

Waffles:
She has been an amazing girl the past couple months. She had a little accident with a tarp and a gate (the gate won), which left her with 3.5 weeks off. She had her first 2 body work appointments and is feeling so much better now. Tonight we had our first real ride back (I hoped on ba****ck but nothing big) and she acted as though she never skipped a beat! We kept it at a simply walk/trot, and I taught her that if I start to slide off/come off balanced, she is to stop and stand until I get back into position and ask her to move forward again! This is such an amazing skill to keep her from dragging a rider if they fall & their foot gets caught in the stirrups!

Kota:
Kota is my new gelding! He’s about 10 years old and is a grade paint. He has a total of about 40 rides on him and he’s doing so amazing. He’s definitely a character and keeps me on my toes, but I love him so much!

Some recent photos and videos (in the comments)!

01/16/2026

Waffles Update!

I haven’t posted an update in awhile, so I figured I’d post one tonight!

Waffles is 119 days out of the wild and has exceeded all my expectations and more! She is going very nicely under saddle and has impeccable ground manners.

She is W/T/C under saddle and has been ridden in groups up to 6 horses in the arena at once. She doesn’t mind at all if people trot or canter up behind or at her. She is very confident and smart as well. She’s starting to get better at haunch turns, forehand turns and side passing. She has tracked cows and watched roping, as well as opening and closing gates while being ridden!

On the ground, she does everything your perfect citizen should. Including ground driving, lunging, ground tying, cross tying, standing for farrier, etc. She has amazing manners and is very respectful of your space. The only thing I’ve found that fazes her is the sound of velcro but she gets over it pretty quickly.

We moved to a full care barn and she is loved by all the stall cleaners and feeders because she is so lovable, yet respectful of their space (and she poops in one spot).

I’m so proud of this sweet girl, who is now 4 years old if we’re going off of the January 1st rule. Her mama is going to be so happy with her!!

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