Davo Moxham's Insightful Horsemanship

06/05/2025

Some photos of the ride yesterday..unreal country with great mounts and great mates ...
Angus has grown tremendously.. a big powerful muley ..and so has Abe a big strong walking horse I started years ago too .

06/05/2025

Hadn't rode 7 year old gaited mule Angus for awhile.. he didn't miss a beat in some steep and very scenic range land country at
Cripple Creek... Virginia .... its always great to ride horses and mules again that you have started..

01/05/2025

Took possession of my new molly mule yesterday ...Esmeralda 🤠..or esi for short .7 year old ..Young
Pleasantly surprised .she's a ball tearer ..an off road charging machine going to have some great mountain escapades on this baby . .

24/04/2025

The three mares Tootles .Fancy and Mavis are coming along nicely in the ground work they are handling it very well .I just wanted to put a sweet bit of footage up of them eating hay ....after they had been worked .that afternoon .. I'll add more vid when I'm in the throne .. .

06/11/2024

Yearling walking horse colts Salem and Sage had their first big outing at North Carolina's state fair..

The first time in their young lives the two colts had been anywhere..and they came home with the ribbons..

Yess the ribbons were the icing on the cake .. but the proper preparation prior was the mainstay in their education for a great show ..

They had a lot of fireworks at the fair hence I endeavoured to simulate with the stock whip the noise of the fire works and give the colts some confidence in a good morning Vietnam situation ..incominggg!!!!loll
.Again ..colts that are given the right education .. where their true personality can shine and they learn responsibilty give their heart 100 percent and take courage off their handler . ..I'm very proud of the colts and the girls effort in the show environment...

Ahh Yesss off to a great start ....bloody ripper ... .

20/06/2024

Ahh yess ..majestic and noble... our equine mates teach us so much about them and who we are ..

I've had so many people over the years with horses I have helped that have had a lot of personal breakthroughs with their mounts that have mirrored their life journey and taught them they can🤠🤠🤠

It has made me reflect in the moment personally on every occasion as a horseman and to see the horses owners having a real try and achieving a mutal partnership with their horse ..this is why we do it for a living ..horses are a great leveller in life

practical horsemanship for all.... spanning all breeds of horses

02/06/2024

First things first in horsemanship

Every horse I meet I make sure their leading is exemplary

no matter where they are in age and experience in life

A famous old aussie horseman always mentioned if you teach a horse to lead properly he will follow you anywhere

For a horse that leads free.. head on ..side on both sides is a bench mark in the ground work that cannot be skipped

..From colts that have never had a rope on to a seasoned horse ..proper balanced leading on their own track is the ticket ...

A horse that leads balanced in their own body.. forward free . halt.. backup and can move laterally on the slightest cue..will also relate this into the ridden work

So often horses don't lead properly they barge.. run forward.. lock down ..back up...take off.. get dangerous when there is a lot of commotion etc

then the rider endeavours to get the horse balanced in the saddle time after time and wonders why the horse won't..or the horse won't offer consistency..

Well if they can't lead balanced mentally and physically and don't understand their responsibilities on the ground .you are just trying to sugar coat balancing the horses body and mind in the ridden work ...you have greatly missed many steps in the proper work

A lot of colts after their ridden work I'll always get off out in the paddock .arena etc and lead them home honing their balanced leading skills at every step
another bonus in leading them home is their trust and relaxation in their education really comes to the fore ...

Ahh yes ..A horse that leads nice and relaxed and knows their responsibilities is a delight and you the horseman
should be proud .our horses are truly mirrors of us

practical horsemanship for all.... spanning all breeds of horses