Outside the Turn

20/09/2025

Upcoming clinic schedule!!!!

Let’s ride together.

Leave with a softer horse and more tools in your toolbox!

20/09/2025

If I'm being honest, this week at the barrel race didn't go like I planned. Or like I wanted. And I want to throw my sucker in the dirt.

I did right by Fireball, but I certainly didn't ride my other horses well, at all. My Old Faithful, Cosmo, and I did not communicate at the first, and as such she didn't clock.

If I'm really laying it out on the line, I'm starting to wonder if it will ever be my turn to ride/train/own a winner again. It feels like decades since I've ridden a horse that was at the top of the 1D. And I'm tired of going and being in the 3D. It hasn't been decades but it has been a minute.

I share this with you, not to complain, but to tell you, there's a season for everything, and it's okay to feel like you're spinning your wheels -- just don't sit in the pity party. Get up and keep going.

I'm not going to quit anytime soon. And you shouldn't either.

Theres's a season for everything - the only way you fail is if you quit.

20/09/2025

Fireball doing good work. Stay tuned for more!!!!

What is your goal for the end of 2025?

18/09/2025

I wrote a lovely post at 5:45 this am. And Facebook ate it.

But I wanted to recap my thoughts….

It talked about being grateful that I get to stay in the kind of trailer I once dreamed about.

That I have a life partner tha loves me (most days anyway) and supports my wild dreams.

That I get to ride horses for my job!

The horses I have on my trailer now are talented, fast and trainable.

They’re the horses that 11 year old me dreamed of one day having.

I could have been grouchy about having to get up early this morning.

Instead, I was grateful that I got to get out of a comfortable bed, pet some cool dogs, catch and ride some gorgeous horses.

If you tell yourself it’s hard, it will be.
If you tell yourself you can’t, you won’t.
If you are grouchy no one, including your horses will want to be around you.

So instead of the negativity, try finding the good in your life. I assure you, you can find some.

16/09/2025

Training tip Tuesday:

Your horse needs — above all else from you — leadership.

Being a good leader means you have feel, vision, empathy, and can foster a protective/productive environment.

Your horse is literally trusting you to make good choices for his feet and safety.

They also want peace. They want to know they’ll find it with us, which means we don’t take them for granted or demand more than they’re capable of giving. 1% better each day adds up to a lot in a year.

We make a deal with them: do as I ask, find peace. We get in and we get out. Training SHOULD happen in increments. Not in a, “we demand it all at once” mentality. That’s not peaceful- for either of you.

Great leaders stay out in front, bringing the team along with them. You cannot lead from behind. And you cannot lead in a situation full of drama and angst.

Give your horse peace in how you lead them. That’s how you make a great partner.

16/09/2025

Thank you to SynNutra Equine for all your support through the years! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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15/09/2025

“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress.

Working hard for something we love is called passion.”-Simon Sinek

It’s not about the hours you put in—it’s about the meaning behind them. If you love what you’re working toward, the grind feels different.

This week, reconnect with your “why.”

What are you passionate about building, chasing, or creating?