1. When you ride bareback, you develop better balance. Cause we all need better balance, right? As a rider I know there are two reasons to be better balanced. One, to ensure I don’t fall if my horse does something sudden. Two, to offer my horse a package that works…

When I look around and listen for the cues, I see there’s a lot of shaming in the world. Have you noticed that? Body shaming, personality shaming, and even, believe it or not, shame for people who own horses but don’t ride them. “I know, right?” Let me be another…

Most horse lovers eventually discover the art of liberty training. It’s one of the most enriching, beautiful, inspiring parts of horsemanship and it’s something you can do when you can’t or don’t want to ride. But did you know there are three different modes of liberty? It’s important to understand…

The line I’m referring to is the balance between complacency and anxiety. You can’t be too complacent with a horse, even a good horse, because if you let down your guard too much you might find yourself, like I did years ago, on your backside, catching your breath with your…

The little things you do matter to your horse. Small considerations are of great importance! Below is not a complete list of small things that matter but it’s a pretty big bite out of a comprehensive list of small things we can do to ensure our horse knows we care…

If I’ve said it a thousand times… it may not have been enough. The way the human brain holds and uses memory is not always stellar. In other words, you can hear something once, then forget it, then days later, or even years later, hear it again and it seems…

I’m certain most horse people have had at least one horse that just didn’t fit the mold. One that causes problems. One that is perhaps dangerous, or unsound, leading to lots of time and money and emotion trying to help them. …

Imagine you own a horse. Now imagine that your horse sucks at something, or anything! Let’s say he doesn’t do well with cantering on a left lead and you find yourself avoiding it because it’s hard work. Or… let’s say your horse is hard to catch and you just deal…

Natural horsemanship gets a bad rap and if you want to know why, I’ve already written an article about it “The Reason Performance Riders Hate Natural Horsemanship.” But I’m compelled to write again. I’ve met many colleagues and students who fell for the same trap I did when I started…