Basketball
The weather is warming up. The days are getting longer. It’s time to get outside and play ball with the kids. Or the ponies. There was a human child in…
Read moreA Cold Drink
As the days warm up it’s nice to have someone to get you a nice cold drink. Especially if it’s the drink of your choice 😉
Read moreMy New Mailbox
I wanted a mailbox. I had seen a great trick where a lady taught her horse to run to the mailbox, get the mail, then run back to her. We…
Read moreWhen You’ve Tried ‘Everything’
He was stunning as he ran into the ring at the sale barn. A long lanky mustang. Legs for miles and as thick as tree trunks. A flashy sorrel and…
Read moreBrave Harvey
We can not reinforce a horses fear. Massive writers block so end of story. Mostly. We will never make a horse more afraid by rewarding them when they spook. All…
Read moreThe Shower Curtain
Harvey is learning to jump through hoops. It may not look like it here, but trust me on this. Today we added a little extra something to the hoop. I…
Read moreJumping Through Hoops
We’ve all seen the picture of the pony jumping through the hula hoop right? Well this is the start of our version. Obviously Harvey needs something bigger than a hula…
Read moreHead Down From A Distance, Rusty
I think Rusty has Harvey’s distance beat.
Read moreRewards Instead Of punishment
In the horse world, peoples biggest mistake when trying to teach their horse something new, is usually forgetting to reward. We ask for a step. The horse gives the step!…
Read moreBridleless
Riding without a bridle is not the huge difficult undertaking that many people make it out to be. It is a simple, safe, practice that anyone can and should experiment…
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