Rescuing Rusty

The kids wanted to ride last night. It’s been awhile and took quite a bit of time to get saddle and cinches, and children sorted. It made me think through…

One of the most important things we can do with our horses during training is absolutely nothing. Training is fun and can be exciting. Our horses want to be doing…

We are doing a balloon popping challenge this month. I tried to convince the kids to get in on it with me and Rusty. It was nearly impossible. I got…

This video is from last week, before it snowed. The horses were locked up front, not in their usual, much larger, pen. That had been given to a group of…

I was out playing with Heildorf the other day when the UPS guy showed up. He came flying past to deliver a package to the back door, instead of the…

  I got Heildorf because he was started. I ‘thought’ it would be nice to have one horse who was ready to ride without needing too much work. Boy was…

What counts as a trick? People, who don’t do trick training, often discount tricks as silly, pointless, even teaching bad habits. We know better of course. But seriously, what counts…

Another post I’m writing here to add to the Academy page. This month the theme is riding with +R. I was lucky to be able to haul two horses out…

Our treat delivery is a very important and often over looked part of our training. We make a contract with our horses that when we click they get a treat.…