Christmas Reins
This kid. This mare! She’s amazing. There have been moments as children’s interest wains, that I’ve wondered is we did the right thing getting her. Maybe she should go on…
Read moreGrey Gelding, Horsewhorls
Sold at auction as a yearling, this horse sat in the feedlot until he was three. Luckily for him a loving family happened to drive by and spot him out…
Read moreGrey Mare, Horsewhorls
This mare has a single center whorl. That doesn’t make her simple. A single center whorl only shows that we can’t see any extremes of temperament from the whorl. It…
Read moreBad Luck Whorls, Horsewhorls
According to tradition some whorls are bad luck. That is such a broad term. What exactly does it mean? How did someone decide such a thing? I’m not one for…
Read moreWhorl Bias, Horse Whorls
Every horse should be judged according to their own individual nature. If we look at a horse’s whorl wont it predispose us to judge them based on what we think…
Read moreCounting With Rusty
Rusty is learning to count. He and Harvey both. I have to admit that Harvey is better at it. That doesn’t mean Rusty isn’t good, just that he’s not quite…
Read moreCounting
I woke up one morning with a plan fully formed to teach my horses numbers and counting. I love when that sort of thing happens. I’ve been without concret goals…
Read moreTerms In Practice
We are just finishing up a month of looking at the terms we use in training. I’m a bit late with this but better lat than never. I thought it…
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