When I’m working with horses and riders one topic that comes up almost every single lesson is boundaries. In fact with most “problem” horses you can track the roots of the issue to a lack of boundaries, unclear boundaries, or confusing boundaries. It seems that most of the horse world Read more
I recently had a conversation that brought up a lot of stuff for me and really helped clarify some ideas. I figured what better topic for a blog? This conversation centered around coddling in the context of when is it coddling versus respecting boundaries. I think the horse world tends Read more
Horsemanship and riding often revolve around us being in control of the horse. Although that has become the status quo, there are quite a few problems with it. If we are always focused on being in control then it makes it much harder for us to listen to our horses. Read more