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Training Sessions

There seems to be this idea in the horse world that you are only training your horse when you are specifically working on something. Most people don’t consider their grooming and tacking up time to be part of their training. Training only occurs when you are actively working the horse Read more

By Stephanie Walker, 7 yearsNovember 28, 2018 ago

Philosophy

Before You Get On

It seems to me that we spend way too much time focused on riding and not enough time on anything else. Time spent at the barn is categorized as before riding, riding, and after riding. Instead of spending quality time getting ready to ride, we rush to mount and deal Read more

By Stephanie Walker, 7 yearsSeptember 19, 2018 ago