Berry Sunrise Stables

09/03/2026

Trivia question of the day! Did you know about the thickness of reins ?

the thickness of the reins has weight and control to the bit?
Yes, the thickness and weight of your reins directly affect how the bit feels and how you communicate with your horse.How Rein Thickness and Weight Affect the BitSignal Clarity (Heavier/Thicker Reins): Thicker, heavier reins create a more stable, steady feel in the horse's mouth. The weight of the rein helps the signal travel down clearly, and the physical weight can actually make the bit feel slightly heavier to the horse when you pick up contact. It also prevents small hand movements from accidentally bothering the horse.Sensitivity
(Thinner/Lighter Reins): Thinner, lighter reins reduce the weight pulling on the bit. They allow for very subtle, quick, and precise finger movements. However, they do not offer a steady, self-dampening weight, meaning any twitch in your hand goes straight to the horse's mouth.Hand Comfort and Grip: Thicker reins are often easier to hold for people with larger hands or when riding in wet weather. Thinner reins can cause less hand fatigue for riders who prefer a delicate touch, but they can be harder to hold securely if they lack grip.

08/18/2026

Do you have a barn or buddy sour horse? Here are some training tips I have done with Calamity in the past and maybe could help others has well, so feel free to give them a try and let me know if they worked for you. And if you have a barn sour horse you can follow these steps has well by taking the horse away from the barn.

1. Time consuming, a lot of patience, trust & respect

2. Slowly start separating them by taking the one that is buddy sour out for walks, grooming, couple of hours in stall talk to your horse so him or her will get to know you better especially if it's a new horse. By separating them you can create a stronger bond between the two of you.

3. Groundwork my Favorite exercise to do for buddy sour horses is the joining-up exercise, it helps to create a much better bond between horse and rider. By lunging the horse in a circle on both sides then when the horse stops and faces you turn around and walk away couple steps leaving your back facing the horse then your horse will come to you making you has the alpha horse, so your horse will trust and respect you.

4. The key is to make your horse think every time it is around another horse mean work, so take both horses to the round pen and tie the other the opposite of each other. Then your horse will get to the point where he or she doesn't mind being away from the other horses so you and your horse can enjoy a nice trail ride without fighting a horse that is buddy sour is no fun plus it's dangerous.

5. This will take some time so stay calm, relax and this can be time consuming has well.

6. Depending on the horse and how bad the horse is by being buddy sour it could take a couple of weeks, few months or a year.
I know with Calamity it took several months because she was a new horse getting used to everything her plus her and her sister was together all the time making it hard to do anything with her. So, I worked with her every day and eventually my hard work paid off so much rewarding.

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08/11/2026

Meet our barn cats

08/04/2026

Video part 2
In the video here you can tell that he is more calmer and he didnt hesitate to step up on to the trailer at only 4months old he sure is a smart boy 💙🐴

08/04/2026

Video part 1
Midnight Moon 🌙 had his first loading session today, at just 4 months old, he hesitated a little bit at the trailer but then went in. He is such a big boy & and very smart

08/02/2026

Thought this was interesting

07/16/2026

Trivia Day: Double rigging, did you know double rigging helps relieve wither pressure,

07/04/2026

Hope everyone has a good July 4th weekend

07/01/2026

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