Metaphorse

05/31/2026

Spent the day with Friends Of Youth and Nature at Riverbottom yesterday.  Three flat tires on our trailer kept us from taking Horses, however the day was filled with so much fun activity and we met so many new friends. Thanks FOYAN for giving us this opportunity!

05/31/2026

Tonight! It’s a very special blue moon. Come set some intentions, love on horses, and reset your soul.
We’re located at 18903 Spring Canyon Rd. No need to sign up to show up 

Join us this Sunday, 7:30-9 pm for the 2nd full moon celebration this month. Yes it’s an incredible astronomical event, come solidify all you’ve been working towards during this Blue Moon.

05/30/2026

Thirteen years of Equine Energy Exchanges and no two are ever the same.
What will yours be like?

05/29/2026

And finally… we arrive at the project horse. 😄💛

Now, I’m not talking about the former Grand Prix horse stepping gracefully down into an amateur hunter career while wearing imported saddle pads and discussing its glory days.
I mean real project horses.

The untouched ones.
The unwanted ones.
The “cheap because nobody else wants them” ones.
If you’re lucky, they’re blank slates.

If you’re not lucky, humans have already made deep marks on them, and trust comes slowly — sometimes painfully slowly.

These horses often arrive knowing very little. Some don’t lead. Some don’t load in trailers. Some have never stood politely for the farrier. Some panic at clippers, tarps, ropes, mounting blocks, or simply being asked to think.

And riding? That may be months — or years — away.
Project horses are often purchased with tremendous optimism. Usually this happens right after a child watches 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' and convinces their mother that taming a wild horse with love and determination should be relatively straightforward. 😄

After all, all horses are rideable… right?
What people do not realize is that project horses require enormous amounts of:
🐴 Time
🐴 Knowledge
🐴 Patience
🐴 Consistency
🐴 Leadership
🐴 Forgiveness
And perhaps most importantly:
the ability to celebrate very small victories.
The first quiet halter.
The first peaceful hoof trim.
The first trailer ride without drama.
The first moment the horse sighs and finally chooses trust over fear.
Those moments feel enormous because they are earned.

Project horses will humble you quickly. They expose impatience, inconsistency, fear, ego, and shortcuts faster than almost anything else in the horse world. But when they finally come around — when trust begins replacing survival mode — they become something incredibly special.

Because underneath all the chaos often lives a wonderful horse simply waiting for someone patient enough to help them become one.

And here’s the funny thing:
many of our beloved lesson horses quietly teaching children today started exactly this way.
The unwanted projects.
The cheap/free horses.
The difficult ones.
The ones nobody else saw much value in.

Given enough time, kindness, leadership, and consistency, some of those horses eventually become the safest, wisest, most faithful teachers in the barn. 💛


www.wildewoodfarm.com

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

Life and all that comes with it, can create stress and anxiety, heres the perfect solution…Equine Energy Exchanges erase all that by resetting your nervous system. Come see for yourself.

05/29/2026

Join us this Sunday, 7:30-9 pm for the 2nd full moon celebration this month. Yes it’s an incredible astronomical event, come solidify all you’ve been working towards during this Blue Moon.

05/28/2026

Yesterday, We had an angel on earth pay for the remaining spots available for kid camps. If you have a child who qualifies for free lunch or better, please contact us so your child can come to camp this summer. Call me, Jody, at 970-275-9076.

05/28/2026

This story is the first of three.
People often use the word “horse” as though all horses are basically the same.

Horse people know better. 😄
A lesson horse, a personal horse, and a project horse may all technically belong to the same species, but beyond that, the similarities get pretty thin.

So let’s start this series with one of the greatest unsung heroes in the horse world: the lesson horse. 💛

Lesson horses can come in every breed, size, color, and personality imaginable. Most are older and have already lived an entire “professional” life before entering a lesson program. Some were show horses. Some were trail horses. Some were jumpers, dressage horses, ranch horses, or family horses. Many arrive at lesson barns needing a softer, steadier purpose than the demanding careers they once had.

And then… they begin teaching.
Good lesson horses possess the patience of saints. Day after day they tolerate mixed signals, accidental bouncing, confusing legs, crooked steering, nervous beginners, overconfident teenagers, emotional adults, and children who occasionally believe horses are motorcycles with fur. 😄

Some lesson horses quietly overlook incorrect cues and wait for the rider to finally ask correctly.
Some become delightfully naughty when they realize the rider isn’t paying attention.

Some are bored professionals going through the motions.
Some practically teach the lesson themselves.
And all of them are educating humans every single day.
The truly great ones are worth their weight in gold.
They teach confidence to frightened children.
They teach patience to frustrated riders.
They teach humility to cocky ones.
They teach balance, timing, communication, leadership, and resilience.

Many carry hundreds — sometimes thousands — of riders throughout their lifetime.
And perhaps the most beautiful thing about lesson horses is this:
the children grow up, but the horses remain.

Year after year, they faithfully stand in the same crossties, walk into the same arenas, listen to the same instructions, and quietly help shape the next generation of riders. One child outgrows them, and another tiny nervous beginner climbs into the saddle for the very first time.

Again and again and again.
There is something deeply honorable about that kind of service.
Lesson horses may never become famous. They rarely get magazine covers, championship spotlights, or glamorous recognition. But entire generations of horsemen are built on their backs.

And the horse world owes them far more gratitude than they usually receive. 💛

www.wildewoodfarm.com
Cash-Man one horse that loved people deeply