KD Performance Horses

05/27/2026

We headed south to the GHSA Belton, TX show this past weekend and WOW was it fabulous 🥰

All of the horses brought their A game and showed us how prepared they were!

Deanna Schone was the Grand Champion Western Amatuer- together her and Presley competed in their 1st pattern classes and ROCKED THEM!! Its been so fun to see how far this pair has come in a few months!!

Presley and I had amazing rides in all of our classes and earned top placings in massive classes

FLF BISCUITS N GRAVY earned Grand Champion Stallion under Judge Longman alone with Grand Champion English Horse and Reserve Champion Overall WJ/WT Horse 💜 Mcdreamy earned 1st under both Judges in Sr Trail WJ/WT out of 20 riders and 2nd under both Judges in Open Western Dressage WJ out of 18 riders!

FLF King of Burning Love earned a 2nd and 3rd in stallions 2 & 3 yr old, and a 1st In Dressage Suitability in Hand

Indigo Moon of Wild Grace attended this show as her first show! She was born to be a show girl! She earned a 1st and 2nd in Halter weanling/yearling and 3rd in Dressage Suitability in Hand! She handled the show atmosphere so good!

KDPH Whole Lotta Love attended his first show with a halter class and two performance classes- he handled the show environment like a Champion, staying cool and confident in a big arena and riders passing him! He earned a 1st in Maiden Horse Western Pleasure WJ

Larisa and Clarion Call Santabon earned
Overall Amateur High Point WT/WJ Champion and Specialty In Hand Champion!!! This pair has accomplished so much together and its so fun to watch them keep achieving their goals!

Belle and GHR The Golden Penny ramped up into the Lope/Canter classes for 2026 and WOWZA were they ready! This hit every lead Belle asked for and even competed in a few open classes against adults, trainers and horses with years of show experience-and earning amazing placings!

So thankful to have these amazing horses with us and so blessed to be able to show them with their amazing owners!

Thank you to GHSA for running an amazing show! Love competing in massive classes with great competition from all over the USA

05/27/2026

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05/27/2026

Finding an embryo I worked hard for is always so so so rewarding!!

This mare has given me a tough time for 2 years! But I finally figured her out this year!

Hermit's Arabian Chief x SD Dollar 🥰💕

05/08/2026

We are on the tail end of foaling season!

So far we have had 7 healthy babies, 3 of which have arrived in the last week!

2 foals to go in June- one for Katie and one for a dear friend!!

So blessed and thankful for such a great foaling season so far!!

05/05/2026

Good listen

New Podcast Episode!

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Check it out at www.stallion-app.com and if you use the discount code SPRING26, then you will get a 50% discount on your entire subscription. But keep in mind that for small breeders with fewer than three mares, Stallion App is always free

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05/05/2026

Truth

Emotions don’t belong

I’ve said it many times to my customers: you don’t get to be the emotional one. Your horse has enough feel for both of you. I stand by that every day. Confidently, I can practice what I preach - on horses.

I think it’s Clinton Anderson who says, “Frustration starts where knowledge ends.” I agree with that 100%.

My teenage daughter is really successful on her youth horse. They feel like they can read each other’s minds. But she hasn’t been riding as many different horses lately—and that matters. She’s got options—the perks of being a trainer’s kid. Now for the downsides.

I don’t treat her like a lesson—ever. It’s more “monkey see, monkey do.” I let her figure things out unless she asks for help. Anyone who’s tried to coach family knows… that’s usually the safer route.

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Today she’s on a young one—a very talented mare. Very broke, but not one that tolerates much nonsense. She has a lot more feel than my kid is used to.

I’m trying not to watch, but I’ve got trainer’s eyes. I swear I can hear everything happening behind me in the arena. I can’t help it—those don’t shut off.

The mare’s getting more anxious. More worked up. Slower is turning into faster.
The kid’s getting irritated. Getting more aggressive out of frustration.

She’s smart. Stay out of it. Let the mare teach her.

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Then I hear:

“Ugh, she won’t f****%$ #!”

Me: “How did you ask?”
Her: “Why is it always my fault?”
Me: “Because she always responds…”
Her: “I DID do that.”
Me: “I’m watching—you didn’t.”
Her. “Watch, she won’t listen”
Me. “I’ve told you 100 times not to do that.”

And just like that… now we’re both yelling.

The poor horse I’m on realizes none of this has anything to do with her. She c***s a leg and goes to sleep—honestly, she probably figured out before I did that this was going to take a while.

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“Why do you instantly blame it on me?” she says.

“Because it’s almost always our fault. We got quick. We cued too fast. We did something different than normal. We didn’t communicate clearly. Look at her state of mind—how is she supposed to figure anything out when you’re that upset?”

And then it hits me—

I kind of want to smack myself with my own rein.

I’m understanding the horse perfectly…
but not listening to my kid at all.

Everyone’s frustrated.
No one’s learning.

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So I took the emotion out.

Same idea.

I got on the mare, explained what I was doing and why—calmly. Brought her back to a thinking place instead of a defensive one. My daughter’s brain kicked back on.

In about 90 seconds: big to small, fast to slow. + 1/2, what she had been trying to do. A soft try. A lick and chew. A smile. An exhale.

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We don’t get to be the emotional ones.

With horses? Easy.

Parenting a teenager?

Still a work in progress.

Ash