Stonewall Equine Services, LLC

Stonewall Equine Services, LLC Holistic horsemanship for you AND your horse! We prioritize kind and compassionate training styles to fit the needs of each individual horse.

We currently offer mobile training, schooling and lessons in the Greater San Antonio area. I have been riding horses since I was 9. Training horses is about a conversation between horse and rider, and always needs to be a two-sided relationship. I specialize in c**t starting, and problem horses and have years of experience working with nearly every breed of horse.

I’ve never once regretted moving at a slower pace.As a kid, I was extremely perceptive. My mom still jokes that I could ...
04/02/2026

I’ve never once regretted moving at a slower pace.

As a kid, I was extremely perceptive. My mom still jokes that I could read the McDonalds specials from the window of a car on the interstate. I see a lot, and am always processing information at light speed.

Which I think is why I adore horses so much.

They both allow me to use my perception and observations to think more like a hyper vigilant flight animal, while also existing so perfectly in the moment as to keep me from spiraling.

So while others dread the monotony and boring-ness that comes with slow work, I love the way it forces me to look around. It forces me to notice the breath changes and the ear twitches and the unanswered questions coming from my horses.

Because going slow is never about being behind, it’s about planning ahead. Solving problems before you get there and the problem is a bomb. A proactive and patient training approach is nothing but beneficial to our horses… which begs the question.

How’s benefiting from the rushing?
It sure ain’t the horses.

I’ve quite literally wanted this for my entire life.Twenty-one years ago I took my first riding lesson, and literally ne...
04/01/2026

I’ve quite literally wanted this for my entire life.

Twenty-one years ago I took my first riding lesson, and literally never once looked back. Committing to this love and this dream has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

But I just kept coming back. No matter how much loss and pain it dealt me, I just knew that this was the path for me.

Getting to open and operate the program I wish I had throughout those 21 years is such a reward. Because now I can hold the hands of horse lovers like me, who have felt lost and uncertain, and show them that there IS space in this industry for kind souls.

03/28/2026

What my mares eat in a day… plus 18-20lbs of hay.

Things you should know:
🍳 I am not a nutritionist, but I love my mares and have spent a couple years working to find what’s best for them, as horses. If your looking for a nutritionist/advisor, check out and )
🥓 I actually hate fireball, these buckets were just too hilarious to NOT go dumpster diving for them. Heck, I’m a horse girl, we’re resourceful.
🥞 This isn’t sponsored and I’m affiliated with either of the brands I mentioned, I just like their products.

Lastly, if this isn’t what you feed your horse, don’t worry! Feed them whatever they need to be a happy and healthy pony. I literally used to give Scout a handful of sweet feed to “tide her over” and she looked pretty healthy (I do not recommend this… but just saying, to each their own).

Not sure if I’d be brave enough to embark on this next chapter, if I didn’t have this little punk-ass mare at my side.Sh...
03/28/2026

Not sure if I’d be brave enough to embark on this next chapter, if I didn’t have this little punk-ass mare at my side.

She has taught me more about courage than any textbook or teacher, slowly building my resilience over 2.5 years.

Today I heard myself tell a client that I would put up with the pain and tears of the first 6 months if it meant I got a lifetime of a horse as good as Lou. And I meant it.

She’s the kind of horse that forces you to do better, to BE better and then rewards you for being such an excellent student and wow, that reward is worth it.

I wished with my whole heart to start my lesson program with Scout at the center, but seeing Luna step up and fill that role with a confident ease, is almost better. I can’t wait to hear kids tell there friends at school that THEY ride a WILD mustang 🤣🥰.

It wasn’t luck that got us here, I will stand by that forever, it was hard work and something bigger than both of us. Fate? Destiny? Cosmic intervention? No matter what, I will always be in awe of this little magic mare.

I can’t wait to change the world with you my girl 🤍🤍

03/24/2026

I have a picture of the splintered gate somewhere on my phone…

But yeah, let’s just say that Luna and Mia’s first interaction was less than positive. Mia came to me with pretty intense resource guarding, something that is common in Mustangs. I’m pretty sure that the whole ordeal was set off by Luna simply glancing at the hay bag Mia was eating at. And within moments, a 1000 pound marshmallow was getting plowed through a fence.

So I got to work.

After introducing Mia to basic regulation skills and giving her tools for processing information without reacting. I slowly started introducing them in controlled settings (they lived together in a herd of six mares so they were able to avoid each other generally).

I wanted them to work through this because I saw the value that calm & supportive relationships between mares can build. Because at their core, horses are a matriarchal species.

Seeing the two of them interact now, after all those months of work, is such a sweet reward. Not just for me, but also for them… Knowing that I’ve helped create an environment where communication comes first and reactivity is an afterthought.

** unless they’re in heat, when they’re cycling all bets are off and they probably would hire a hitman to take the other out. But we don’t blame them for what they say during those four days.

I’m probably one of most stubborn people you’ll ever meet.At some point, it’s a personality trait I developed, probably ...
03/21/2026

I’m probably one of most stubborn people you’ll ever meet.

At some point, it’s a personality trait I developed, probably a result of being the youngest of six kids. It’s something that is both the bane of my existence and the source of most of the success I’ve had.

I’m loyal, determined and dogged in pursuit of a goal. But it does mean sometimes I hang on to something too long, because I don’t want to feel like a quitter.

When starting Luna, it showed in the 362/365 days I spent with her in that first year. My ability to pick myself up after she wrecked my confidence over and over again. And even now, it gives me perspective into her (equally stubborn) brain, allowing us to find innovative solutions to our training struggles.

But with Mia, my stubborn personality has had to take a slightly different approach, a softer approach. If you’ve noticed, this sweet mare hasn’t had a prominent place on my feed since about Christmas… it’s because I kinda lost faith in us for a bit.

In January, right when I felt like she was on the verge of really getting into mounted work, we had some major setbacks. She stopped eating any grain, and became very reactive again. It seemed like most of the work I’d put in since last fall, had gone out the window. I had the chiropractor and then the dentist. I treated ulcers and changed ration balancers. My next step was a full neurological workup (which I’m still considering).

In the middle of that I lost Scout, and Sabrosa moved home. I felt like my heart and my herd were in turmoil, and just keeping Mia healthy was my #1 concern, so basically all training stopped. But I kept believing in her, fighting for her.

After moving I saw her continue to struggle. And then about two days ago she licked her bowl clean. And today we had a nearly perfect training session.

I will say this. I don’t know what this mares future holds, but if it’s up to me, I sure as hell won’t give up on her. Her heart is simply too kind.

03/13/2026

Luna eats cows for breakfast. 🥞 🍳 🧇

At some point, the training wheels have to come off. No, you don’t have to start without them, but you can’t ride a tric...
03/12/2026

At some point, the training wheels have to come off. No, you don’t have to start without them, but you can’t ride a tricycle forever…

Now what on earth does that have to do with horse training?

One of the basics tenets of my training philosophy is something I call “Support or Challenge, you have to pick.” And honestly it is exactly what it sounds like. Because whenever we come upon a sticky situation or a frustrating concept in the training journey (an inevitable experience) we have to make a choice.

Either:
A) We support or horse through it by giving extra clarity, doing a little hand holding or making things “easier.” This is super helpful with an anxious or unsure horse that is gaining confidence. We may hold them a little more physically and have a more driving leg. We do all this in the name of helping them find a physical, mental or emotional state, that SOMEDAY they need to find WITHOUT our support.

Which leads us to the next option…
B) We challenge them. We say “hey I have a bigger planning brain than you, and I know you’re ready, let’s do it.” We stop perfectly holding their shoulders in the lope off and start treating scary situations like no big deal. Yes, sometimes, we push them THROUGH something uncomfortable, because we know once they get to the other side, they will be okay.

Staying too long in either one of these states, will damage your horse’s independent decision making skills.

Because if we support too much, our horses begin relying on our confidence, never learning their own. But if we push into challenge mode too quickly, without establishing prerequisite skills, we risk driving horses into compliance and shutdown.

Horse training is not a game of all THIS or all THAT. It’s a state of flow, back and forth between comfort and resilience. What’s that cheesy Pinterest quote? “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships were made for.”

You don’t have to throw your reins on the buckle and make your horse learn “accountability” on day one. But you also do NEED to do that at some point. The art of knowing when they’re ready, that’s what matters.

So work together. Be partners. Let leadership go both ways.

Almost exactly 2 years ago, I loaded up Luna and hauled her away from this property. To be back here now, as the partner...
03/10/2026

Almost exactly 2 years ago, I loaded up Luna and hauled her away from this property. To be back here now, as the partners we are now, is extremely powerful.

Because I look at her in the paddock, and I see the confidently distrusting mare. I see the horse who looked me in the eyes and said “I don’t NEED YOU!” I see the blood on her chest after she sliced open her pectoral running away from me.

I look at the yard and I think about the first time she bolted from me and I just hung on, dragging for 15ft before she stopped and said “I’m done”.

I look at the round pen and I think about how it took us 7 days to be able to lead from the paddock to the round pen, and up the little hill, and into the sand. How cautious she was about this new space. But I also see our first sit, a month or two later.

I look at the arena and I see the first time we played together. Her following a hand target over a jump and cowkicking a sketchy looking cone to “protect me.”

And then I see her now. The calm and quiet force. The calm before the storm AND the torrential storm. All that power, in a 14hh mare who for some wild reason, thinks I’m a leader worth following.

I really think this next chapter is going to be so SO special.

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San Antonio, TX

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Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
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