KBH Horsemanship

10/22/2026

Congratulations to Kristina Howard and Amanda Howard on their purchase of Phantom! My heart is filled with joy! He gets to stay at our barn until they eventually get a property of their own to take him home to! It couldn't have worked out any better for this sweet boy (and my heart that is just not cut out for horse sales) ❤️🐴

10/20/2026

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Check out Phantom, a horse I've been working with and is now ready to find his person ❤️🐴

06/08/2026

It took over a year of working with Phantom to finally get him comfortable working with the farrier. I swear by having more hands than your own on horses that need to learn how to trust. Today was the first day he didnt need a handful of trazodone on board to get his feet done. So proud of him. He is such a sweet, loving, good natured horse who just needed to learn how to trust people. He is going to make someone a stellar partner ❤️🐴

04/19/2026

Yesterday was a great day in the saddle! Phantom went on his first off property trail ride and was Phan-omenal! Gave him the chance to ride bitless, like we do at home, and he did not disappoint. He took a little encouragement to get on the trailer both going and coming home, but he road alone on my trailer both ways and was a total champ about it. Two of our barn family members also got to enjoy their own horses together for the first time trailered off property. Lots of firsts! A day full of horses and hearts filled with joy! 💚🐴

11/06/2025

Hey horse friends, and all friends really....but my fellow equestrians all know the importance of helping our 4 legged friends feel their best, especially when we ask them to carry us through our life's desires. We spend hundreds (and more) on treatments like magna-wave, pemf, acupuncture, chiropractic, custom saddles, specialized feed and the list goes on. But what about us?? I recently discovered that Color Me Tan on White St in York has a full body red light therapy bed!! Red light therapy is proven to help aide your body in cellular regeneration, reduces pain and inflammation, increases joint articulation and helps in muscle recovery...all the reasons why we pay for our horses to receive this same therapy! And the initial results are palpable. I felt so uplifted and energized after my first time in the bed. Imagine what the long term results could be if we spent just $20 a week on ourselves!

Mention this post or KBH Horsemanship and receive a buy-one-get-one when you book your first session! Its only $20 for 15 minutes of total body rejuvenation. Now go show yourself some love ❤️

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07/30/2025

Amen 🙌

In some ways it’s disappointing being a trainer who puts the horse first, goes at their pace, does an incredible amount of useful ground work, focuses on biomechanics and correct movement and wants the horse to feel happy and confident.

It’s hard to find clients who not only want the same thing, but realize that doing it correctly takes time.

Everyone is in a race to the show ring to try to beat the other guy.

Every horse I train gets worked with at their pace. 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there and it’s little bits at a time. They get the days off that they need. I never wear them out, drill or over do it. I want them to get it, think about and come back again fresh in the afternoon or the next morning to try the next step for a few minutes. It’s slow and steady building blocks with me.

There’s no fluff and frill. There’s no 5 and 6 year olds practicing Grand Prix movements - that takes years and how many years depends on each individual horse.

There’s no race to the show ring. No competition to see who can climb the levels the fastest.

It’s about building a happy, healthy athlete who feels confident in their body and in their work. Those are the horses who last - physically, mentally and emotionally. Those are the horses that I train and put out into the world.

I wish more people were in it for the right reasons.

The horse first. The date of the show is unimportant.

🌻 © Cara Blanchard

📸 Max & Maxwell: Equestrian Photography

07/04/2025

I have always been a bitless advocate! Whenever a horse comes to me for training, the first thing I do (if its had previous work done), is remove the bit and find the holes in communication. If you've known me long enough, you know my saying is "bits are for people, not horses" and I'll die on that hill ❤️🐴

06/22/2025

My hometown heroes may not wear capes but they definitely fly on tractors! My fields got a nice haircut yesterday, for the "hay burners" as he calls 'em 😅