Kaylie Eaves Horsemanship LLC

10/26/2026

10/25/2026

Rode my spicy rocket pony today! 💖🥰

10/25/2026

✨ Introducing the newest addition to our herd, Sugar! ✨

Sugar ("She Dont Do Pl***oys") is a 10-year-old registered AQHA gray mare. She brings incredible classic cow horse and cutting pedigree with her, being out of Smart Lil Tivio Two on the top side and Tronas Little Dandy on the bottom. Her papers go back to legendaries like Smart Little Lena, Freckles Pl***oy, Doc O'Lena, and Peppy San Badger.

I am so thrilled to have this sweet, talented mare join our program! Stay tuned to see what the future holds for Sugar. Welcome home, girl!🍬

10/23/2026

Whenever you see any posts about horse keeping, people sure do have opinions!!!! And a lot of times those opinions are hard earned! If you have a laminitic Pony and you live in Virginia you’re gonna get pretty prickly about leaving Horses out on pasture. But if you live in Montana, where 100 acre lot is considered small, and there are slow growing native grasses, you’re not going to understand why all these pansy easterners think that Horses can’t handle grass!!!! GRASS! The thing that Horses eat! lol. 
You might not be able to even imagine keeping Horses less than an acre per horse, but tell that to these Barns in Florida that successfully keep 25 horses on 5 acres.  and you might think that’s cruel, but believe me, Horses don’t want to stand out in the heat and the bugs in Florida in the summer. And I’m certainly not saying that all of the farms there do it well, because they certainly don’t, but I am saying that great quality horse keeping in Florida doesn’t look anything like great quality horse keeping in Nebraska. 

But I also think it’s important that we all learn from each other. Remember a couple years ago when Texas had a hard sustained freeze??? It was absolutely horrifying to those who owned livestock.  Their water lines are often times only buried 18 inches under the ground, if that, so many places no longer had running water, and even though fires were busy, bringing water in, they had no way to keep it from freezing. Many barns there are built for maximum airflow and don’t even have real walls, and their horses don’t grow much of a winter coat. Horse blankets were bought out. It wasn’t an absolute mess.

I used to complain that one problem with horse keeping in Pennsylvania is that we have extreme cold and extreme heat, and building really well for both is near impossible (or at the least, very expensive, especially considering we also need to build for mud.) but after watching Texans panic over one freakishly cold spell, I’m pretty relieved that we are built for all weather!

If you move to a new area that you’re unfamiliar with and you plan on keeping Horses, you might want to visit a few barns and ask about what works and what doesn’t for that area, because your previous knowledge might not be as helpful as you think!!  Even just the materials you can get a hold of can very wildly.

Anyways, tell me some of your wildest stories about horse keeping- we can commiserate together.

10/22/2026

I rode Sage for our group lesson! 💚 she did amazing, so responsive 😍 I love this mare!

10/22/2026

10/20/2026

I’ve seen it so many times in our industry: the solitary stallion tucked away in a dark corner stall, turned out alone behind double fences, never allowed to groom a buddy, smell another horse, or just be a horse. For decades, the default response to stallion behavior has been isolation and tighter control under the assumption that testosterone automatically makes them dangerous or unpredictable.

When we view stallions purely as unpredictable studs, we forget that a stallion is a horse first. His fundamental needs—for movement, connection, clear communication, and peace—are identical to those of any mare or gelding in our pastures.

When we isolate them, we create the very reactivity and frustration we are trying to prevent.
Science backs this up in remarkable ways. Studies on herd-housed stallions, like those from the Swiss National Stud, show that when intact males can live together, aggressive behaviors plummet and mutual grooming takes over, with virtually no risk of serious injury once boundaries are established.

Other research on social stabling shows that even just allowing stallions to see, touch, and interact with neighboring horses reduces frustration-based behaviors and leads to much more relaxed, cooperative horses under saddle.

This isn’t just about stallions, though. It’s a reminder of how crucial awareness and feel are with every single horse we handle. Every horse—whether a sensitive mare, a green c**t, or a seasoned gelding—communicates through subtle micro-expressions long before they ever explode or shut down. When we tune into that tight eye, the held breath, or the weight shift, we can offer feel, softness, and patient boundaries instead of force.

When we give horses patience, true social connection, and care that aligns with their natural design, their entire nervous system relaxes. Stallions can thrive and become incredibly gentle, willing partners when they have a life rich in friends, movement, and clear, empathetic guidance. Let’s stop treating them like ticking time bombs and start giving every horse in our barn the understanding, feel, and freedom they deserve.

Spartan sure is happy now that he has a friend (Reggie the Andalusian c**t) and soon he will have another stallion joining his band!💙