Lorden Horsemanship

09/30/2026

She looks like velvet 🖤

09/26/2026

I can’t keep them all. And this one wasn’t planned to begin with 🙈 so don’t hate me.
China is an AQHA, 19 year old mare. And the best mom! Iv hemmed and hawed to keep her, breed her again even. But it’s just not in the cards this year.
She is perfectly healthy, and rideable, although she’s had a bit of time off having babies. So I’m not selling her as a “riding horse” she would make a great companion.
I’m in no rush to move her along as I’d like to find her a nice retirement. Low 🥕🥕🥕🥕
So if you know anyone looking for a pretty companion let me know!

09/25/2026

Nothing like a wet saddle pad to start the day with 😆
It’s soooo cool to have returning horses, and be able to check off the boxes so quickly. Even after years!
Singer you haven’t changed a bit! Well… maybe you’re a bit bigger now 🤪 but the same ol sweet heart, and so easy to get along with.

09/24/2026

Who’s down for a pop up play day?
Tentatively Oct 10.
10-12 lunch 1-3 $125 for the day with lunch.
Laid back, play on some obstacles maybe chase the flag, I’m open for ideas, but I’m down for some fun!!

09/22/2026

And this is why it takes more than just a month of training too! To get a nice balanced lope theres lots of trotting behind it to build up the muscles and core.

The trot is a powerful gait when bringing a horse back into work.

It can be easy to want to get right back to loping, but there is so much we can develop at the trot first.

Unlike the lope, the trot is a symmetrical gait. It asks the horse to use both sides of the body in a more even, coordinated way, making it incredibly valuable for rebuilding strength, balance and body awareness.

But a good trot isn’t just about moving forward.

We’re looking for the horse to eventually be able to lift through the back, engage the abdominal muscles, support the ribcage through the thoracic sling, and move the shoulders freely, all while staying relaxed and rhythmic.

And that takes time.

With a horse coming back into work, we often start with a long and low trot, allowing them to stretch forward and down through the topline. This gives the horse somewhere to go, allows the tension to release and encourages relaxation and movement through the back before we start asking for more posture.

From there, as strength develops, we can gradually ask the horse to carry themselves a little with more lift, more engagement, more balance.

The goal isn’t to put the horse into a frame.

It’s to build a body strong enough to hold good posture on its own.

Sometimes the simple work is the work that matters most. A relaxed, balanced, truly connected trot can tell you a whole lot about the body underneath you.

09/22/2026

We had a shadow today!
My two favorite yellow boys being good solid citizens.
Particularly proud of Brooks (the riding horse) he’s super playful and doesn’t always make the best decisions when close to other horses. So this was a big win for him! Ozzy is already a master at being ponied too! Lorden Horsemanship Amelia Lorden

09/21/2026

Hey neighbor!

09/20/2026

How can you scroll by this and not want to reshare 😅

09/16/2026

I’v just uploaded THREE new videos to my you tube channel. I kept taking videos but haven’t had the time to voice over and post in the last two months. And I still have a few more to upload.

These three videos are focused on our progress, looking for holes, checking boxes, going to the next level, AND introducing some liberty as well.

In this video I decided to keep the halter off after some round pen...

09/15/2026

I feel like Iv just been posting about the babies lately and not much riding content 🙈 the babies are just so easy, for one I’m just on ground level and taking video and photos of them is much easier. Other wise your just going to get the same photo behind the ears 🤪
But anyways here one golden boy to the other 💛 Brooks behaving him self the these other two goons just want to play!