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Not every horse starts out where you want them to be. Some come with bad habits, holes in their training, trust issues, ...
09/21/2026

Not every horse starts out where you want them to be. Some come with bad habits, holes in their training, trust issues, or a past that you may never fully know. Some take weeks to understand, some take months, and some take years.

But that’s what training is about. 🤎🐴

It’s not about making a horse perfect. It’s about helping them become the best version of themselves while building a relationship based on trust, patience, and consistency.

There will be days when everything clicks and you feel like you made huge progress. And there will be days when it feels like you went backwards. There will be rides that leave you proud, and rides that leave you wondering what went wrong.

Don’t let the bad days convince you that you aren’t making progress.

Every quiet moment, every correct response, every little breakthrough, every time your horse chooses to trust you — it all adds up.

I believe every horse deserves to be given a chance to learn without being rushed, punished for what they don’t understand, or expected to know something they were never taught.

Train the horse in front of you. Meet them where they are. Build them up instead of breaking them down.

Because at the end of the day, the goal isn’t just a broke horse.

The goal is a horse that trusts you, listens to you, enjoys their job, and feels safe with you.

Keep showing up. Keep learning. Keep putting in the work.

The progress may be slow, but one day you’ll look back and realize just how far you both came. 🤎

A few clips from today’s lessons. 💙Slowly building a name for myself and learning to stop caring about the people who ha...
06/24/2026

A few clips from today’s lessons. 💙

Slowly building a name for myself and learning to stop caring about the people who have something negative to say. The support, the progress, and the happy riders mean more than any hate ever could.

Just keep working. The results will speak for themselves. 🐴✨

Thank you to everyone who supports me. I appreciate it more then words can ever know🤍

06/10/2026

If you or your kid can’t catch, halter, and lead the horse safely on their own…they’re probably not ready to be trapsing over jumps or running around a barrel pattern.

Somewhere along the way, riding lessons became all about what happens in the saddle. How fast they’re going. What gait they’re doing. How quickly they’re “progressing.”

And a lot of people completely overlook the part that actually creates REAL horsemen. The ground. And no I don't mean how hard it is when you hit it.

If a rider can’t confidently approach a horse, read their body language, halter them correctly, lead them respectfully, and handle them safely before they ever get on…

What exactly are we teaching?

That riding is just sitting on top while someone else handles everything important?

That’s not horsemanship. That’s participation. The era of participation trophies needs to die.

The ground teaches awareness. It teaches timing. It teaches confidence. It teaches students how to read what the horse is feeling before it ever becomes a problem under saddle.

The groundwork tells me way more about a rider’s readiness than whether they can bounce around a few laps at the trot. It also communicates how serious they are about the sport.

That’s why we spend so much time there. I’m trying to create riders who understand the whole animal. That foundation is what keeps them safe later.

I know a lot of programs where you show up, get on an already tacked and groom horse, ride, then pass that horse off. No hate to those programs. There's a space for all kinds in this industry. It's just not for me.

If anyone is looking to get their kiddos into horse riding lessons, I’m now taking on new clients! 🐴✨I work with all lev...
04/14/2026

If anyone is looking to get their kiddos into horse riding lessons, I’m now taking on new clients! 🐴✨

I work with all levels from beginners just learning the basics to kids wanting to build confidence and improve their riding. My goal is to create a safe, fun, and positive environment where they can learn and grow both in and out of the saddle.

Limited spots available! Message me to get your kiddo started 🤍

"We let students trot on the first lesson because it makes it more fun!".....I’m gonna say this a little more plainly…th...
04/14/2026

"We let students trot on the first lesson because it makes it more fun!".....I’m gonna say this a little more plainly…this is gonna be long. Bear with me.

I get it. Fun sells. To a non horse person, trotting is the definition of "fun" and "progress". As a professional, it is our job to change that mindset, not cater to it.

Rushing kids to trot right away just to keep them excited or make parents feel like they’re “doing something” is exactly what I was talking about in my last post.

That’s not good horsemanship. And it’s not putting the kid or horse first.
These are 1,000 lb animals. Not a ride at the fair. They have a mind of their own. Rushing progress isnt creating fun- it's creating risk.

Sometimes our kids walk.
Sometimes they walk for a while.

And yeah… sometimes they get a little bored. Boohoo.

That doesn’t bother me. Because what they’re actually learning in that phase is what keeps them safe later.

You don’t skip basics in anything else, but for some reason people expect to skip them with horses. Kids in gymnastics don’t walk in and go straight to the beam.
They condition. They stretch. They do drills over and over. Football players don’t just show up and start running plays. They practice footwork. Timing. Repetition.
Basketball? You’re not scrimmaging day one. You’re dribbling. Passing. Shooting form.

Walking might not feel exciting to a new kid.
But that’s where they learn balance. Feel. Control.

And honestly…It’s good for kids to not get instant gratification. It’s good for them to be a little bored sometimes. To have to work for something. Build patience.

We’re not here to entertain kids for 30 minutes. We’re here to teach them how to ride.

Even our “just for fun” riders with no competitive desire learn how to do things the right way.

If you want quick fun, go somewhere else. Fall off there. If you want your kid to be confident, capable, and safe around horses- that’s what we do.

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