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Naked Horse November🤭
I went all in on the ‘No Stirrups November’ theme with Willow and decided to to do No Saddle November…which turned into ‘Naked Horse November’. Let me explain. I started by committing to ride Willow bareback the entire month. She has been ridden bareback before, but it had been awhile. I’ve been working on riding…
Read MoreVideo: A Thanksgiving tribute to horses.
A Thanksgiving tribute to horses. (Audio on) Is it possible to summarize what horses mean to you? People called in from around the world and shared their thoughts. Hundreds of ways horses have improved lives, and many reasons to be thankful for horses this Thanksgiving. Add your reasons to the comments below. Happy Thanksgiving! P.S.-…
Read MoreThe importance of hauling to shows…and not showing.
It’s fun to look back and see how much Willow has matured. This is a video from 2019 which was the first year that I really showed her a lot. She matured so much! Following my lead change theme…and because I’m hoping to show Willow in reining this year…here is a throwback video from August…
Read MoreVideo: Challenging Conversations with a Horse
Yesterday’s podcast was titled ‘Challenging Conversations with Your Horse’. In this video, Jac demonstrates this concept. At this point I had been working with Jac for 20 minute (see episode 1). Jac mentally switched gears and began exhibiting boredom and frustration with his body language as he doesn’t understand what I’m trying to communicate. I…
Read MoreWhy didn’t Stacy Westfall own Roxy? Who did own her?
Ever wondered why Stacy didn’t own Roxy? Or Jac? Meet Greg, the man who took a risk and bought Roxy for the Westfall’s to train. Greg went from trail riding and camping to owning one of the most famous horses in the world. What was that like and how did it happen? Listen for:…
Read MoreWhy do horses swish or wring or use their tails? With and without riders…
I know I am opening a huge can of worms here….but lets talk about horses using their tails. I am talking about tail swishing, tail wringing, etc. Here are some questions for you…(my answer follows the question.) Do horses ever use their tails because of the rider? Yes Do horses ever use their tails because…
Read MoreWillow, AQHA ‘I Can Can I’ won an award!
Although this buckle is dated 2019 it just arrived! Willow aka ‘I Can Can I’ is a registered American Quarter Horse and in 2019 we competed in both traditional and western dressage. You can watch that journey on YouTube under my playlist ‘The Trail to the World Show.’ That year we not only learn about…
Read MorePresto’s first trail ride
For Presto’s first trail ride, I asked my husband, Jesse, to ride my mare Willow ahead of Presto. I’ve ‘ponied’ Presto from Willow before so they are both comfortable with being close to each other. Willow was both a calm influence and in case of emergency I could have used her as a wall to…
Read MorePresto’s First Ride: Staying safe during the first ride on a horse
One year ago this week was Presto’s first ride! Here is a video showing the big day. ❤️It’s very fitting that his first trail?ride was this week…watch for an upcoming video of that! ——————- I’ve owned Presto now for four years. He has grown so much and I’m finally ready to start sharing his adventures.…
Read MoreWestern saddles; storing cinch between rides
Have you ever wonder what that little keeper on the off side of your saddle was for? This video shows how to use that little keeper to hang your cinch in a way that will let it dry between rides. Also using this method will prevent that little keeper from curling out which happens with…
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