But, she's not wrong. It's amazing how much environment changes your thinking. One of the reasons I switched back to my old trainer (so, my current trainer) is because I knew she doesn't mess around. She's a tough coach, she doesn't mess around and she pushes students to actually ride the horse.Â[...]
I saw a post and I just cannot get it out of my mind. Therefore, I'm coming here to talk about it, because I think it raises a broader question. The post was someone asking if they should purchase a horse that had attacked a person and literally ripped someone's finger off. While this was the fir[...]
Horses in other countries fascinate me. Growing up in the US, even in my specific region on the east coast has given me very specific ideas of how horses should be raised. But even in different areas of the USA, which is huge, by the way, horse keeping varies widely. For example, I've seen maybe[...]
For the 20th (30th? 40th?) time, I see the same post on my feed. "16h perfect horse for sale!! She's great in every way, why won't some one buy her? NO TIRE KICKERS" This is paraphrased on purpose, I'm keeping it vague. I haven't sold many horses, so I'm looking at this from the lens of a purc[...]
The horse world was shocked when Charlotte Dujardin withdrew from the Olympics, 3 days prior to the start of the games. But even more shocking, the former golden girl was withdrawing because of a video of her abusing a horse. The Charlotte Dujardin?? Of Charlotte and Valegro?? The video was release[...]
I watched the edited clips of Katie Prudent's recent clinic, and my first thoughts were, "That doesn't look that bad." It looked like many of the trainers I had growing up. They were all like that, rough, tough on us, and using what I hope was hyperbole about the ways we should treat our horses. Bu[...]