Aubrey Graham
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: They Don’t Care If They Show
“I have to remind myself that if I’m not on top of my competition game for a couple months … they don’t care. They are safe, and fed and cared for.” →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Hold Don’t Pull
“Reward the try, and as the situation arises again, ask again. The half-halt through a full-body hold, allows them to learn. Pulling takes that opportunity off the table.” →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Make It Predictable
“Each day, we change it up a bit … While I fully believe that keeping it interesting and challenging their brain is a huge plus, these smart but sometimes-anxious horses also need to know how to get the answer right.” →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Good Grids
“It is often the slow repetitive progression through without rider interference that helps them think and slow their →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Lifting the Core & the Ruler Metaphor
“Simply put, to ‘come over its back,’ a horse must engage its core.” →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Pain or Behavior?
“I imagine that, like people, there are no horses who feel no discomfort when asked to work. They →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: And The Dreaded Ulcers
We all know that horses get ulcers. The causes are wide and varied. There’s no silver bullet when →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Transitioning to Wet Feed
“I’m not going to lie, the sound of slurping humans makes me want to gag, but a barn →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: How To Get (& Keep) Them Straight
“Steering and straightness have to be created and managed, not just assumed.” →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: It’s (Not) Fine.
“Letting it be hard is hard in this industry. There is no good ability to stop. The chores →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Troubleshooting the Thoroughbred
“If you’re at an impasse, if you’re stuck… there are always other[s]… to talk to… Aim for folks →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Rider Balance and the Thoroughbred
“I spend an inordinate amount of my life thinking about what ‘works’ when riding and training Thoroughbreds … →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Develop by Allowing
“Allowing them to sort it out and to have that support … creates a space for trust to →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Learning to Follow
“By not being in charge, I gained the perspective on how to follow — a little insight on →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The Let Down
“… the let-down period is not a single moment that must happen immediately post track. It is a →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: New Year’s Resolutions For/From Your Thoroughbred
Here are some key goals for — or perhaps from? — your Thoroughbred for the coming year. →
Thoroughbred Logic: Making (Productive) Accommodations
“… sometimes, getting them to understand what you want means finding creative ways to ‘make it work’ for →
Thoroughbred Logic: Getting Started Over Fences
“Positive, confident experiences are key — and not overdoing it is huge. I don’t make a big deal →
Thoroughbred Logic: Choosing Their Job
“There is logic there… The logic is that a happy horse who is matched with a job that →
Thoroughbred Logic: The Disappearing Triangles…
… or another way to think about “inside leg to outside rein.” Read on for more. →
Thoroughbred Logic: Holiday Gift … Guide?
The holidays officially are here. If you have a hard-to-buy-for equestrian in your life, here are some awesome, →
Thoroughbred Logic: Making the Best of the Off Season
Fall is here. The days are getting shorter. And in many parts of the world, the competition season →
Thoroughbred Logic: Why the Canter-to-Trot Transition is Awesome
“That trot — the overly big one, where power isn’t quite perfectly controlled yet — that is where →
Thoroughbred Logic: Ride Other Horses
“I’m here to argue that even if you own the equine version of the love of your life, →
Thoroughbred Logic: Why “Tiring Them Out” Doesn’t Work
“These horses are bred to have ‘go’ and to have the heart to be able to reach into →