“‘Bombproof’ is one of my least favorite terms to describe horses. I mean, when a bomb goes off, →
“Over at the knee” — conformation flaw or functional detail? 🤔 Read on for what it really means →
“Ten years ago, I would not have been out there at that stupid hour with stupid sheets in →
“Instead of beginning one’s search for pain under where a horse palpates sore (their back or SI, for →
“A softer, more (literally) accommodating ride crafts openings for them to figure out the best placement for their →
“Just a heads up, this isn’t a boarding barn.” →
“…while these exams are often described in terms of ‘passing’ or ‘failing,’ there really is no such thing. →
“Knowing that your Thoroughbred has probably already been maintained in some way shape or form is one important →
“It might take three steps or three laps around the ring, but there is a feeling that comes →
Today’s Thoroughbred Logic addresses three key ground work exercises: working on a loose lead, giving, and moving over. →
“… it feels like trust — like if I give you a solid foundation and eventually point you →
“No one is ready. Is anyone ever ready? Nope. Just gotta go. Pull a Nike. Just do it.” →
“Once one is restarted, there’s a clamoring for horses around the $5,000 mark. Folks, many of the nice →
“Forage … really is the key to getting weight on and keeping it there.” However, here are some →
Good tack makes for happy Thoroughbreds. →
Seasoning young or green horses off-property poses its own set of demons. This week’s article offers three ways →
“… the goal for the past couple weeks has not been to increase his jumping experience or see →
“[I]f you need to see something like a transition or change of direction, just ask. And if you →
“After a million tack-ons and trying my very kind farrier’s patience, I gave up. I had a flat →
“Whether the horses are coming off the track or they are coming back into my life after they’ve →
“The idea is pretty simple — a horse that is not entirely straight (what horse ever really is???) →
“… there isn’t any set timeline. [Horses], apparently like this year’s spring, take their time if they need →
“…for Thoroughbreds, treats are an interesting thing. For many, what they know about treats depends on how they →
“Some of these humans — those who buy, board, ride and compete these horses — are fantastic. Many, →
“[T]he rider needs to determine the metronome beat they want and then become it. Using the post to →