“[Thoroughbreds] are desirable in their own right. No saving necessary.” →
“The wind, weather, and absurd Halloween tchotch (I’m looking at you you blow up dragons and 20-foot tall skeletons) do not create a spooky horse out of one who is usually brave. Rather, a consistent horse is one whose reactions are predictable …” →
Whether it’s the well-prepared horse or the one that had a number of ups and downs on its journey, there are certain types of horses you see at the Makeover. →
“I swear they know. They know when they’re up for sale, or people are coming to trial ride →
You have to create straight before you can fix any form of lean or crookedness… →
When someone decides they want to be a horse trainer, rarely do they also say they want to →
“For a horse in full work, I like the number four. This gives you enough time in the →
Today we’re talking about the warhorses — those incredible athletes that have made more than 50 starts. →
This week focuses on the horses that ran 15 – 30 races. Read on to learn more about →
Owning an OTTB is great because of the amount of information you can get about them immediately. But →
Owning an OTTB is great because of the amount of information you can get about them immediately. But →
“With numerous ‘end of the meets’… coming up, and folks looking to pick up their next … Thoroughbred →
“The technique of point them at it and be patient makes braver horses because it both sets the →
“For the green Thoroughbred, turning this way allows them to forgo speed and antics. It allows them to →
“A primary consequence of the inside rein is that it tips a horse onto their forelimbs and off →
“I am proud of them for their quiet strolls around the facility, their eager walk (but willingness to →
Horses will teach you many things … but these past two months, the learning has been this: you’ll →
“With support, the trot that will develop from that too-speedy, too-big forward jumble is often a pushing, powerful, →
“Deciding what to do with a horse is about appropriateness and fit. And that applies for both the →
“Balance means the ability to flow with what the horse tosses at you and the capacity to retain →
“The more practiced the language of ask and confirm, the more ‘normal paced’ things can go and the →
“99.99% of the Thoroughbreds I have swung a leg over respond with utter enthusiasm and a golden-retriever-like sense →
“The cart idea not only keeps people from pulling, riding backwards or balancing off the bit, but also →
“[W]hen the owner, trainer, and barn staff are Thoroughbred-forward, that’s fantastic. But it is even better if the →
“So go ride, folks. And if your horse scoots out from under your aids, relax, weight your aids, →