Aubrey Graham
Thoroughbred Logic: Embrace the Chaos (But Have Boundaries)
“I think these often-comical personalities exist in each of these horses, but there actually is a recipe to →
Thoroughbred Logic: Finding the Flow
“In riding, whether flatting, jumping, executing a dressage test, or smartly blasting around cross country, we all think →
Thoroughbred Logic: Transitions & The Post
“The me who raced my redheaded Appendix down dirt roads and knew every stretch of potentially hundreds of →
Thoroughbred Logic: Does Size Really Matter?
“… to exclude the good ones because they are a touch too short seems silly and often tells →
Thoroughbred Logic: Do Not Move
“In contrast, when one slows one’s body down, the slow translates from the rider to the horse; steady, →
Thoroughbred Logic: Fixing the Head Tilt
“Correcting head tilts, therefore, comes in at the point where the horse is pushing from behind and elevating →
Thoroughbred Logic: Horse Profiles, The Good Kid
“I know that as a good horse gains the hope and the expectations that sneak in, they often →
Thoroughbred Logic: The Barn Beer Hack
Anyone who has ever had a horse — Thoroughbred or not! — has likely said, “This horse is →
Thoroughbred Logic: Keep A Door Open
“…perhaps one of the absolutely most important things to riding young, green, anxious or slightly nutty horses is →
Thoroughbred Logic: Rehabbing Injuries, Part Two — Surviving Stall Rest
“Overall, stall rest sucks. But, with patience and a little tactful creativity, most horses make it out and →
Thoroughbred Logic: Rehabbing Injuries, Part One
This week’s Thoroughbred Logic is the first part of a series on injury rehab. Today’s article takes a →
Thoroughbred Logic: New Year’s Perspective (And Ten Training Tactics That Work)
“I’m going to chalk 2022 up to being a transitional year – one where the building and the →
Thoroughbred Logic: In Front Of The Leg
“[T]he biggest determining factor of getting around a course successfully is having the horse in front of the →
Thoroughbred Logic: The Slow Down
“[H]ere’s hoping the breaks that you take are those you choose — with an eye to growth and →
Thoroughbred Logic: Have a Plan
“The same goes for jumping … There’s a plan to the fence and after the fence. Having a →
Thoroughbred Logic: The Starter Kit
“So according to me (from the point of view of an Eventer making sweeping statements), here’s a ‘where →
Thoroughbred Logic: Thankful for the Thoroughbred
“… each time I swing my leg over a Thoroughbred, I am grateful that, in fact, that is →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Hanging Out
“… when I ask a horse to hang out, I don’t need anything from them but their company →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Buying The Appropriate Horse (A Seller’s Perspective)
“… if that barefoot, forage-only Thoroughbred needs shoes as the ground gets harder, or needs grain to help →
OTTB United: Thoroughbred Buying and Selling Made Easy
“It sounds hyperbolic, but the app has taken all of the challenges and frustrations from trying to sell →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: The Post-Track Body Crash
“Transitioning [Thoroughbreds] from track to farm can be finicky business. But getting it right is essential, because folks, →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Horses That Inspire Community
“Those who own Thoroughbreds at some point or another, struggle with their feet, their condition, their brains, and →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Trust, Patience and a Little Smarts
“Trust and patience help transform the off-track horses that come here into quiet and manageable creatures on the →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Lunge Right
“There’s always more to do, always more ways to do it. But, even if you’re like me and →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Three Ground Work Essentials
Today’s Thoroughbred Logic addresses three key ground work exercises: working on a loose lead, giving, and moving over. →