Aubrey Graham
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. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Get the Image
“…being present as vets bring internal equine data to light has made me realize just how complicated these →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: What’s in a Name?
“These names are the ties that allow people who loved that horse during their lifetime to find them. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Incremental but Effective
“Ever see someone assume that they can just kick into the trot on a spicy horse? I bet →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Why We Clinic
“… this is where clinics are cool. So when 10 Thoroughbreds and around 40 folks who share a →
Thoroughbred Logic: Low Bar, High Hopes
“One trick to showing and enjoying it — and therefore a trick to owning, loving, and competing your →
Thoroughbred Logic: Pedigrees and Horoscopes
This week’s Thoroughbred Logic tackles the age-old question: nature vs. nurture? How much does a horse’s pedigree play →
Thoroughbred Logic: Before the Second Career (Foal Life)
“I loved all of them and now I love watching them grow and learn in some of the →
Thoroughbred Logic: Habits on the Circle
“Circles are great for both identifying . . . underlying patterns and foundational holes and using that very →
Thoroughbred Logic: 50 Shades of Green
“I use their amount/shade/type of green to set the bar and therefore my expectations. Such expectations translate into →
Thoroughbred Logic: So You Don’t Want To Go Fast…
This week’s Thoroughbred Logic discusses what you can do to keep these smart, sensitive and capable horses balanced, →
Thoroughbred Logic: Just Ignore Them
“…with patience, a healthy dose of good equitation and amply honed ‘ignoring’ skills, it usually doesn’t take too →
Thoroughbred Logic: Aim For The Whole Story
“In short, the better information one has, the more complete the story, the better a shot one has →
Thoroughbred Logic: Be Fair
Want respectful and well-behaved, happy horses? A key (but certainly not the only) component is this: Be fair. →
Thoroughbred Logic: Hit the Trails
Welcome to the next installment of Thoroughbred Logic. In this weekly series, Anthropologist and trainer Aubrey Graham, of Kivu →
Thoroughbred Logic: Getting Turnout Right
“Sometimes, the key to getting the horses going right for their people, is in fact, other horses (and →
Thoroughbred Logic: Saddle Fit
“…thus began the process of learning many, many things that I did not then know about an essential →
Thoroughbred Logic — Intentional Riding (The Cross-Training Edition)
“Especially when dealing with the ‘out of arena’ form of cross training, I hear a lot of ‘but →
Thoroughbred Logic: Intentional Riding Part 2 – Flexibility
“Intentional riding cannot be a rigid thing — plans and responses must be flexible. Critical thinking and smart →