The Painted Mane

10/25/2025

I LOVE SATURDAYS

10/25/2025

🐴 h a p p y w e e k e n d🤍

10/23/2025

🤍 she left yesterday🐴 Nellie was a lot of fun to start, she had just the right amount of ‘sweet and salty’😆👌✨ Be good at home, lady!

10/23/2025

Love this ✨👌

LISTEN TO WHAT HES TELLING YOU

The horse will always tell you in the beginning what he wants to be. You can’t change that and sometimes it’s a hard pill to swallow.

As a c**t starter, I’ve seen a lot over a decade and a half as a public horse trainer if you want to label it that way. My reputation has been built two ways. Putting a great start on a horse or the last trainer to help a horse from getting their head chopped off and served on a platter in China.

We all have big plans for our horse whether he was bred to go earn an LTE in the cowhorse, that rescue you saved from the kill pen, or the second chance given to the horse that fell through the cracks due to the previous owner’s negligence.

Just remember that some reined cowhorses will excell as a rope horse. That horse with a late start may lack athletic ability but will be a safe trail horse. And that beefy kill pen horse that keeps looking at you with 50 first date vibes, and won’t stop bucking…

Well he’s telling you that he wants to be a bronc in the practice pen. He ain’t even going to be a saddle horse and you gotta believe him! So the question is, are you going to listen to what the horse is telling you?

- Lucia Lhotak

10/21/2025

‘You haven’t missed out on a thing that was meant for you.’ This is a very good reminder for me because my FOMO is extremely real😅….I hope you have the best day!!✨😎

10/20/2025

✨ this pretty lady goes home this week, so I’m doing my best to make sure she doesn’t go home and make it appear as if she’s just sat at my table snacking all month 😝😅
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02/14/2025

01/31/2025

This beauty deserves a post!!! Thank you for the amazing birthday gift!!🤩😍😍👏and for the incredible leather work and design!! Absolutely stunning!! I really didn’t ever expect to get one of these when I posted that on my social media🫣😛I’m not complaining by any means though!

01/17/2025

💫2 0 2 5 so far🐴🏔️🐶🌲☀️

[3 year olds, two babies for a week, winter trail riding, got my stirrups permanently turned for ease of knees and ankles, pups enjoying the sunshine]

In the pursuit of happiness, don’t underestimate the power of ice cream and Nutella. Yes, eaten together.

**tstarting #2025