Ridequine Ranch

11/27/2025

!!Snoopy update!!!
Living his best life as a trail Boss, out in Nova Scotia. The future is bright for this team. Another very happy horse with a new owner that adores and appreciated Snoopy for who he is and what he can offer. To know Snoopy is to love Snoopy. And his previous owners were no exception, and it was that love for him that made them realize their dreams were simply not going to be his.

A little piece of me goes with each and every horse that comes through my barn, even the ones that are not mine, they all have held a very important spot in the heart and my journy.

I have recently been asked multiple times if I would take in horses for consignment sales.
My answer is no.
Yes,,, I sell a lot of horses, but what people don’t see is they are all horses that I have had for Years! Not months, not weeks, not days! I have poured my heart and soul into each of these horses to find out who they are, what they would be happy with and what level and type of rider would be able to take them there. Now this does require a certain level of honesty on the buyers part. As I can only take what they say with as much clarity as they give me.

But being a “Jack of all trades, master of none”
gives me a unique advantage to see horses through a lens that the owner or breeder maybe can’t see. I see horses for what they are, and where they are at and that is often a reality that’s not easy for owners to see or hear. But it takes time for them to be with me, in my hands, in my herds, in my barn, to fully evaluate what they need and who might be the right person to give them what they need to thrive as a team.

Getting these types of updates truly brings me a sense of peace and pride that makes all those unbelievably long hard days of questioning why I do what I do, so so worth it!!

Cheers to great horses and amazing people for allowing me to be a part in these stories. 🫂🥰

11/24/2025

Having the ability to bath horses year round sure is a treat.
Spa day for Oliver.

11/24/2025

Horses will meet you exactly where you are—whether you know where that is or not.

One of the hardest truths in horsemanship is that you cannot separate the rider from the human being riding. You can learn theory, techniques, and timing—but if you don’t know what drives you at a deeper level, your horse will feel that gap long before you do.

Most of us move through the world with old narratives still running without our awareness in the background. Maybe you were taught, directly or indirectly, that you were small, inconvenient, or unimportant. Maybe you learned to keep your head down, not make waves, not ask for much. Or maybe you learned to overcompensate: to become hyper independent, to feel important.

Those early experiences don’t stay in childhood; they become the lens you see yourself through, and the filter you misinterpret the world through.

And the horse—sensitive, perceptive, honest—becomes a mirror for every part of that story.

A horse refusing or resisting becomes “rejection.”
A moment of hesitation becomes “I’m not good enough.”
A correction feels like conflict, and conflict feels dangerous.
Or, the opposite—you search for conflict because you expect it, and it feels safer to control it than wait for it.

None of this comes from malice. It comes from the unexamined places inside us, mirrored in the world around us.

But a horse isn’t rejecting you. A horse isn’t judging your worth. A horse isn’t reenacting the dynamics of your childhood. They are responding to the energy you bring, the clarity you offer, and the steadiness—or lack of it—behind your choices.

When we don’t know what drives us, we keep repeating the same emotional choreography over and over, in the barn and everywhere else. We avoid setting boundaries because we fear being “too much.” We micromanage because we fear losing control. We rush because we fear being behind. We freeze because we fear doing something wrong.

The real work is not really about the horse. It’s about getting curious about ourselves. Identifying the motives that subconsciously steer our hands, our timing, our expectations, our reactions. Asking, Where did this pattern come from? Who taught me this? And is it actually true?

Because once you see your own story clearly, the horse stops being a mirror of your inadequacy and becomes a partner in your growth.

Horses don’t need us to be perfect. They just need us to be honest—especially with ourselves.

And when we learn to operate from clarity instead of old wounds, our work with them becomes lighter, cleaner, more present… and our whole life tends to follow.

11/18/2025

It’s time we find this amazing boy his person to move up the levels.
Ollivander- 2019 KWPN gelding.
16’3hh
Please contact me at 1 (306) 536-9638
Or private message for more information.
Motivated seller.
Updated video!

11/16/2025

11/15/2025

Bo officially has fancier clothes than I do. 🤣
Thought I might take advantage of the cool crisp air and see if we could get Bo some exercise.

11/13/2025

2023 Bay filly, 15hh
All around prospect!!
Reining “ Cromed out Mercedes”on the top and pleasure” Hot Pretense” on the bottom, this filly will take you to the ribbons in every class, from the Halter to the pleasure then the reining.

Is ready to get on, been lunged, ponied, sacked out, ground drove, and stepped in the stirrup. Never bucked and wants to be a good girl.

Correct confirmation and very stout build with amazing feet!

Only reason I am listing is I hurt my neck and I won’t be able to start her myself for a while it looks like, so listing her for interest before I send her for training. Not something a trainer likes to do.😤😬😣

Video available going around under tack and without tack.
Located in Pilot Butte Sask,
Contact Kim at (306) 536-9638

11/11/2025

Burnout, it’s real! And even though I’m learning, that tomorrow is another day and there are only so many hours in each day.
I often find myself feeling this pretty hard at the start of a new season.
Our roles, lives, jobs and facilities need to do a full flip when we go from summer to winter and back again twice a year. It’s no joke!

So if you read this and think your in it alone, your not.
And my advise is to only have people in your barn that support you and make these things easier. People that will celebrate you when you are taking a much needed break, instead of looking at it as an open opportunity to add more to your plate. This is when you get to protect the reasons why we do this. And gives us the fuel to recharge and do it all again the next day.

Cheers to my fellow barn operators and owners, you need to look after you! Or you cant look after everyone else.

🐴 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡.

This has been on my mind a lot ..
We keep talking about burnout in the horse world — but what if it isn’t burnout?
What if it’s just caring too deeply, for too long, without a break?

Because we don’t clock off at 5pm.
We don’t switch off our phones or our brains.
We lie awake wondering if the one that didn’t finish their feed is okay,
or if the weather’s going to turn the fields into soup again.

We say “I’m fine” while doing twelve things at once, running on coffee, hay dust and stubbornness.
We hold space for everyone else’s horses, emotions, and emergencies — but who holds space for us?

And when we finally show we’re tired, someone always says,
“Well, you chose this life.”
As if loving something means it shouldn’t exhaust you.

But it’s okay to be tired.
It’s okay to need a day off.
It’s okay to love this life and still feel like it’s breaking you sometimes.

Because the truth is, we don’t do it for money, or glory, or thanks.
We do it for the quiet moments —
the old horse resting his nose on your shoulder,
the rescue that finally trusts again,
the little wins no one else sees.

That’s what keeps us here.

So if you’re reading this and you’re running on fumes — you’re not weak.
You’re human. You just care more than most. 💛

Ps. If anyone finds a “self-cleaning stable” or a “field that never turns to mud” setting in real life, please DM me immediately. I’ll sell a kidney for it. 😂

11/11/2025

A man should know how to make HIS girl happy! And mine just hit the mark.
Most girls are looking for a nice sandy beach, but I couldnt be more excited about a fresh new, dust free, riding arena footing.

11/09/2025

Another frosty morning, but nothing to complain about here! Pens are cleaned, hay is all in the shed, and now it’s time for out with the old and in with the new indoor area footing! Yeah!