Spurring C Performance Horses

03/13/2025

Dedicated to a certain coworker... you know who you are 😂❤

03/12/2025

All about our horses 🤣
credits: Inside Track Eventing

03/04/2025

03/03/2025

02/25/2025

Ten Things You Can Do To Develop A Better Partnership Today:

1- have your halter organized (eliminate sloppy ropes swinging or dragging around) before cactching your and slow down your hands while working around your horses head and face

2- listen to his footfalls as you lead in the barn and notice. How do they sound? Are they light, heavy, rhythmic, quick, slow, uneven?

3- listen to your horse’s breathing and check in with their expression while you groom. Where do they like you to brush? Where don’t they like you to brush? What speed and firmness makes them soften, and what makes them fidget or flinch?

4- see how it feels to pick a foot up with intention. Slide your hand down their leg and wait with as little pressure as you can, and see what happens. If your horse is used to this being a fight or a place of force, you may be surprised.

5- saddle with mindfulness. How do you place the pad on? How smoothly can you set the saddle on? How smoothly can you cinch up? How does your horse feel about all these things? How can you do it better to relax them further?

6- ask your horse to soften and tip their head toward you for bridling. Use tact and care when inserting the bit and placing the bridle over their ears. Listen to their concerns and objections as their way of saying the feel is offensive, and change to suit their needs.

7- take some deep breaths when you get in the saddle, then take some more. Listen to your horse’s breathing, then take even more breaths.

8- listen to your horse’s footfalls while you warm up. Do they sound the same as when leading to groom, or different?

9- notice your body. Are there any areas of tension, tightness, pain, restriction? Are there areas that feel fantastic?

10- notice your horse’s body. Are there areas of tension, pain, restriction? Work to relieve those. Are there areas that feel fantastic ? Appreciate and improve them.

These are simple things you can do on a daily basis that have a shockingly dramatic impact on the quality of your ride.

02/23/2025

Mark your calendars!

02/22/2025

Consistency in everything

"I also believe a consistent horse that wants to do his job every time is vital. We call them 'bad boyfriends'—the horse gives you a couple runs to make you think they’re the greatest thing in the world, and then they screw you over for a few runs. I would rather have a solid 2D horse that gives me the same run every time, then one that blows everybody’s doors off one run and then makes four crappy runs in a row. That messes with your confidence and your ability to be a competitor, and being a good competitor is a huge part of rodeo." — Jordon Briggs

02/22/2025

Fun times

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02/18/2025

As Pearl refused her blanket for Desiree this morning 😂😂

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