Beachem Dressage

Sarah and Simba! What a journey! Endlessly proud and excited for the rest of the weekend! Also pic credit to Simba deciding at 25 years young he no longer wants to wear a dang ribbon on his head. 🤪 Old horses are funny with the rules they make! @heather2whitefeet

Final run through before Regional Championships!! 🪩 🕺 @journeyequestrianllc

Have you hugged your horse today? 🤍

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Cheerio’s had some extra big responsibilities lately!! 🩵👶🏼

First show with the 4 yo ✅ Have you ever done a materiale class? I hadn’t either, but will definitely be utilizing it more in the future! @customsaddlery @mdc_stirrups @denirobootcousa @stylemyride

I guess the bell boots were a no. 🤪

One more 🥰

Also standing at the block may as well be a flying change on my importance scale. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Progress with the baby! 💪🏼 @customsaddlery @mdc_stirrups @denirobootco @stylemyride

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Can you direct your horse’s hind leg by just pointing your finger? ☝🏼 Ground work is SO important to me in training. How horses act on the ground is usually a direct reflection of how they will be under saddle (there’s always outliers, but generally speaking). One interesting “cowboy” concept that I learned over the years is to be in charge of the herd the Alpha mare controls the speed and direction in which the herd goes. So with horses as long as you are controlling the speed and direction you are in charge. This has been especially helpful with loading horses. I used to do all the tricks in the book, lunge lines, whips, shanks. Now I’ve learned to teach them to self-load. It’s so much safer for everyone (including them!) involved. Also when they stale mate you and just wont move, just try to keep their feet moving! These ground work exercises also help back up what we are working on under saddle without the added stress of me being on him. Last week I really started playing with this stuff (he’s due for shoes so ground work is a great thing to do instead of riding). I find these exercises to also be really bonding and the bond is SO important to me. When I get a new horse in training I like to do some of the grooming myself (as time allows) because I feel it’s so important to create that bond and get to know each other. Ground work exercises to play with: 1. Will he walk next to me and go faster/slower as I pick up my pace? 2. If I stop will he not pass my shoulder or turn into me? (Cue voice command WHOA- I love knowing I have brakes, LOL) 3. If I back up will he back up? (I start by just turning and looking at him and gently touching his chest) 4. If I point (may have to lightly touch his flank at first) at his inside hind leg will he cross it over? (This is literally going to be a turn on the forehand which are SO helpful) 5. Introducing the whip, if I touch any leg will he lift up that leg? (Bonus points will he hold it up until I rel

🪨 🥵😂 @jbsporthorses style 👌🏼 But seriously who makes the “coolest” saddle pad… I’m not used to this heat!!

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ Cheerio has invented his own at home Playdough Fun Factory 💩