Inside Track Training, LLC

01/08/2026

Grateful for the little things ✨🐴

01/05/2026

Oh so true…

There are thoughts horse women carry
that don’t always get said out loud.

Not because they’re shameful—
but because they’re layered.
Because loving horses teaches you complexity,
not simplicity.

We don’t always say
how heavy the responsibility can feel.
How the love comes with worry.
How caring deeply means
you never fully clock out.

We don’t always say
that sometimes we feel torn—
between devotion and exhaustion,
between wanting more time at the barn
and needing rest we rarely prioritize.

We don’t always say
how much pressure we put on ourselves
to do right by them.
To make the right decisions.
To never fail something
that trusts us so completely.

Horse women don’t often say
how much of themselves they pour in.
The emotional labor.
The quiet sacrifices.
The mental load no one sees
when things look peaceful from the outside.

We don’t always say
how deeply loss changes us.
How loving horses means accepting
that grief is part of the agreement—
and choosing love anyway.

We don’t always say
how much strength this life builds.
Not the loud kind.
The steady kind.

The kind that knows how to keep going
even when it’s hard.
The kind that learns when to push
and when to pause.
The kind that understands
that softness and resilience
can live in the same body.

And maybe the thought
we say the least out loud
is this:

That despite the worry,
the responsibility,
the heartbreak,
and the weight—

we would choose this life
every single time.

Because loving horses
has shaped who we are.
It has taught us how to listen,
how to care deeply,
and how to stand steady
when life feels uncertain.

These thoughts may not always be spoken,
but they live quietly
in every horse woman who understands.

And if you read this
and felt seen—
you’re not alone.

Some thoughts
don’t need to be said out loud
to be shared.

Do you feel this?

01/04/2026

Horses do not close their eyes for comfort.
They close their eyes when they have decided the space is settled.

Their eyes stay open through wind and sudden noise,
through unfamiliar movement and human uncertainty.
They remain open while the world is assessed,
while nothing is taken for granted.

Then something changes.

You stop trying to shape the moment.
Your body becomes quiet without effort.
There is no demand in the space.

The sharpness leaves their gaze.
The watchfulness softens.

This is not submission.
It is discernment.

The horse has decided you do not need to be monitored.

When their eyelids lower beside you, even briefly,
that is enough.

It means attention has been released.

For an animal built for survival,
choosing not to watch
is an act of deep trust.

Be honoured the horse closes their eyes beside you.

01/02/2026

12/30/2025

✨ New Research: Your Emotions Don’t Stop at the Arena Gate ✨

A new study just confirmed what many horse people have long suspected — horses don’t just read our emotions… they catch them.

Researchers showed horses videos of humans expressing fear, joy, or neutral emotions and measured the horses’ reactions through:

Facial expressions

Heart rate

Eye temperature (a stress indicator)

Posture

Which eye they used to look (linked to emotional processing)

What happened?

🐴 Joyful humans = positive reactions
Horses looked longer with their right eye (associated with positive emotion) and showed more relaxed but engaged facial expressions.

🐴 Fearful humans = stress responses
Horses showed more alert postures, increased ear movement, blowing, eye‑wrinkling, higher heart rates, and greater changes in eye temperature — all signs of emotional tension.

In short: horses mirrored the emotional tone of the humans they watched.

💡 Takeaway for riders, handlers, and trainers:
Your emotional state matters. Horses are incredibly attuned to us — not just our body language, but our expressions, tone, and even physiological cues we don’t realize we’re giving off.

If you’re anxious, they feel it.
If you’re joyful, they feel that too.

Be the calm, confident presence your horse can trust.

Study: Jardat et al., Scientific Reports (2025)
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-98794-3

12/30/2025