The Balanced Horse Project

01/08/2025

Birth trauma and balance is universal.

The basics of quality conformation. Learning how to appreciate a well structured dogs. For a happy quality life for the dogs and the owner. NOT ALL DOGS SHOULD BE BRED NOT ALL BREEDER SHOULD BE BREEDER.

01/07/2025

Looking back at all the circles you've ridden.

01/06/2025

Stay warm.
Winter has arrived.

01/05/2025

🚗🐴 BHP STEP RESET: January Drive-By Tour! 🐴🚗

South Carolina, here we come! On January 17th, Patricia Cleveland and Frank Frazier are hitting the road from Alabama to Iva, SC, and we’re making stops along the way to help horses and their humans.

If your horse is:
✅ Struggling to halt straight
✅ Heavy on the forehand (downhill)
✅ Crooked or favoring one side
✅ Unable to collect properly

The STEP RESET Training Method gets to the root of the problem, creating lasting balance and harmony for you and your horse.

✨ Cost and details are available on our Events page or by request.
✨ Bookings close January 9th!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to transform your horse’s training while we’re on the move. Limited spots available, so book now!

01/04/2025

Life is simple.

01/04/2025

Riding in Circles: The Hidden Quantum Art of Balance

Have you ever stopped to wonder what’s really happening when you ride circles, serpentines, or figure 8s? Beyond the basic mechanics of reins and legs, there’s a hidden world of energy, geometry, and balance at play. If you ride through feel, these patterns might just connect you to the world of ancient horse trainers and how quantum physics helps to regenerate the balanced horse.

Throughout history, horse trainers observed patterns universal movement. These same pattern were traced to both humans and their horse’s. These patterns weren’t just random; they reflected a deep understanding of balance, symmetry, and flow. These ancient practices have been repeated inspired by magicians and phycis' to tap into fre flowing nature energy that exist in nature.

What if riding isn’t just physical but a dance with the invisible forces that shape our universe? How can the horse culture employ this knowledge to solve the problems of the crooked horse?

As you guide your horse through a circle, you’re doing more than drawing a shape in the arena sand. You’re influencing the horse's asymmetrical field of energy, hoping to create balance through symmetry. How the old ways to work the modern horse must conduct more energy than equine s hence will allow. So, you end up riding Figure 8s for eternity. The goal is seldom achieve without the collapse and intervention of the horse's energy system.

But here’s the catch: much of today’s horse training overlooks these subtle, natural dynamics. Instead, it focuses on rigid systems, gadgets, and methods that treat the horse as a machine to fix rather than a partner to align with. What if we shifted our approach?

By exploring these holographic patterns and the quantum physics of movement, we can rediscover a philosophy of riding that is independent of the “modern horse cult.” with outbalance e edgy to support regeneration and life, k owing anatomy and biomechanic defeats the purpose of developing authentic body symmetry in horse and rider.

So next time you ride a circle, pause and wonder: What energy am I shaping? Does it feel right? There is so much to forget so the memories can return. Our ancestors rode with purpose, on balanced horses.

Maybe it's time to rediscover the magic that’s been there all along.

01/04/2025

In today's rapidly evolving world, it’s easy to find comfort within familiar equestrian circles, where horses provide a sense of stability and joy. However, it’s essential to recognize that the information circulating within these circles has become an echo chamber, limiting our growth and understanding.

Economic interests heavily influence the flow of information, guiding us toward specific methodologies that often overlook alternative, more natural approaches. The equine industry significantly contributes to the economy, with a total value added of $177 billion in 2023. This substantial economic impact underscores the financial motives shaping our practices, often to the detriment of horses’ well-being, as they are subjected to physical damage and neglect.

Stepping outside this equestrian bubble to seek truth reveals something transformative: the concept of a free-energy horse. By empowering trainers to use natural resources and ancestral knowledge, authentic horsemanship could restore what commercial horsemanship has compromised.

Access to genuine answers allows us to see the stagecraft behind the conventional economic model. By reducing reliance on drugs, invasive procedures, and mechanical aids, a new era in horsemanship emerges—one rooted in harmony and sustainability.

When social pressures suppress the exploration of sustainable practices, a crucial question arises: why? Why is the utilization of natural resources and energy-based knowledge discouraged? Why can’t we apply these principles to horsemanship?

By broadening our perspectives and looking beyond conventional sources, we can uncover insights that not only liberate us but also restore the freedom and authenticity that horsemen once knew.

01/02/2025

Wholistic Horsemanship: A New Era of Regeneration

The world is evolving, and a growing movement is challenging outdated systems to bring real solutions to light. While Dr. Jack Kruse has illuminated systemic flaws in health sciences and government, through applying solutions rooted in holism, he has a counterpart exploring regenerative science in horses.

My path parallels Dr. Kruse’s but takes a distinct direction: equine wholism. While his work focuses on human health, mine is dedicated to eliminating the development of crooked conformation, which often leads to injury and developmental challenges in horses. This is achieved through a unique approach that addresses and resolves the lasting effects of birth trauma, restoring balance and activating genetic symmetry to support optimal development and resiliency

For me, it has been proven time and again to be the first step to training and developing horses. When a horse’s body is balanced and free of underlying restrictions, they become safer, more functional, and deeply connected to their riders.

This journey has brought me full circle to redefine ancestral horse training while adapting its timeless wisdom so it can be effectively employed in today’s world. By combining ancient practices with modern science, I’ve developed a comprehensive system that enhances not only performance but also the safety, sustainability, and well-being of both horses and humans.

Having explored the same regenerative sciences as Dr. Kruse, I’ve adapted these principles to solely employ the gifts of nature: targeting both physical and energy based systems that underpin genetic resilience and longevity. Wholism addresses the root causes of imbalance, offering to revolutionize horse training, education, performance and safety standards across the industry.

The culmination of this work include my services and upcoming course, where I’ll share practical tools and strategies for applying wholistic principles to horse training. My mission is to empower trainers, riders, and horse owners to develop stronger, more resilient horses while creating environments that prioritize safety, balance, and harmony.

Are you ready to join this transformation? Let’s bring horsemanship back to its wholistic roots and unlock the full potential of every horse and rider. Together, we can redefine the future of equine training and care.

Take the First Step:
Visit the Fb Balanced Horse Project's Event Page for course (https://www.facebook.com/share/1DVwYc5B87/) registration and details. Let’s build a safer, stronger future for horses and the people who love and depend on them.

01/01/2025

This morning’s coffee talk was sparked by a thought-provoking podcast between a WEF lobbyist and a brain surgeon (link in the comments). It left Frank and me with a lingering question:

What’s the point of sharing our insights and solutions when so many people either reject them or don’t have the background to follow the conversation?

It’s a tough question to sit with, but one worth asking.

It’s really a challenge when 75% of the US population trusts big pharma to solve their problems.

For instance, have horse owners ever considered how horse trainers are often excluded from educational systems? Even when trainers are included, the curriculum is vetted by veterinarians professionals who practice outside the original philosophies of training. The lack of independent research and trainer-led initiatives has contributed to inherited injuries that now shape breed traits, behavior patterns, performance issues, and even weakened immunity.

Inherited trauma is real.
The scientific community has positioned the training community as the negative factor, promoting interventionalism instead of solutions.

For over 200 years, horses have carried the burden of mechanical training methods and artificial balance. Modern performance standards now demand so much from horses that, to train them, interventions are required to mask the complexity of their asymmetrical forms. These philosophies, while perhaps well-intentioned, only add to the problem.

Where is the training discussion about correcting the horse so these problems don’t exist?

It’s not easy to question the systems in place, especially when doing so threatens long-standing norms that shape multiple industries. But if we don’t focus on restoring symmetry and balance in horses, can we truly call any form of riding ethical, humane or safe?

Our training investigations show:
"Form determines function. If it doesn’t look right, then don’t ride it until symmetry is established!" If trainers lack the skills, our goal is to support their growth.

For example:
A downhill horse can only work in a downhill posture. Asking them to collect without addressing their imbalances doesn’t just challenge them, it risks their well-being. Has consideration been given to the weight of a downhill, lopsided horse’s gut on its ability to fully inhale while racing? How much more efficient could that horse be if it stood level instead of downhill?

These are the questions horse trainers should be answering. Yet the incentive to pursue these answers simply isn’t there. No thought is given to establishing equine symmetry before work begins.

This isn’t about blame, but about reflection. Why are insurance companies predicting a 600% increase in animal health insurance policies by 2031? And why do we resist returning to the foundations of natural horsemanship when the Balanced Horse Project has proven those methods often outperform what’s currently in place?

As I finish my coffee and head out to clean the stalls, I’m left wondering:

If we don’t prioritize equine symmetry and honor the horse’s natural potential, are we truly doing right by them?

That leaves 25% of horse owners who are open to our message and that’s where the real opportunity lies.

Even when it feels like an uphill climb, people like us will always try to get the message to those with open minds.

01/01/2025

May the New Cycle of the Year, Enlighten and Bless You.

12/31/2024

The search for answers is an interesting journey.

The diversity of the individual's process captures what the ego needs to exist, so the answer is constructed rather than discovered.

The search ends up defining what is wanted rather than the Universal Truth.

12/31/2024

The Theme for Today: "Growing Old Sucks!"

Rose, my grey mare cancer survivor, wasn’t having a good day.
She had a cancerous growth the size of a grapefruit on her fetlock. That was 10 years ago. She came from a bankruptcy rescue. She taught me how to kill the tumor. Today there is a ripple in the hair were the growth had once been.
So I'm always worried the cancer may show up again.

Whoever said horses aren’t smart has never spent time on our farm. Horses are just like people. When they need help, they find ways to ask.

Rose knows I always watch the horses from the front windows of the house. Being the clever field horse she is, she picked a strategic spot to lie down where I’d see her. Usually, I’d be out within minutes.

But not today.

The theme of the day, "Growing old sucks," had already set in early. Frank was called at 2 30 this morning, to transport a body from Jacksonville to Panama City. My mother-in-law needed an urgent trip to the doctor. So she asked me to drive.

The appointment went fine. But we arrived at her place and discovered she lost her house keys. She began to stressed-out. She turns 92 next month and was worried I’d think she’s losing her marbles. We search back at the doctor’s office, found the keys and got her in the house.
"It sucks to get old," she said.

By mid-afternoon, I finally made it home. Frank, drove in and headed to bed.

And then I saw Rose.
Seeing her lying there made my heart leap into my throat. She stayed down as I walked up, letting me halter her. When she pulled herself up, I could tell something was wrong. She couldn’t put weight on her left front, and after a few steps, she started limping on her right hind.

I checked her over, and cleaned her front feet while she stood patiently licking and chewing. But it was clear she wasn’t herself.

It was a slow, careful walk to the barn, with her loyal pasture mate, Tengu, walking beside us the whole way. They are truly the old couple who clearly love each other

In the barn, I went through the usual checks:

Temperature? Normal.

Eyes? Clear and bright.

Trigger points? None.

Joints and tendons? No swelling, cuts or heat.

No ticks

When I tried to clean her back feet, she just couldn’t balance herself.

Sweet Frank, despite being bone-tired, staggered out of bed to help. Together, we inspected her again and decided it might be thrush. She’s a field horse, and with all the rain lately, standing in mucky hay could’ve sparked some fungus growth.

Remember, Rose once battled cancer, and it’s been gone for 10 years. Knowing her history, I opted for a non commercial thrush treatment.

In the kitchen I mixed a detox solution of silver water and oregano oil to treat her heels. Fingers crossed it works!

Rose and Tengu are tucked into the barn, happily munching on hay with a happy ending. Rose's strategy worked.

But the fact remains, growing old really does suck!

12/30/2024

It's Monday.
It's off to a perfect by helping someone else get their day going.

12/29/2024

Unlocking the Mystery of Horse Knees: A STEP RESET Story

Horses’ knees may be a small part of their anatomy, but they often raise big questions for owners and breeders. Recently, I came across an intriguing pair: a sire and his c**t, both with similar knee challenges. Is it genetics? Karma? Or something else entirely?

While some might attribute it to genetics, I see knee dysfunction as the result of inherited trauma or birth injury. It’s possible these horses share common experiences that stressed and rotated their knees and upper legs. Foaling, after all, is a critical moment that can leave lasting impressions on a horse’s body.

Research, such as studies discussed by Dr. Bisup DC OS DVM, highlights how foals frequently encounter pressure in the birth canal, especially on their left shoulder and knee. When a leg folds back or gets caught on the inner edge of the mare’s pelvis, it can distort joints from the knee upward. The force can even fracture bones or dislocate joints. Add human intervention, like pulling the foal, and the knees can experience twisting and stretching. These early traumas often lead to distorted weight-bearing patterns, chronic injuries, and even future lameness.

This inspired us to test STEP RESET Training, a method designed to reestablish equine body symmetry. Back in 2009, I documented an extreme case involving the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT). As the horse reset the symmetry of its upper body, the DDFT began to resolve independently. This observation led me to wonder: could the same strategy work for knees?

The concept of balance is simple but powerful. In this case, the c**t is already showing remarkable progress. His knees are beginning to realign, inflammation is reducing, and his movement is becoming more symmetrical. Witnessing these changes unfold is like seeing a small miracle. It reminds me to never underestimate the resilience and adaptability of these incredible animals.

We’re observing and refining this approach. By documenting STEP RESET’s potential, we’re exploring how horse trainers can employ balance to restore the horse. We need to realize the horse is the one who truly understands the problem When we watch they show us ehat they need.

Have you ever wondered about the hidden stories behind your horse's conformation? Drop your thoughts and stories below!

Together, we can rewrite the future of horse training, and create safer, happier, and hardier horses.

12/29/2024

LIMITING BELIEFS
The horse world is rife with limiting beliefs. A limiting belief is a state of mind that inevitably holds you back. There are so many outdated traditions in taking care of horses and in training horses. Thankfully, a lot of ground is being covered in scientific experiments surrounding various aspects of horse care & training, but it takes such a long time for that knowledge to trickle into the normal day to day routines. Often, it gets met with resistance as it challenges the traditional aspects, and this makes people uncomfortable. Change is uncomfortable. It is stepping into unfamiliar territory, an unfamiliar mindset, the vast unknown. This fear causes some folks to cling to the familiar, the traditional, what they have always known. Unfortunately, our horses are often held captive by our own limited beliefs.
As you wrap up the current year and set your sights on the next year ahead...what limiting beliefs will you challenge yourself to overcome or let go of? What will you open your mind and heart to explore the possibilities of being right? Or of being wrong?

Some will see this hoof picture as being horrible and wrong. It needs to be "cleaned up" and a shoe put on it. And at one point, I would have been apt to agree. However, I've challenged this previous limiting belief of mine and now see this as a hoof that is in the process of healing. I've learned that healing can be slow and messy. There are no quick fixes. This is just one example of many in terms of limiting beliefs and the horse world.

12/29/2024

🚨 Almost There! Help Us Hit 4,000 Followers! 🚨

The Balanced Horse Project is just 46 followers away from reaching a huge milestone: 4,000 followers by 2025! We’re at 3,954 and counting, and with your help, we can cross the finish line together!

If our message of wholistic horsemanship resonates with you, here’s how you can help:
➡️ Invite your friends who love horses to follow us.
➡️ Share this post and spread the word.
➡️ Let’s grow this amazing community before the new year!

Every new follower brings us closer to having a positive impact in the horse world. Let’s finish 2024 as a growing community!