We had a great ride with friends today!!
We had a great ride with friends today!!
Two weeks off is waaaaaay too long for these horses. Everyone needs more work! Except for Missy… She’s perfectly happy, eating her hay minding her own business. 
Mighty Mare had a hard time out on the trail a few weeks ago, but we are pretty proud of her lately…she’s been toting around the littles like a champ 💪
Buckle up, it’s a long one…. OLD FAITHFUL
This video was taken in a brief moment. Right before, this horse jetted out in front of me because another horse behind her got startled. And that’s after she jigged for 10 minutes, threatened to pop up in the front end when I wouldn’t let her stand next to the pretty Palomino next to her, and after she decided to turn and throw her butt into the other horses. Our ride was 75% “this mare is wonderful, incredible, amazing”…and she is. The other 25% was “oh $h!t, are we going to die today?” 😂😂
She’s old enough to know better, but she also hasn’t been worked much in the past year. These old faithful horses are worth their weight in gold, but they didn’t start that way. Somebody has to put the work into them to make them what they are, and it’s got to be consistent. It takes YEARS.
(I did not write this 👇)
“The best horses are built over years of hauling, hard work, tough times, good times, bad times, big spooks, little spooks, their mistakes, our mistakes and continual love and care.
No, your colt starter can not turn your young prospect into your old faithful in 30, 60, 90, or even 365 days. It 👏takes 👏years 👏 .
I’m plagued with the problem of trying to impress on people how long it truly takes to build that dream partner. There’s not a smooth paved path.
Your young green horse will embarrass you, frustrate you, and maybe even hurt you.
For some of y’all buying a $20,000-$30,000 horse it is going to be worth it and SAVE you money!!!! Even that more finished horse will take a year or more to sync up with. 🙌
In Georgia right now, a cheap rate for horse training is $1,000 a month.
1 year of training: $12,000
2 years of training: $24,000
Many of you won’t believe this but your dream horse is on the OTHER side of two years of training.
In reality, it’s likely around TWO YEARS of training and two years of seasoning (hauling them to town).
Will that
I forgot to post about Trail Ride Friday last week 😱
Everyone had a hard time keeping up with the 25 year old Arabian 🐎