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Sunny Side Horsemanship

Horsemanship trainer and coach. Helping others create connection & build confidence with compassion.
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11/19/2024

The truth of the matter is that nothing in this life will be fully how you wish it to be. Even when our best and wildest dreams come true it happens in a way that we never saw coming and includes things that we would rather not have in our lives.

When those things come, it is up to us whether we will chose to open ourselves up, learn things we never knew that we’d have to know, rise to the occasion and thrive. Or, we can sit down and wallow that we didn’t get our way and allow ourselves to be held back.

11/14/2024

Baby’s first blanket. I haven’t gotten the chance to have Belle wear anything prior to today to practice for blanketing; after taking a sniff she let me slide it right on. So proud of my girl and absolutely love her brain.

11/11/2024

Riding a steady horse through colorful leaves falling on a dirt road on a cool, sunny day; I love fall.

11/05/2024

How do I help a horse release their anxiety? There are so many exercises and tricks that I use to aid in the connection of body and brain that helps release anxiety within a horse, but that isn’t where the magic happens.

In truth, it simply is about opening my heart into eternal depths and giving freely of the love I have for the horse. Showing the horse that I don’t believe there is anything wrong with them; they are not broken, just hurt. They are on a journey of healing like I myself am.

We people work so hard trying to fix and help those around us and don’t understand that is what makes the soul run and hide.

The answer to wholeness lies not in the work but in the stillness and realization that all is as it should be for now and it will change as it changes when the individual finds safety and sees themselves for who they are and not their hurt and suffering.

There is nothing more liberating to a living soul than love.

11/03/2024

I have found the place and the life that my soul has longed for all my years. The quietness of living down a dirt road, hidden away by the trees that open into rolling hills filled with horses of all colors and breeds.

My days are filled with a steady routine of feeding, caring for, and training these wonderful beauties. I can go days busily working with the horses and never venture out of my hidden paradise. My phone, social media, and life as most experience it are but a far away thought.

The peacefulness of steady and unrushed work fill my days with rhythm and relaxation. The rat race of always needing to do more, be bigger, faded away as I found the wholeness my soul was searching for while doing less.

I found self love, boundaries, and the ability to give more when I began saying, “No” or “Not yet.” All the things I felt I was missing were found when I stopped, stood still and looked inside.

11/01/2024

All you can eat buffet.

10/31/2024

There is nothing quite like the peace and stillness in this little slice of heaven that comes at the end of a day listening to the quiet of all the beautiful horses.

10/31/2024

Misty is a Percheron/Appy that has been here not quite 3 weeks. I have been having so much fun working on strengthening, balancing, and refining her cues.

10/31/2024

We limit ourselves. We limit ourselves to the box of the ideas that we have been taught. We limit ourselves in fear of what might be if there was more. We limit ourselves into believing that we have the best way. We limit ourselves into believing that the touchy, feely stuff is the only answer, or we limit ourselves into believing that the tough it out way is far superior to the feely stuff.

We remove limitations when we understand there’s far more that we don’t understand and open our mind to the possibilities. We remove limitations when we understand that the world of what we can not see is far greater than the world we can. We remove limitations when we understand that sometimes we need to be strong and firm and other times we need to be soft, gentle and caring.

I don’t believe in the impossible. I no longer discount someone else’s experience just because it might not make sense to me at that moment. Instead, I use it as an opportunity to understand something I might not have understood before. My reality is as different from yours as yours is from mine, so who is to say that you have experienced something I have not or that I have understood something you have not?

Clinging to fear creates limitations and puts our world in a box. Letting go of fear opens us to a world of possibilities that we never would have believed could exist.

10/29/2024

The joy of taking a nice horse and spending some time strengthening, balancing and refining their abilities to become better in their sport is something I never tire of doing.

10/28/2024

My goal when riding and working with a horse to find in myself such rhythm, balance, and cooperation with the horse that one watching finds it as difficult to see me through the beauty and harmony of the horse as it is to see Anakin behind Belle.

10/26/2024

I think part of what is so special about horses is that we are going to relate to them much how we relate to the relationships in our life.

If we tend to be people pleasing and lacking boundaries, that is something that we are going to see displayed in the relationship with our horses. It will either appear in direct correlation as our human relationships in that we’ll be super concerned about our horses liking us and let them push us around, or it will take the exact opposite look and feel and we’ll be super strict about boundaries and take the, “Suck it up buttercup” approach.

We show up demanding that our horses accept us for who we are, and can’t see that they also have become who they are from their life experiences. Or, we’re desperately begging for them to actually like us and go out of our way to not inconvenience them because we are so desperate for the love and acceptance that we can’t give to ourselves and others.

It’s all about finding that balance. Acceptance that we all are as we currently are based on our personalities, life experiences, and belief systems that we have put in place; yet not settling for that to be the end of who we will be in this life.

10/24/2024

Your future is in your hands now. Take the leap that you’re afraid to take. Take the first step to build the dreams you have always dreamed. Start making the decisions that the person you wish you were would make. Let go of those things that hold you captive in your mind and live freely.

10/22/2024

I genuinely love seeing people succeed with their horses. I love seeing people becoming more confident and comfortable doing what they love. Enjoying their horse, creating connection, and excelling in their discipline.

I love seeing others gain confidence and enjoy the freedom of spirit that horses bring. Letting go of control and being with their horse just for fun. Creating a trusting partnership and being able to guide their horse releasing worry and fear.

I love helping people learn about themselves and how they can become better not only for their horse, but also for themselves loving their life that they are creating.

Each day’s long hours and hard work are for the ability to help share the love of horses that I was given in my life.

10/16/2024

15 years with this gorgeous creature has taught me so much. He is my Magic.

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Riding a steady horse through colorful leaves falling on a dirt road on a cool, sunny day; I love fall.

Midnight is a 7 yo registered Tennessee Walker standing 14.3 hands looking for her next home. I have held onto this girl longer than I had planned just because I have been having so much fun with her, but I have a next upcoming project and so it is time for her to find her forever person. She is an absolute sweetheart that loves to be groomed and doted on. She’s easy going but has energy to go. She’ll ride out with gaited or go for a quiet walk with a QH. In the video it shows me riding her bareback, it was her first time. I was being lazy and she’s the kind of gal that I’ve just said, let me try this, and she’s been absolutely fantastic. She’s been out camping multiple times including solo up in the mountains. I’ve taught trail lessons and clinics off of her and used her for lessons at home. Mama bear with cubs, dogs, turkey, deer, mountain bikes, electric bikes, motorcycles, vehicles, etc has barely gotten a look as they pass on by. She is truly a gem. Located in Farmville, VA price 12,### Contact for more info.

Shiloh

Shiloh is ready to start introducing a halter.

I see so many good horses every single year that people are struggling with. Sometimes these horses are labeled dangerous, unpredictable, crazy, etc because people don’t know what to do with them. When beginning with these horses, I always turn to the body first. If the body is in dysfunction, the mind and emotions will never settle. Teaching good movement and helping them to release tension through their body brings balance into all other areas. Each horse I see begins in a different place. Lue is spooky and reactive and struggles to process information. During our evaluation I discovered a lot of defensiveness in protection of a body that is hurting. Her program will begin with lots of work releasing physical tension, learning good movement and how to use her body how it is supposed to move, and ultimately building confidence and relaxation through our work as her body begins working as it should.

Mustangs

It’s been 5 years since I’ve gentled an untouched mustang for a client and 9 years since I did so regularly, but I swear it’s like riding a bike. All the muscle memory comes right back after having done it a few hundred times. I’m using the lunge whip as an extension of my arm to reach out and touch them without my body being in their bubble. Shiloh (2) is significantly more comfortable with me and I am now able to work my hand up the length of the whip to make contact and give him a rub. Nakota (5) is much more sensitive and unsure and while he has sniffed my hand, it will take a bit longer for him to be comfortable enough for me to touch him.

Doc

Doc came in with a ton of anxiety that manifested in constant jigging, carrying himself very upright and inverted, hyper reactive to aids, and then ultimately would freeze and shut down. He’s made so much progress and is really starting to enjoy his rides out.

Kita is available for adoption through Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue. This sweet girl would currently be best suited for an advanced beginner - intermediate rider. Interested parties must have an approved adoption application before scheduling meeting.

Docs Invest A Buck is a 2017 Appendix QH standing 15.2 hands. He’s been here a few weeks and I have had an absolute blast with this sweet, and mellow boy. He rides out on trail by himself or in a group and has some fun buttons to play with in the arena. He has a fantastic, quick learning, people pleasing personality and loves to be groomed and doted on. He has more whoa than go but isn’t difficult to get moving. Feel free to reach out for more information. Price xx,### Located in Farmville, VA

I pulled out the barrel drag just for fun today to see how Buck would do. He took to it like a champ. Here’s a short clip of it. More video coming of this handsome guy but enjoy this short clip.

Traveler

Traveler is coming along nicely working on his straightness and balance.

Dusty

Dusty is a Spanish Barb here from WVA to get some more miles and experience under saddle in the ring and out on trail.

Cash

Graduation ride with Cash’s owner before he heads back home to TN. From absolutely petrified of me moving an inch to having a blast on the trails. I am so excited to see how he continues to progress with his mama and wish many happy trails to them both.