Nicole Carswell Tolle

07/09/2025

Another extreme athlete! Such a gifted horse!

15/08/2025

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And another voice saying that competition makes you a better horseman!

06/08/2025

Months ago I wrote a post about core strength. One picture in that post was of a rider with a huge slouch from a collapsed core in a western saddle. That image drew many protests from cutters and reiners saying things like, "That's how you must ride a cutting/reining horse to stay on." and "I'd like to see you ride a cutting horse and not sit like that."

This is one more example of how the disciplines exist in their isolated bubbles and how they come up with ideas of horsemanship that are just plain wrong. In fact, many of these so called aspects of their "horsemanship" are simply legitimized excuses for poor riding.

Riding in a slouch is not good for your horse because it puts all the responsibility on the horse to maintain its own balance while working, and in addition to that, they have to balance a big blob of Jello up in the saddle called a rider.

But still, these advocates of specialized discipline ideas of how to ride insist that the slouch is a necessary component of their "horsemanship". In my internet travels recently, I have made it a point to notice more reining and cutting riders. My informal survey shows that it's a toss up. Some of these discipline riders ride in a balanced position with shoulder open, eyes up and firm but flexible core, while many others have adopted the approved slouch position.

I know I sound like a broken record, but we have to stop these ideas of horsemanship that are concocted inside discipline bubbles. They are everywhere today in both English and western disciplines. All of them make the horse's work more difficult and make the riders into passengers when riding in their discipline's special way. We have to return horsemanship's focus onto the horses, not on the riders. Horses deserve better.

Now prepare for the cutter and reiner comments to flood the comments telling us I am mistaken and the slouch is a legitimate riding position.

core strength post -
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09/07/2025

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Contact Seller For More Information Nicole Tolle Fountain, CO 80817 (719) 553-7283

13/04/2025

04/12/2024

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10/09/2024

Navigating life, in general, is a challenge, and often, that’s where our beloved horses come into play. In our industry, there may be some people who consider the horse business just a business. But for most of us, horses are our lifetime loves, teaching us many life lessons that carry over to oth...

25/04/2024

When you send your child for riding lessons, be sure to have them not only in boots that are correct for the discipline they will ride, but in the right size! I have had several children show up to their first lesson in boots that are 3-4 sizes too big! They can not find the correct stirrup placement nor have the correct feel for the stirrup iron in boots that are too big.
Correctly fitted boots are essential.
When I am teaching first time riders, I always start English so that they can learn how to balance with their body rather than having the Saddle do the work. Therefore, English stirrup irons are in use, and I prefer the pictured style of boot .Women riders as well can wear these or Ariat Terrains.
For men, I encourage the Ariat terrain style as the heel is flat and the ankle has more flexibility. Regular western boots are ok for men as long as we are in a western saddle.

12/04/2024

Come join Nicole Carswell Tolle and Denise Bader for Midwest Horse Fair!
April 19-21, 6 clinics and a fully stocked Walk N Style booth located in the Exhibition Center Booth # 2710, 2709
We will have a full line of saddles available and matching tack as well as training equipment and equestrian clothing!

16/03/2024

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15/02/2024

It is always exciting to support new, up and coming programs!