AMW Equine Services, LLC

11/30/2025

Working and strengthening this system has been a game changer for my riding, trimming, and my everyday life.

I’m beyond grateful for Leah and the works she’s doing.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from our crew to yours.

There is so much to be grateful for.

A thriving business filled with clients that make going to work something special.

A herd of horses that were just once a young girls dream of owning.

Dogs that make life full in so many ways.

Starting to get into raising livestock is just the cherry on top.

Life is pretty special.

11/26/2025

The other day I looked at my hands. Swollen still from the days work of the days before. The hands were struggling to hold on to my coffee cup.

In that moment I looked at my hands and giggled.

When I was a young kid I use to see the hand models modeling gorgeous rings with well manicured nails. I would day dream of being someone who would get to model gorgeous rings.

Now over a decade later my hands are far from model quality.

There are scars and calluses that now cover my hands. My thumb being once degloved now has a nail that doesn’t sit right anymore.

There are days the joints feel the change of weather, and remind me I have spent many hours out in the elements caring for livestock and working.

I’m not a hand model, but I wouldn’t trade the experiences that have caused my hands to look this way. These hands have cared for many creatures young and old.

So the next time you watch your farrier drop their rasp or knife just know that those hands are more valuable than any rings.

11/24/2025

We are back from vacation and slowly starting to get things checked off the to do list.

We are seeing clients the next few days. It's busy. Thanksgiving we are taking time off to spend time with family . Then finishing the rest of the week seeing clients.

We are fully booked for the beginning of December with not much wiggle room.

If you messaged us while we were on vacation and don't hear back from us, please follow up with us.

11/21/2025

Reminder I am out of town attending and being in a wedding.

I’ve had a lot of messages in the last 24hrs.

Appointments are still happening as planned next week as planned.

11/18/2025

Connection.

A widely utilized word in the horse world, often used to infer the development of some magical, inexplicable relationship between horse and human.

But how can one develop connection to another without first being connected to themselves?

The development of self-awareness both in a physical sense and energetic sense is a crucial first step. We must learn to be involved in and responsible for how our body interacts with the world around it.

Connection is not difficult for horses. It's primal. It's a necessary. It's nature. This was once true for humans too but we've been pulled further from ourselves and slowly disconnected from our bodies and our surroundings.

For me, connection is not just a horse that follows me or does things willingly for me. Their good nature means they often give us more than we deserve and accomplish a lot despite us, not necessarily because of us. For me, connection is the reciprocity of the alignment and softness that I have found within myself. It is the reciprocity of ease of movement, strength and stability that I have found within myself. For me, connection is not just a horse who hunts for the answer but one who hunts for the hand because it has proven consistently that it will not block...that it will be free of brace and rigidity.

It starts with us. We cannot ask them for something that we don't have ourselves. They say that the horse is a mirror of the soul...but I think it's probably more accurate to say that they're a mirror of our nervous system and the level to which we have trained our own brain and body.

- Terra
Integrated Movement,LLC
Connected Riding with Peggy Cummings'

11/15/2025

Reminder going into next week I am heading off to vacation. I am getting a much needed break and downtime. I am also getting to celebrate a very dear friend getting married.

I will not be monitoring Facebook messages or social media.

We are booked full for the rest of November and the beginning of December is full.

If you are looking to become a client please fill out the form on our website.

Messages and emails will be responded to after November 24th.

11/14/2025

Can your horse shift their weight from one foot to another when asked?

Can you ask them to weight a specific foot from just a slight movement?

So many horses cannot do these basic things.

A horse can simply lift a leg when asked. But, does the horse understand on how to correctly maneuver their body to comfortably support their body to lift a leg.

It’s something so simple, but is so difficult for many horses.

After attending clinics this last year that focused on helping horses find comfort in their own bodies and in movement. To help the horse understand how to organize their body for better functionality. If a horse can not organize their body by themselves and only when forced means you will get a horse that is stiff and rigid.

Helping a horse learn to comfortably function in their own body. Organize their own movements and posture sets the horse up for comfort when asked to participate in a task.

How can you help?

Help the horse to understand how to shift weight from one leg to another.

Help the horse understand to shift weight to back or front when asked.

Help a horse find their correct posture that supports them.

This all helps a horse find comfort during hoof care appointments.

I can guarantee your horse will also become a favorite of your hoof-care provider.

There is so much more that goes into helping a horse feel comfortable during their hoof care appointment .

11/13/2025

Is this the equivalent of a bowl cut?

Free F***l Water syndrome, mud galore, and matted with burrs and brush equals tail chop.

It was way beyond gross.

It will grow out perfectly well for spring.

Anyone else do tail trims when the winter mud hits?

11/12/2025

11/12/2025

Free F***l Water

Free F***l Water tends to appear more often in winter, when horses move off pasture and start eating primarily hay.
To help troubleshoot the issue, here’s the Free F***l Water Flow Chart.

I will also post a link in the comment section with tips and tricks on keeping your horses hind end clean over the winter months.