Take the Lead Horsemanship

02/01/2025

Great example of a 2 and 3 point seat

Two VASTLY different seats.
 The forward seat and the deep seat both absolutely have their places! But what you don’t want to do is smoosh the two together!
There is no in between- you either want to have a shorter stirrup, a very deep heel, and a tight “sandbag leg”, or you want to sit deep and heavy and plug in those seat bones with a long draped leg.
The Forward seat gets its security from the mid-thigh down. I compare it to those inflatable clowns 🤡🥊with the sand in the bottom that kids box- no matter what you do to those suckers they pop right back upright again because all the weight is in the bottom!!! That’s what it feels like in a secure forward seat.
In a good deep seat, your lower leg, just dangles. Heck, you could get cut off at the knees and it not change much, because your security comes from your glutes and core! In the deep seat, it is so important that your hips move with the horse, and that your core stabilizes your spine.

Both of these pictures are me and I’m riding the same horse.

01/31/2025

We have a couple of our amazing lesson horses available for partial lease. Contact us to try out our program!

Partial lease: $375 for 2 rides per week and a weekly lesson

Show lease:$475 for 3 rides per week and a weekly lesson

01/29/2025

We have some adult lesson openings Tuesday mornings!
$200 per month (4 lessons)
Contact us for times!

01/28/2025

Our highly anticipated Saddle Vibes camp dates are here! Registration can be found on our website

01/24/2025

AQHA is pleased to report that the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that they will temporarily postpone the final rule to amend the Horse Protection Act (HPA) for 60 days from February 1, 2025, to April 2, 2025. AQHA has been actively engaging with the equine industry to delay and stop implementation of the new rules amending the HPA which significantly expands the scope beyond the original intent of the act. We will continue to work with the equine industry to ensure a continued stay of the implementation of the new rules and develop a strategy to permanently rescind or substantially revise the new rule. AQHA appreciates the efforts of the entire equine/livestock community in expressing their concern with the implementation of these rules and the negative impact they will have on a 177-billion-dollar industry.

01/23/2025

Hopefully an end in sight to this bitter cold!!!

01/23/2025

Hopeful!!

01/14/2025

YOU know 🦶

01/13/2025

01/11/2025

Please if you’re able…sign the petition for the horse protection act!

Western Justice Legislative Fund is a membership-based 501(c)(4) Nonprofit organization engaging in political action to preserve and protect the western lifestyle, livelihood and events. ​

01/10/2025

AQHA Statement Regarding HPA

Dear AQHA Members:

Beginning February 1, 2025, a change to the Horse Protection Act (HPA) will expand the scope of the HPA to allow USDA-APHIS inspectors to inspect horses for intentional soring at all horse shows, exhibitions, and sales. The HPA was originally passed in 1970 to prevent the intentional soring of Tennessee Walking Horses, racking horses and spotted saddle horses.

AQHA is actively engaging the Trump transition team to ensure that the HPA will not negatively affect AQHA and its members. Additionally, AQHA has been communicating daily with industry partners regarding efforts to contest and/or delay the February 1, 2024 implementation of the changes to the HPA.

AQHA will continue to share information regarding details and the process and will pass along that information as more becomes known.

01/07/2025

We don’t work horses in the cold weather. It’s not for our sake of being cold.
Here’s the reason why!

Did you know that exercising horses in cold weather can actually damage their airways? 🌬️❄️

In a study, "Airway cooling and mucosal injury during cold weather exercise" that parallels human studies, horses were exposed to air temperatures of -5°C (23°F) and -15°C (5°F) while exercising.

The result suggests that when horses breathe in cold, dry air during intense exercise, it cools and dries out their airways, leading to irritation, inflammation, and even cell damage. 🐴 Over time, repeated exposure can cause long-term respiratory issues.

For a deeper dive into how cold-weather exercise impacts equine airways (and what we can learn from it), check out the study "Airway cooling and mucosal injury during cold weather exercise," which I’ll link in the comments.

Protect your equine athletes this winter by staying informed!

01/04/2025

We love, love our collars from Two Horse Tack! Every horse wears one

01/03/2025

This is awesome!!!

🐎🐎🐎https://www.brentgraef.com/schedule/

01/02/2025

This is so true! You have to wait for the good laugh off the bad

Motivational horse quotes