Rainbow Stables

06/18/2023

03/16/2023

It takes years to build a horse up. It takes seconds to break a horse down.

Hungry competitors who forget that basic fact have no one to blame but themselves if they hurt their horses.

02/21/2023

Riding without a bridle is easy.⁣
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Teaming up horses to perform at liberty is easy.⁣
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IF…⁣
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You have a solid foundation in the *basic principles* of horsemanship.⁣
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People often assume that the very advanced work pro trainers achieve is the hard part.⁣
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But the REAL challenge is in learning the fundamentals 📖⁣
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When you understand precisely how to communicate with horses, how to read them, and how to motivate them to do what you ask—then consistently put this knowledge into hands-on practice, you’ll finally be able to do the “basic” stuff such as:⁣
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👉🏼 Riding at a walk/trot/canter on a loose rein with a nice stop and good steering 🙌⁣
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👉🏼 Have body control in groundwork; a fluid backup, leg yield, hindquarter yield, and forequarter yield 🐎⁣
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👉🏼 Your horse stays with you at liberty by choice ✨⁣
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THIS kind of stuff is the work (and there are many prerequisite steps to these “basics”!)⁣
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Once you have these things down-pat, you’ll find that it’s incredibly easy to do the “advanced” stuff.⁣
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Here’s where people go wrong:⁣
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They have a big goal, and attempt to start the “hard work” at that level. They may try to take off the bridle before they have a good stop. Or ask for a liberty circle before training a leg yield, etc etc. ⁣
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When they try and fail, they may believe it’s just too advanced for them, and totally out of reach…⁣
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When in reality, they just accidentally skipped some steps!⁣
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If you want to advance in your horsemanship, you need to:⁣
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1. Get education & support on principles⁣
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2. Be willing to work on your foundation until it’s impeccable, even when it’s not as shiny and exciting as trying to ride at liberty, for example⁣
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When you look at it this way… it’s really the fundamentals that are the advanced work, and the fancy stuff you see is the cherry on top of a hard-earned foundation.⁣
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Don’t be bummed if you’re still working on foundational level stuff. THIS is the work.⁣
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You are on the path 🐾⁣
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Keep your devotion and focus here, and one day… you’ll be as free as you’ve always wanted to be 🦅⁣
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What foundational things are you working on now, and what’s your ultimate goal? Let us know in the comments 🌱⁣
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- MM team 💫

02/20/2023

Super Sunday!

02/12/2023

Spectacular Sunday! Even got our first ride down the road since the ice mostly melted off!

02/10/2023

What a Thankful and Terrific Thursday!
Started out some free time in arena, then liberty work, of which these three joined up beautifully, then some awesome riding.

02/05/2023

Spectacular Sunday of Riding!
Beautiful weather we were blessed with!