Trot and spin: this is a drill I use on horses that are more hind end motivated in the spin. A spin should be a forward stepping motion, allowing the horse to plant the hind end, and walk the shoulder around. If a horse is stuck in the backward momentum, as Moe here was, they can get stuck and it will throw them out of the spin. This horse would get stuck in the backward step. About 20 minutes of just a simple shoulder lift at a trot, I got him moving forward and into the spin. This is an easy drill to work with horses and is crucial in keeping them motivated in their turn around.
Barrel horses that do it all >>> 🤤
Big Sky is a 5 year old draft cross that came to us to be started under saddle. At the beginning, the progress was slow. She’s big and she sure knows it. Now after 30 days, she’s riding around, extremely soft in the face, good stop, drops her head down for bridling, and even stands still while I climb up all 17 hh of her 😂
She has been such a joy to have in the barn. I’m excited to see what her and @ambria.wood accomplish ❤️
A fun little drill to help build confidence and get horses thinking! Jimmy is a trooper!
Very first futurity show case on my favorite little red mare 🤩 she impresses me every day with her try!
Mix Me A Malibu Margarita’s first time to town! She went in and ran like she had done it a million times! Couldn’t be too disappointed about the wider barrels, I was not expecting her to go in with confidence like that! I got left behind 🤣 The transition as the colts grow up still catches me off guard every time. I love this mare and her heart.
1st time on the dummy for Moe! Not only did he learn to track it and work a rope, he was pinning his ears, eating that cow! I’m so excited to get this one in the box! It’s hard to find them this cowy and eager to learn! 🤩
Romey, you’re something special.
I dreamed of owning a horse like this. Big, beautiful Brabant mare. Never did I ever imagine running my very own Brabant across an open salt flat, wind in my hair, with a smile that big.
Little me would be gleaming.
Thank you Tauni Raye Huddleston, for capturing such an memorable moment to me 🥹
Beau is finally figuring out that hind end 🤩
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes!
This drill is a simple workout that benefits the horse in different ways. For our younger colts, we keep it simple. Just weaving, working on transition from trot to walk, and back again. Always weaving in a different pattern. This teaches them to always be paying attention rather than anticipating your next move. They learn to watch their foot placement, careful not to bump the inside or outside of the tire as they weave. They start to really look for your leg signal, and learn to bend around the turn. Our more advanced colts, we ask them to lift their shoulder around the tire, and drop it during the transitional weave. The goal is to have their nose levitating center over the tire, and while their bodies are still bending, they’re moving around in a perfect circle. It’s a simple set up that can have different difficulties and uses!
Remember, PERFECT practice makes perfect!
Would you believe it if I told you a month ago Beau would buck nonstop? Yeah neither would I! Beau is now working on rounding his back to stop, keeping good collection, and the start to his spin!
