Katy Negranti Performance Horsemanship

12/27/2025

My favorite place to reach in the groundwork…

I’ll never forget how effortless it was for him to hold a round, straight and balanced canter in a frame the first time under saddle. He was still so green but felt like the expensive, fancy broke horses. He had the skill built in from the groundwork and it tagged along for the riding. I was thoroughly amazed that his “self carriage” under saddle stayed consistent despite his head/neck position. Usually, a horse struggles to hold themselves steady when you ask for extension and flexion.

So much misinformation floats around about the head and neck and its relation to weight distribution, aka “heavy on the forehand”. It’s simply misunderstood and therefore shunned, “don’t ride with the neck below…..

When a horse is strong through their core and thoracic sling, the head position is basically just decorative. That strength, balance and flexibility is what helps a horse NOT be “heavy on the forehand”.

If you want to learn how I do this, I’m offering a 25% discount on my online training course.

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12/25/2025

Horses too!

What I’ve learned from “problem” horses…

They usually lack a good foundation that would give them tools and skills for life.

Without a good foundation, things happen that bother the horse and then the horse learns “coping” behavior based on their instinctual reactions.

Once a horse learns a poor set of skills, they’ll always have them in their toolbox. When you replace the old tools with new tools, you have more to work with. You. An help a horse become a much more peaceful version of themselves.

The secret is reminding the horse of his new tools if he gets overwhelmed and finds himself falling back to old strategies. As the new skills are repeated and rehearsed, it won’t take as much effort.

My best example… a horse who has a history of refusing to load in the trailer… Teach the horse what to do. Let the horse practice the new skills. When a horse shows you “I Got This!”, make sure you don’t fall back into old patterns yourself as you head back into the real world. If the horse regresses, it means the horse and you are falling back into your old patterns 😉 Remind both of you and your horse that old patterns aren’t helpful. Success lies on the other side of creating new habits and strategies. You are never stuck ❤️

12/10/2025

🤩 It’s that time of year!🤩

⭐️ Time to start getting serious about goals for 2026 ⭐️

My goals this last year included things like:
✅ paying off debt
✅ Getting all the colts started under saddle.
✅ Folding laundry as it came out of the dryer 😂
✅ Each morning and each evening, visualize the accomplishments of the day. Game changer!

🗓️ In 2026, I’ll be offering my online course in 4 chunks, much like quarters of curriculum in school.

📕 Each week, a lesson will be posted on the course site as well as emailed to each subscriber. The lessons will be in a general, methodical order of how I work my horses. 📕

🐴 First Quarter:
Non-negotiable groundwork.
-This chunk of material will solve 90% of common horse struggles.

🐎 Second Quarter:
Non-negotiable ridden skills.
-this chunk is not disipline specific and lays a foundation towards anything you wish to do with your horse.

🐴 Third Quarter:
Putting the groundwork skills into practical applications.
- Obstacle work, trailering, working outside the arena, etc.

🐎 Forth Quarter:
Taking the ridden work to the next level (basics perfected) and incorporating/tying together the previous lessons.

Sound fun?

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12/09/2025

My husband had a brilliant distinction between someone who has a big ego vs. someone who is confident and competent.

He said someone with a big ego will tell you how amazing they are, they claim they are the best and the way others do the same kinds of things, are doing them wrong and they suck.

Someone confident and competent will just protrude “I am good at what I do”. They usually have this presence to them that blocks negative opinions from others, about them. “I’m good” period. I don’t need your validation. Bold, unapologetic and doesnt need a bunch of explanations.

That hit me.

I tend to suppress my accomplishments or results because I can’t stand the egos and the braggers and the last thing I want, is to be one of the phony bologna’s tooting his/her own horn. Fine line. I get an instant “ick” when someone tells me how amazing they are so I supress expressing that. Or they go on about how they’re better than so and so. Or how so and so’s are just idiots. 🚩

The sharing of consistent, quality work or accomplishments doesn’t mean you have a big ego. Sharing doesnt mean your bragging and it doesnt mean you’re over sharing. Usually that opinion comes from people who don’t like you or don’t like what you stand for, so they call you egotistical 🤔

When you’re good at what you do and you want to help others, share! Let the haters hate 😂

I’m good at what I do. 😆

Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk 😝

12/08/2025

Today has been filled with so much inspiration!

This is excellent. He IS the example of horsemanship in the show pen.

Every great horse has a first chapter, and sometimes it doesn’t go as planned.

About a month ago in Tulsa, Casey showed Bellissimo, a very talented 3-year-old making his very first trip to the show pen. When the lights, judges, and atmosphere became overwhelming, Casey stopped, petted him, stepped off and quietly walked out. He knew the horse was special, but he also knew that forcing the moment wouldn’t build the confidence Bellissimo needed. (Picture from that moment)

Instead, they went home, hauled him around a few places, and worked with him.

Fast forward to today: Bellissimo just walked into the All American Quarter Horse Congress Open Futurity and marked a 221 — currently leading the Open Prelims for Arcese Quarter Horses. 🙌

That’s horsemanship. Believing in the horse, giving them patience, and knowing that the right foundation today will build champions tomorrow.

Video of today’s run coming soon! 🎥