Equine Services by: Ajia

12/11/2024

Michael Boone, one of barrel racing’s all-time leading owners, passed away June 1 while working at his home in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. He was 59. Barrel Horse News pays tribute to Boone’s life and legacy through a collection of past conversations and interviews over the years.

11/19/2024

Do You Babysit...

I often see people getting caught in the mindset to treat the horse the way they acted once upon a time. This creates a reactivity to what the horse might possibly do today simply based on history.

I'm a firm believer that if we treat our horse or even a child who has been naughty in the past, as if they will always be that way, we will probably be right. I'm sure glad I'm not now judged on how I was at twelve years old. I'm different now. We simply cannot expect failure over and over and get anything but more failure.

Instead, we should always strive to first have the expectation of how we expect the horse to be and them treat them like it. Want a respectful horse (child), show them the expectation and hold them accountable. Most of the time, that's what we will end up with.

Then, we need to consistently show them what we expect and then give them a chance to become it.

Where many get jammed up is when we micro manage everything they do (babysit) and never ask them or certainly never allow them to change and become that trusted partner.

We spend so much time worrying about the wonky tracks they have already made that we don't actually allow them to make fresh new successful tracks.

Now all this is easier said then done no doubt, however it is the only way to not only enjoy our horses. It's the only way they will enjoy us as well. Nobody likes to be micro managed.

How many young colts have never developed into trusted horses because they were never allowed to prove that they could be, just that they aren't.

Pc Tracey Buyce Photography

11/18/2024

These are rookie numbers but the principal is still the same. I beg your finest pardon, sir, but I have yet to see this Ferarri you speak of?

11/05/2024

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween!

10/29/2024

10/27/2024

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