Endeavor Farm

09/08/2025

Chief says he’s looking for another treat. 🤣

09/06/2025

Learn the secret of collection with the late Franz Kukuk:“Only horses that trust, and horses that bounce, that are very supple and loose in their neck can do this work. If you try to force the horse with the rein in front then you break the whole movement over the back into the hand. Only when you have that bounce and freedom, can you start a proper piaffe/passage program and it won’t turn into a really tense, forced fight.” https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2021/08/working-under-saddle-with-herr-kukuk/

09/03/2025

Bella and Jackie showing the beauty of a relaxed, stretchy warm up. ❤️

08/30/2025

Christoph Hess talks about GOOD riding:“The more the horse’s back is able to come up, the more the back is able to swing. The more pressure you bring into the saddle, the less the back will be able to swing. I’m sure the riders and trainers know it, and the judges know that the bridge between the hind and front legs is the back, and the more pressure you bring with the upper body into the back, into the saddle, the less good it is.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2022/08/is-dressage-heading-in-the-right-direction/

08/29/2025

You just can’t have a farm without some good dogs. ❤️

08/27/2025

Where the magic happens.

08/09/2025

I have been in this business professionally for about 50 years now. During this time, I have had the good fortune to sell a number of wonderful horses to wonderful people. We have had some matches that have created lifelong partnerships and some that ended sooner for one reason or another. Still, you always hope that you have found someone who is the “right” person for a horse.

This morning, we sold one of the most talented, handsome, charismatic horses we have ever had here. “Nemo” is blessed with athleticism, personality and head turning good looks all in excess. Thus, he was not for everyone; he needed an owner who wanted ALL that he is. And Dr. Emily Wahl IS that person! As a lifelong rider, H/J competitor and equine veterinarian, Emily is just one of those people who can really RIDE. She has the relaxed and confident demeanor that this incredible horse thrives on, and she loves a horse that has just a little too much self to fit in his skin. Nemo loved her at first ride.

Congratulations Emily, and congratulations Nemo. What a match you are and we are beyond excited at what the future holds for you both.

08/07/2025

08/07/2025

Creating an honest bend is one of the important skills to be able to keep a horse balanced and functionally straight in a turn.
Here I show the student that the horse has to give in the base of the neck laterally, which creates lateral flexion in the poll and "fills out the outside rein". The position of the inside hand close to the withers would be in charge of that. The horse also has to yield in the "armpit" in order to give in the rib cage, which is the job of the inside leg.
The outside rein and leg, have to frame the horse so neither shoulders or haunches fall out.
Most important is the rider's position, with rotation in the body to turn the horse with the seat so leg and hand can frame the bend.
It is important to reevaluate the alignment every stride and gently use the aids accordingly, rather than thinking it is a static holding.