RunAmok Acres

02/10/2025

Oh, Beagles—the adorable little chaos machines disguised as dogs. These stubborn, food-obsessed scent hounds will track a single crumb across the house but somehow “forget” their name when you call them. Their entire personality revolves around sniffing things, stealing food, and making noises that range from a dying goose to a full-blown demon summoning.

Training a Beagle? Good luck. They have the independence of a cat and the discipline of a toddler on a sugar rush. And don’t even think about letting them off-leash unless you enjoy filing missing dog reports. They’ll follow a scent straight into the next zip code without a single thought about coming back.

Oh, and that “Beagle charm”? Yeah, it’s just their way of distracting you while they raid your kitchen. You don’t own a Beagle—your Beagle owns you… and your snacks.

02/01/2025

01/14/2025

My sunshine doesn’t come from the skies. It comes from the love that’s in my Beagle’s eyes. ~Anonymous

11/10/2024

I had a client say to me once; "I don't lunge horses and I don't want one around that I have to."

I was like, well then you miss out on a lot of great horses that just need a bit of foreplay before you climb on and ride.

Blunt, but I think I made my point. 🤷

Lunging your uncomfortable, defensive or simply 'feeling bitchy horse,' before you ride them has absolutely nothing to do with whether they are a bronc or not. I often call it a systems check, or warming up their want to. And some horses need that extra attention paid to them, that gesture of respect and understanding, to smooth over the rough edges of their worry. To re-awaken their trust in even the most familiar situation or handler. It's kind of the equine version of, "Don't talk to me before I've had my coffee."

I've been training horses for a very long time, and the one thing I've learned is that my fragile human ego is not allowed to lay down any ground rules when it comes to vibing well with a multitude of equine partners. I have learned that it is easier on everyone, both horse and human, if I meet them where they are, not where I expect they should be. If that takes a few minutes of moving their feet around and settling their mind, then no harm, no foul.

Have a good day folks! 😊

Pictured below; Hombre, the horse that has most taught me the benefits of lunging...he really doesn't like to be spoken to before coffee! 😉

10/27/2024

✨🌈🕯️See you at the bridge sweet friend 🌈🧡🕯️

08/14/2024

07/30/2024

🥳 Happy Birthday 🥳 to our Matriarch of RunAmok Acres! Our Princess Magpie!

07/22/2024

run amok
1. To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be crazy or chaotic.

07/21/2024

Archie testing out his loping hackamore from Ridge Creek Tack. He rode really well in it!

07/18/2024

🏹 I took Archie on his first solo trail ride yesterday! There were lots of things he got to experience! Scary farm equipment, dogs charging the fence line, fellow horses running up to the fence line, a gentleman in a motorized wheelchair walking his dog, and overgrown trails!
Archie was very brave and took everything in stride! 🏹

06/24/2024

STAND BY THOSE WHO STAND BY YOU.

You find out who your true friends are and who your true family members are when you step out of the normalcy of the pack. When you no longer want to just fit in. When you decide to lead your life and not just accept it. When you go all-in chasing your dreams. When you follow your passion. When you finally become 100% honest and true to yourself!

Your true friends and family will be in the trenches with you when you are fighting and building for better things. They will have your back and support you when you are being drug down or talked about. They will always be there for you no matter the circumstances. They believe in you more than you believe in yourself.

You will find your circle of TRUE FRIENDS, and FAMILY will be small once you w**d out the fakes, but that circle will be REAL, HONEST, and those few will be there when you need them the most!

06/22/2024

Just a little something Archie and I have been working on…