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A day for the OG’s. Big red at it again.
08/12/2023

A day for the OG’s. Big red at it again.

05/04/2023

The one who started it all, Mr. Apollo himself. He was our first horse and him and I learned everything I know together. He has the most stubborn personality out of any horses I have ever trained but he has taught me patience in the processand I wouldn’t have it any other way. This post it for you big man. He’s turned 16 this year and still has plenty of spice left in him.

A little work with Gunnar outside the round pen.
04/25/2023

A little work with Gunnar outside the round pen.

Some good belly scratches at feed time.
04/21/2023

Some good belly scratches at feed time.

Yesterday’s training session with Gunnar. After his second session working on the lope he got pretty lovey while I was l...
04/17/2023

Yesterday’s training session with Gunnar. After his second session working on the lope he got pretty lovey while I was letting him air up while talking with his mom.

Got the very first lope out of her tonight. I’d say she’s pretty relaxed for the cooldown.
04/07/2023

Got the very first lope out of her tonight. I’d say she’s pretty relaxed for the cooldown.

Another day another ride. She’s getting more and more consistent and confident by the day.
04/04/2023

Another day another ride. She’s getting more and more consistent and confident by the day.

03/30/2023

Divas second ride is in the books. Tonight we worked on the trot, she’s not quite sure about the lope yet but that’s ok we can work on that tomorrow.

03/29/2023

Divas first ride. She was a little spicy but nothing terrible. She did a great job moving forward and carrying weight, She will be lopeing in no time.

03/27/2023

Diva is starting to get really confident in herself with the groundwork that has been done. Very soon she will be ready to work with the saddle on and have her first ride. I’m excited to see how her first rides will be I’m really looking forward to them.

It seems to be that time of year.
03/24/2023

It seems to be that time of year.

03/24/2023

A couple of new exercises for miss diva tonight. She still has a bit of a confidence issue on that blind side but she’s getting better every time.

03/18/2023

The start of backing up. I always ask very gently first by tapping the air, then the lead rope, and then increasing pressure with rhythm until she takes a step back. Even the slightest try needs to be rewarded by taking away the pressure completely.

03/17/2023

Here I am looking for diva to yield her hindquarters 360 around her front feet. I start off as gentle as possible but as firm as necessary. She is pretty light on those hind feet and it doesn’t take much pressure to get her to move.

03/16/2023

This is one of the most important/boring groundwork exercise. Desensitization to your tools ensures that your horse in not afraid of you or your tools. It’s a balancing act between sensitizing and desensitization exercises to get a well balanced horse.

03/12/2023
03/12/2023

This is diva, this is her first night of roundpenning. She’s just about 8 years old and I will be putting her first rides on her. She’s also blind in her right eye so that will present some challenges to my normal approach. On that blind side I have been using audio cues along with light touch for things that require her to move off of pressure. She is going to be a blast to train.

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The one who started it all, Mr. Apollo himself. He was our first horse and him and I learned everything I know together. He has the most stubborn personality out of any horses I have ever trained but he has taught me patience in the processand I wouldn’t have it any other way. This post it for you big man. He’s turned 16 this year and still has plenty of spice left in him.

A little bit each day. She’s getting better with each ride.

Getting back into the swing of things after a few days off.

Working on some real slow rollbacks and neck reigning. Codi has come a long way since day one.

Divas second ride is in the books. Tonight we worked on the trot, she’s not quite sure about the lope yet but that’s ok we can work on that tomorrow.

Divas first ride. She was a little spicy but nothing terrible. She did a great job moving forward and carrying weight, She will be lopeing in no time.

Diva is starting to get really confident in herself with the groundwork that has been done. Very soon she will be ready to work with the saddle on and have her first ride. I’m excited to see how her first rides will be I’m really looking forward to them.

Here I am over exaggerating how I want to ask her to send off to hopefully put some more feel into the rope and possibly catch her good eye. She sends off well but puts some pressure on the lead rope, usually I don’t let them pull on the rope but she uses it as a guide to see where she is.

A couple of new exercises for miss diva tonight. She still has a bit of a confidence issue on that blind side but she’s getting better every time.

Sometimes you don’t have the best lighting, the best area to work in or it’s cold. There is always something you can do to improve your horse. Where there’s a will there’s a way.

The start of backing up. I always ask very gently first by tapping the air, then the lead rope, and then increasing pressure with rhythm until she takes a step back. Even the slightest try needs to be rewarded by taking away the pressure completely.

This is a slowdown of the modification I had to make for her bad side. The lightest pressure I can do here is a gentle tap.

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