Poor Tiger was ready to call HPS (Horse Protective Services) yesterday! 🫨🫨 Between the workout, desensitizing, and accidentally getting smacked in the face with the flag (oops), he was exhausted! So, so proud of this little OTTB though. He continues to impress me with each session. #horsesofinstagram #horsetraining #ottb #thoroughbred #tiger #tigerheat #restarting #westerntraining
Pony tail twins! Chance is such an amazing boy to work with 🤩🤩 This was our first ride back after some time off to heal from a quarter crack.
Thank you Karlie for the opportunity to work with your boy!
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Belle loves a good brain game 🤩🤩 yesterday she was able to navigate the barrel through the cone weave but was very shy once the camera came out. Incorporating brain games regularly into a horse’s training regiment will help them not get burnt out on arena work.
Thank you Grayce for trusting me with you and your girl’s training! I’m excited for all the brain games to come.
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Just realized this shared to Instagram but not Facebook 🤦🏻♀️ 👇
All I can say is WOW 🤩🤩 Bert has exceeded all expectations these last few months. With the correct training and nutrition, this boy is thriving! Huge thank you to Lauren Traynor of @purinafeedgreatness for creating Bert’s feed plan which has immensely aided his progress. Bert currently enjoys Enrich+, Amplify, and SuperSport.
Thank you Alexa for trusting me with Bert’s training. He truly is a special boy!
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Friendly reminder that even the most bombproof horses can spook at the simplest things 🤦🏻♀️😂 I’ve never seen Pretzel’s eyes get so wide and have him snort at someone he sees. every. day. #horsesofinstagram #quarterhorse #aqha #cowhorse #horsetraining #ghostbusters
Some clips from my second ride on Belle 🤩🤩 I’m so excited to see how she progresses in her dressage training! Once she learns to decrease speed and increase impulsion, this mare will be unstoppable.
Belle is the perfect example of why it’s so important to listen to your horse. This ride is very different from her old ways of spooking, bucking, and pinning her ears. But thanks to Dr Gardner at Western Performance Equine, Belle is feeling SO much better!
And of course it’s never too early to start working on walk pirouettes 😉
Thank you Grayce for trusting me with Belle’s training! I’m so excited to see all that you two accomplish together!
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SO happy with Lulu yesterday. This is the end of our first ride back since her restart. She has had to overcome numerous physical and mental barriers to get here, and there’s still so much work to be done, but I love to see her progress!! 🤩 and OF COURSE she deserved some cheek scratches afterward! Aka her version of pure bliss!
Thank you Tina Von Frederick- Denis for continuing to trust me with her training! And for being so patient as I take my time with her 🥰
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Sound on 🔈☔️
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Can’t believe this is what May in California looks like! I was so proud of all the horses yesterday behaving themselves during the hailstorm.
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Watch til the end for Bert’s surprise at seeing an overflowing gutter. 🫣
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Want to know the BEST exercise for your horse? 👉Walking over poles. 👈 Yes, WALKING! When a horse walks, they use muscle, and there is minimal soft tissue involved (one of the many reasons your horse may be lame at the trot, but not the walk). While trotting a horse over poles is good for stretching and strengthening *already developed* muscles, it can actually add extra strain to ligaments if overdone. If your horse is rehabbing soft tissue, walking poles is the BEST way to keep them in shape without hurting their injury. While allowing your horse to simply walk poles is great, making them walk collected over poles is even better! Look at Foxy in this video - the first two walk overs are on a loose rein and the next two are while she’s framed up. Notice how much her hips swing on a loose rein, allowing her body to compensate to reach over the poles. However, when she’s collected, her muscles must work twice as hard to avoid hitting the poles. Her back, butt, and head stay level while her legs lift higher and stretch longer. Don’t believe me? After fifteen minutes of walking, the final clip is her FIRST trot over the poles 🤩 Trotting is SO much easier after all that walking!! Sometimes, half my ride is just spent on perfecting their walk over poles. And yes, they can get sweaty and tired from just that 🫢••• #polework #quarterhorse #horsetraining #horsetrainingtips #horsesofinstagram #tipoftheday #cowhorse
Had a good ride today on Foxy in such nice weather 🤩🤩 thank you Stacie for trusting me with your girl’s training!
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Boaz is ready to roll into the weekend and shake off the stress of the week! TGIF! 🎉
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Oh, how I miss showing this horse!! Even though she always messed with me because she knew we were in the show pen 🤦🏻♀️
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