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I offer lessons and I am able travel to your horse to work on whatever may be needed: a refresher, m

I provide equine education based on natural horsemanship concepts.

19/09/2025

Titus is being an absolute rock star as Ellie is working on cantering and getting comfortable with faster speeds while also working on keeping him from diving in the corners! These guys are turning out to be quite the team!

25/05/2025

Seeing the same horse that instilled so much confidence and skills in me over 13 years ago do the same thing for kids today brings me so much joy 🥰 Titus is really something special ❤️

24/04/2025

Lily had some time off with all of the cold and rain and now we are back in full swing! She was a bit of a spicy red mare today but we worked through it and ended on a relaxed note. She has some anxiety with people above her, so I decided to work on ponying her to get her comfortable seeing me over her. Lots to work on with this nugget so stay tuned for updates!

10/12/2024

I had a conversation with a close friend while trail riding and enjoying the beautiful weather yesterday.

As we were going along, we got into a conversation about our horses and their “skill levels”. I got to talking about how my goal for this winter and spring is to really put the time into Roxie to get her “fancy broke” and more “finished”. And just as I expected, my friend asked me why… Which of course I thought there was a simple answer- and I should’ve known better 😂

I started explaining all of the things that I believe she MUST be able to do at a certain time of her life (age or training milestones) due to social media pressures or even peer pressures/judgements and my friend just kind of giggled at me.

She then reminded me that in that moment we were trail riding ON A LOOSE REIN and IN A HALTER with not a single care in the world. On top of that, I was using a machete while riding to cut down some branches that were in the way of a trail and she just goes along with my crazy! And I started laughing at this moment realizing how silly my criticisms of my horse sounded 🤯 i then realized how my horse is safe with gun shots, confident enough in herself to ride alone, can safely ride around with a toddler on her back or my then 87 year old Grandma, works cows, will pony horses, and the list seems to never stop. At the end of the ride, we got off and I decided to see what would happen if I let my dog hop on her- and guess what… Just a happy horse that started licking, chewing, and deep breathing 😂

So what I’m getting at is that it’s great to have goals and to aspire for more for your horse and in your horsemanship. BUT your horse is never “just a trail horse” because a true, solid trail horse is worth their weight in gold 💛

05/12/2024

After a horse that with the intentions of being rehomed comes into training with me and settles in, then their true personality starts to show. Once I feel like I have a good feel of them, I purchase them a “Going Home Halter” that they’ll use every time I pull them out from the paddock and groom them. I believe it brings a good energy and manifestation of their new, loving home 💚 Today Lily got her halter and we decided to go for a walk and the sunset helped us show it off 🥰

Lily has been continuing to progress with her training and I will have some more updates coming soon!

08/11/2024

Roxie teaching Lily the ropes of trail riding 🥰 Lily was an absolute champ about deer running around and was extremely sure footed! So proud of this sweet girl!

This evening brought up a great conversation around gratitude. Gratitude for these beautiful evenings (although they are getting shorter), amazing friendships, stunning trails, stillness, and well-trained horses 🙌🏼 Recognizing how extraordinarily lucky I am that all of those are parts of my everyday life 💚

07/11/2024

Relaxing. Processing. Releasing.

For a horse that is naturally on the anxious side when being introduced to a new thing, those are the 3 things that I aim for during a training session. Lily is quite cinchy from a previous trainer flooding her so today we spent time relaxing into the saddling process. Once we could calmly cinch up the saddle, Lily took the time to process (lick and chew with lots of deep breaths). We then worked on some groundwork and then ended with some time for Lily to process through our session and release tension through lots of yawning and deep breathing.

This little mare has so much try, and if I do say so myself, looks extremely cute in a dressage saddle 😍

21/10/2024

Just Lily excelling in her big girl responsibilities 🙌🏼

06/10/2024

Lily has been settling in really well since arriving for training! Today was her first time with Roxie (her momma) in over 6.5 years and I’d say they are just the cutest duo! Lily will be trying her hand at participating in some Equus Coaching this week along with a farrier appointment! Once her feet get trimmed, we’ll be increasing her training ☺️

27/09/2024

I’d like everyone to meet Lily! Lily is here to be started/finished under saddle while she looks for her forever family!

Lily is from ASAP Kill Pen Rescue and came to the rescue as Roxie’s foal- that’s right, she’s Roxie’s daughter! I am beyond excited to have them back together and for Lily to get to learn even more from Roxie as her training begins! Enjoy some pictures of this beautiful mare and a comparison of her to her momma (the last picture). Stay tuned for more training updates on this sweet girl!

19/08/2024

As a trainer, this weekend was simply outstanding 🥹

Cheech, who was recently adopted by the most amazing family, participated in his FIRST ever trail trip! He was an absolute super star and surpassed every single thought or expectation anyone would have had for him! He crossed his first bridges, encountered and conquered water crossings for the first time, rode with a large group of horses, stood tied at the hitching post while we had lunch, slid down a massive hill due to a downed tree, and sooooo much more for his mom!

On top of Cheech being a complete rockstar, Roxie and Freckles were fantastic role models for him if he needed some extra support 🙌🏼 To say that these rescue horses have been fantastic riding partners, is an understatement! This weekend has brought an entirely different level of gratitude for what these horses can do 💚💪🏼

02/06/2024

Today is such a happy day 🥰 A HUGE congratulations to Cheech on leaving for his forever home today 💚 He has been such a joy to work with and has really grown into one of the best trail horses while in training 🙌🏼 Cheech can lead the group or follow up behind- he’s just happy to be involved! I can’t wait to see all of the amazing things that he and his new mom,Shayna, will be doing!

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