KJ Equines

17/11/2024

Had an incredible day of showing on Saturday for these two youngsters on their first show outing!

Silver Lining Melody, AKA, Melody(BLM Mustang):

1st in Showmanship Non Stock
1st in Trail in Hand
4th in Showmanship Open

King Rowdy, AKA, Rowdy(AQHA client horse):

1st in Western Pleasure
1st in Western Horsemanship

17/11/2024

Client horse, “Flit” is really growing into himself and turning into quite the neat fellow! I’m so proud of how much progress he’s made in the last 2 months from wild to well on his way to being a gentleman❤️🌟

16/11/2024

The work doesn’t stop when the sun goes down!
BLM mustang, “Melody”(personal horse) getting an evening training session in with the full moon🌝. She’s going to be one well rounded mare that is also confident because of moments like this, training in less than ideal circumstances.

02/11/2024

2023, 3 horse slant, bumper pull trailer. Never used for hauling! In NEW condition. Nice airflow, tack room with swinging saddle rack etc. sells with title and bill of sale.

Located in Floresville, TX.

12k OBO

26/10/2024

I don’t think they come much prettier than this🤤🤎🎶

30/09/2024

It’s important to remember that a horse is not “made” in 30 days. It’s a long process of building good habits and learning new skills. Horses take years to be “finished”. Give some grace to your trainers. They can do remarkable things in a short amount of time, but they can’t do magic in 30 days and it’s neither fair to the trainer or horse. Have realistic expectations and trust the process! ✨⚜️

Something to think about

17/09/2024

From first ride(November 2023) to riding in the Rolex Stadium(September 2024)✨

As Nostalgia’s busy year of competitive showing comes to a close, I’m left in so much awe and admiration for this lovely mare. she’s achieved more in 10 months than most horses do in a lifetime. From completely unhandled to a champion, she’s really done it all! I’m so blessed to have had her as my partner to “reach for the stars” over the last several months.

Some of her achievements this year include the following,

1. SA Wild to Mild Grand Champion🏆
2. Las Vegas Mustang Challenge competitor tying for the placement just one out of the finals in an all western competition✨
3. Kentucky Mustang Classic Top Ten Finalists qualifier in an all English competition⭐️

For the last few months this mare has competed in sorting, trail, reining, ranch riding, hunt seat equitation, rail classes(both English and western), dressage, show jumping, hunter jumping, stadium cross country, horsemanship pleasure, showmanship, numerous in hand classes including freestyle, etc. she’s won money, major prizes, and either won or placed in almost every discipline she’s been shown in.

She’s also my trusty trail mount, been used to give first time riders lessons, ridden down streets and highways, ponied client horses and other wild mustangs, knows several tricks and liberty.

I cannot even begin to describe how she has helped me grow in my horsemanship and skill as a trainer. She’s a true unicorn and so special🦄✨🖤

This is your sign to be “forever branded” and get yourself a special mustang too!✨

08/09/2024

Thank you Jesus!❤️✝️

Thank you my precious and remarkable small but mighty little Baby bug!❤️

Thank you to my sponsors who helped make this dream a reality: Melissa Schmalhorst and Renew Gold!

Thank you to my wonderful support team, my parents! And for all of the many kind souls that jumped up eagerly to help! Y’all make my heart so full❤️

06/09/2024

So… in light of the craziness of the last two months, especially the last two weeks, and even more so over the next two weeks, I very mindfully and intelligently decided to take a break from making anymore crazy decisions, and mustang training.

S**e!!! You see, I have this illness. It’s called loving horses. So here we are…

Introducing tag #9871, now known in all of her stunning glory as “Melody”. A 4yo, bay roan? mare from Triple B, NV. My 1st pick for the 2025 Mustang Magic EMM Ft Worth! It was literally love at first sight! Now mind you, jumping on board for this mustang makeover was a VERY last minute decision(last night). So pray for me and any sanity I may have left in me🤣.
But I’m so excited to start the journey again, and be able to take this pretty girl on to the next chapter of her life. I’m so grateful to the LORD for the new challenge and opportunity to grow my horsemanship❤️

Can’t wait to get this mare home and working with her in a couple of weeks!✨

17/08/2024

The one and only Ladybug the baby bug❤️✨

16/08/2024

Guilty as charged……😂😂😂

12/08/2024

This is WHY your horse is “lazy” with their liberty work…😕

So you’ve got some of the basics down🙌

Your horse is doing good with
-body control
-walking with you
-and well.. anything that doesn’t require much energy.

…but when it comes to trotting, loping, or circles it’s just not happening—-or worse when you try, they simply leave.😩

It can be frustrating—- you see the videos of others doing liberty and the beauty of each horse’s strong movement.. but yours just doesn’t want any part of it. 😓

…but what if we took a slightly more intentional approach.

Usually our horses lack of energy can come from one simple error in training.👇

You aren’t rewarding the “right” energy.

Ok, so what IS the “right” kind of energy❓❓

If your horse struggles with “laziness”, the first step is to rule out any physical issues, then we need to take a look at what we are training for—-has it been only behaviors OR have we actually been rewarding energy.

Here’s the difference:

Rewarding the movement👉You ask your horse to back up, they respond slowly, dragging their feet and as soon as you even think about stopping your cue you know they will plant their feet.

However, your goal was for them to back up and they did, so you release pressure and/or click and treat.

Rewarding the energy👉 You ask your horse to back up and they slowly respond so you increase your energy or pressure until you feel them pick up their energy, they:

1️⃣Fully commit to the movement
&
2️⃣You aren’t needing to continue your vocal cue/clicking. When you stop your cue they may even take an extra step or two.

This is the moment you reward💯💯

Make sure to reward EXACTLY this moment of commitment VS waiting for more steps and accidentally rewarding when they slow down/energy declines.

As you train this concept you may lose some precision in your maneuvers, but this is only temporary.

When practicing for liberty, start this process on the lead rope so you can provide clarity if your horse gets confused and avoid creating the habit of them leaving you.

Once they can easily do maneuvers with increased energy on the lead, then give it a try at liberty!

Leave a ⚡️if you are going to try this!