ASM Equine

09/09/2024

Before and after of Mr Wrigley before his training ride today. He had to make sure I worked too 🤣

17/08/2024

Saturday morning lessons ❤️

12/08/2024

Mocha went on his first bridleless trail ride yesterday! I’ve been behind on posting here. Reminder I have a few lesson spots available!

06/08/2024

Comet has some feelings about getting his nose wiped! 🤣🤣

16/07/2024

Comet had a very soggy ride yesterday! Even with the crazy amount of rain we got, the ring was still perfectly useable 😍 We got rained on even more, but he didn’t mind. I think living out makes the horses more tolerant of working in weather.

10/07/2024

I am tentatively opening my schedule for a few more students. Riding and ground lessons available. Please message me to see if you’d be a good fit! There may be the opportunity to show or half lease a horse for the right person. Pictured are a few of the lovely horses who can’t wait to meet you! I may also have some extra barn time grooming, lunging and caring for horses for the right person. Located in Lockport, NY.

07/07/2024

A few highlights of Willow schooling at Lofty Heart Stables today! FB won’t let me post multiple videos, screenshots it is. She was fab. Such an athletic, brave horse. Just need to tune up the brakes 🤣

06/07/2024

Krystal and Comet in their lesson today 😍

03/07/2024

Wrigley and I had a very nice trail ride yesterday and ran around by the pond a little! (His saddle looks a little funky from having just been cinched up - it settled normally once he walked)

01/07/2024

PSA: your horse doesn’t like their stall. Nope, not even in bad weather. They just like the alternative less. If outside means no food, no friends, poor shelter, being too hot or cold, being bullied by other horses due to lack of resources, getting eaten up by bugs, or not getting grain that they know they get inside, of course they will choose inside. That doesn’t mean they want to be confined for hours. Stabling goes against all natural behaviors.

29/06/2024

Willow jumped around at Lofty Heart Stables today for reserve champ and better rounds each time!

17/06/2024

How many traditional trainers/horse keepers would get on their horse tackless for their first ride after over 4 months off? I bet none. Proof that proper management and training is key!

03/06/2024

Wrigley started learning how to swap between trotting and gaiting. He picked the idea up super fast! He’s a smart little guy, sometimes too smart. 🤣

01/06/2024

Willow had a successful first outing at the Opportunity Series today! She loaded perfectly, lunged quietly, and handled schooling chaos without issue. While she, like most green OTTBs, found waiting for her classes annoying, she enjoyed her jumping rounds (perhaps too much) and tolerated the flat class as well. Overall, I’m extremely impressed with her! When she came to me she didn’t know how to jump, now she knows and loves it less than 2 months later. Now to build the strength, experience and confidence she needs to slow down and use her body more.

12/05/2024

Krystal and Comet yesterday! Comet is settling in nicely and has been a joy to have around. Photo credit Julie A Fallesen

30/04/2024

Congrats Julie, Leah and Krystal on their new horse Comet! Him and Wrigley are already buddies.

24/04/2024

My new mare, Willow, had her first tarp session yesterday. She took everything in stride, wearing it, walking on it and jumping over it! She impresses me every day with how well she thinks through everything.

13/04/2024

Chip looking cute in his new sheet after his session today ❤️

03/04/2024

Many might look at this video and say “wow, what a poorly behaved horse” “you should really work on his manners”. In the moment, I too said “Mocha no! You’re so bad!” But he’s not. He’s stressed. He’s a horse whose need for free movement (a basic need) isn’t being met. In this case, it’s because of an injury. For many horses though, they live every day chronically stressed from confinement. How can we expect a horse to behave perfectly when their basic needs are not met? You wouldn’t expect a dog to be perfectly behaved if you locked it in a closet for 23 hours a day, and dogs don’t even need free movement as constantly as horses. Explosive, “bad” behavior is a response to stress. We, as an industry, need to stop expecting perfection from animals whose basic needs are being neglected.

01/04/2024

I have decided that since I’ve seen how happy Mocha is in his stall, I no longer believe in turnout. Horses do not need to be outside at all! They are perfectly happy and healthy inside a box all day and night!!! Turnout and socialization are so overrated.

20/03/2024

Stall rest sucks. I think most people see it from a “oh it sucks you can’t ride your horse” perspective, which is certainly part of it. I do miss riding this horse. He’s a joy to ride. But it’s also seeing a horse confined to a box when they should be out with their herd. Knowing the stress and damage stalls cause and not being able to change it because he’s injured. He spends 23 hours a day in that box. That should cause so, so much more worry than not being able to ride him. It’s hard to have to put him back in after barely an hour outside. He is being a very good sport about it, which does help, but that doesn’t change the fact that stalls have a major effect on a horse’s physical and mental health. All I can do is try to make sure he has all the toys, hay and attention he can get.

18/03/2024

Still ISO a unicorn for a client! That beginner friendly, been there done that horse who takes care of their rider. Low level dressage type, ability to jump small fences would be great too.

15.2hh+
Mid teens and younger
Not gaited
Lots of show experience
Trail rides alone or in company
No rear, buck, bolt or spin
Excellent ground manners
Within 2 hours of Lockport, NY
Budget to match horse

Horse will go to a 5* home with science based care, a very loving family and regular training and lessons.
PFA

17/03/2024

Wrigley was the star of the day today, yet again. Lunge lessons in the cold wind are no problem!

09/03/2024

Wrigley was a superstar today! Leah trotted on him for the first time and Krystal practiced her two point and standing in the stirrups during her mini lesson. Julie hopped on for a few laps, too. Everyone did fabulous despite the drizzle and wind! It was a busy morning with the chiropractor out, then lessons and soon onto changing Mocha’s bandage.

25/02/2024

Still looking!

ISO a unicorn! That beginner friendly, been there done that horse who takes care of their rider. Low level dressage type, ability to jump small fences would be great too.

16hh+
Drafts/Draft crosses preferred
Mid teens and younger
Not gaited
Lots of show experience
Trail rides alone or in company
No rear, buck, bolt or spin
Excellent ground manners
Within 2 hours of Lockport, NY
Budget in the mid-high 4 figures.

Horse will go to a 5* home with science based care, a very loving family and regular training and lessons.
Photo of Mocha today for attention.

21/02/2024

Cruz is making great progress! He allowed me to pick up his back feet with my hands without any issues! I use a rope first (soft cotton, just to stay out of kicking range), then once he’s got that down try with my hands. Chief had a quick lunge and hung out with Mocha outside his stall for awhile. Mocha got a mirror so he can stare at himself. He’s always liked his reflection. He enjoys carrots and celery in his hay bags as well! I’ve gotten a bit behind this week and with the farrier coming today and having a bunch of horses to hold, I probably will be scrambling to catch up the last three days of the week… Mocha’s injury has been very time consuming. I spend a lot of time entertaining him while I’m at the barn, teaching him tricks, giving him new toys, grooming him, etc. Yesterday I started target training him. He got it super fast!

19/02/2024

Mocha got cast against the round bale feeder on saturday. While trying to free himself, he got his leg caught in the feeder. He has a cut from the top front of his hock, down the inside of his cannon bone to right above his pastern. It’s down to the bone at the top of his cannon bone, with a piece of bone gouged. He is on stall rest, tied so he cannot lay down. On the 27th he will get x-rays to see if there’s a fracture, since you can’t see a non displaced fracture right away. He is so far being a great sport about it all, I’m proud of him. I’ve been a complete wreck about it all, he’s calmer than I am! He’s been much happier since I gave him his stuffed horsey. I’m very thankful for my barn family, who have all been so helpful and supportive, checking on me, checking on Mocha, and helping with all the things. We are doing everything we can to make this as easy as possible on Mocha.

14/02/2024

🩺I’m not a veterinarian.
🦷I’m not an equine dentist.
🧲I’m not a farrier.
🌾I’m not a nutritionist.
🤲I’m not a bodyworker.

I AM a horse trainer, behavior consultant, and horsemanship coach. But above all I’m a horse lover. And if you’re reading this, you probably are too. 🐴💕

As a lover & caregiver of horses, I don’t need to know how to float my horses teeth, give injections, or trim their feet. I do however, need to:

➡️Work together with a team of equine professionals to ensure the optimal health and wellness of my herd

➡️Know how to recognize a ‘job well done’ in any of the above industries

➡️Choose professionals that are kind, patient, and well-educated in their field

➡️Prepare my horses in a positive way to make handling and care safe for all involved

➡️Clearly communicate my goals and expectations with my horse’s wellness team

And more!

Here’s the thing:

⭐️You don’t have to learn how to do it all yourself ⭐️

BUt you have to learn enough to find the right professionals for your horse. Loving horses involves being their advocate and knowing how to recognize a job well done. 🙌

12/02/2024

ISO a unicorn! That beginner friendly, been there done that horse who takes care of their rider. Low level dressage type, ability to jump small fences would be great too.

16hh+
Drafts/Draft crosses preferred
Mid teens and younger
Not gaited
Lots of show experience
Trail rides alone or in company
No rear, buck, bolt or spin
Excellent ground manners
Within 2 hours of Lockport, NY
Budget in the mid-high 4 figures.

Horse will go to a 5* home with science based care, a very loving family and regular training and lessons.
Photo of Mocha today for attention.