KJ Stables

30/08/2024

Wanting to push yourself to grow in your horse/mulemanship while boosting your consistency and strengthening your mindset⁉️ Then consider Ty Evans Mulemanship Masterclass which is starting January 1st 🗓️

Enrollment is open NOW🫨 With 3 options; weekly coaching with Ty Evans, weekly coaching with Mikayla Young(me!!), and then the basic course🫵🏻 All 3 include 40+ modules, access exclusive training videos from Jan 1st till Dec 31st, monthly classes via zoom, and access to our private facebook group to discuss with like minded individuals👥

https://mulemanship-master-class.teachable.com/p/mulemanship-master-class21

22/08/2024

My little assistant trainer made his arrival last night💙🌵

18/08/2024

What are you currently working through with your horse or mule??

17/08/2024

“The thing you are trying to help the horse do is to use his own mind. You are trying to present something and then let him figure out how to get there” -Tom Dorrance

15/08/2024

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“They’re just a trail horse”

It always pets my peeves just a little when you try to encourage someone to work with their horse more and gain more control and you get the “he’s just a trail horse. He doesn’t need all of that fancy stuff”. First off having full control of your horses body isn’t “fancy stuff” it’s the basics. Second off, trail horses need to be some of the most well equipped horses mentally and physically for the job. There are countless scenarios, environments and obstacles your horse needs to overcome. So being able to control where you put your horses feet is CRUCIAL for your safety and THEIRS. Even my well trained, been there done that ranch horses have encountered obstacles on the trail they are unsure of. I can rope a bull and drag it into a trailer, halter break 1,200 c**ts, ride down a highway on Reba, but the first time we encountered a bridge over water she was having second thoughts.

There’s a lot of rough country that I’ve ridden on my horses and there’s only been two times in my life while riding my finished horses that I felt the need to step off and lead my horse through an obstacle because I felt it was unsafe to do so. I don’t ever really ever have many scenarios or obstacles (even new ones) that I’ve encountered where I don’t trust my finished horses to carry me through safely. The reason why is because I have control of where my horses feet go. If I come across a big slick rock in the trail I can tell my horse to take their left front foot and step over the rock and not on it. If I come across a bridge with a giant hole in it I can tell my horses to step over not in it. If I come to a sketchy part of the trail I don’t have to question my horses footing because I can evaluate and tell my horse where their feet go to ensure our safety. I can move my horses ribs so my legs don’t get caught on tree limbs and so much more.

So you see all these “fancy things” aren’t fancy. It’s basic control so you can ensure safety. I’ve had so many people refuse to go to clinics, take lessons or just work and expand their horse’s knowledge and control because, well “it’s just a trail horse. All you need to do is point and shoot down the trail”. But when you have countless scenarios that can happen, unknown obstacles and more having true control of a horse is the only way to ensure your safety. It doesn’t matter how gentle a horse is, without control of their body and feet you can’t promise safety for your horse. Your horse may step on that slippery rock and fall (which is how I broke my leg on day 3 of a 10 pack trip in the back country). All the times I’ve been injured riding a horse (or a horse has been injured) is because of the lack of control I had and the horse has made a bad step, fall or decision.

Buck is 100% correct with saying “These folks who say, Nah, I don't need all that fancy riding stuff. I just want to trail ride.
That's like saying, I'm going to die out in the trees instead of in the arena.”

Most Injuries happen from lack of control.
Control = Safety

15/08/2024

🔅Are you looking to expand your skills both on the ground and in the saddle❓
🔆Are you needing help knowing how to progress to the next step in exercises❔
🔅Are you wanting help with staying consistent and working on your mindset❓

🪶Consider investing in yourself and your equine by signing up Ty Evans’s Masterclass! It’s perfect opportunity for you to grow your in your horse/mulemanship journey🫏
📚The Masterclass is a 40 week virtual course with monthly zoom meetings and a private group to interact with fellow students. 3️⃣options with the course; coaching with Ty Evan’s, coaching with Mikayla Young (me!), and the basic masterclass course❗️

🔗Linked below is more about the Masterclass but feel free to contact me with ANY questions👋🏼
https://mulemanship-master-class.teachable.com/p/mulemanship-master-class21

13/08/2024

Master Class 2025 is NOW OPEN with a 10% discount for early birds!

Use Code: Basic10 or Coaching10

LINK to Master Class 2025:
https://mulemanship-master-class.teachable.com/p/mulemanship-master-class21

12/08/2024

GETTING LESSONS OR COACHED FROM OTHERS IS LIKE GETTING A CAST PUT ON YOUR BROKEN LEG🧐
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Okay now that I got your attention with the weird title of this post….
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As I was driving over to Dodie’s last night to get my weekly dose of help from her I started thinking about how many times in the past I’ve gotten help and I thought surely I was going to dominate at the next barrel race or rodeo and I didn’t.
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Then I started thinking..getting help is kinda like getting a cast on a broken leg. Getting the cast isn’t going to miraculously fix your broken bone over night…but it’s going to help it heal a heck of a lot faster vs if you just left it without any medical attention.
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Same thing goes for getting help..your most likely not going to have all your problems fixed in just one session or just one run but your going to get it figured out a heck of a lot faster than you would have if you didn’t get help!

06/08/2024

Incredibly honored to form this partnership with my mentor Ty Evans, coming 2025 I will be the assistant coach for the Mulemanship Masterclass🤩
Enrollment for 2025 is open NOW, the masterclass will start in January and it is a 40 week program building on mindset, maneuvers, and motivation💪🏼
https://mulemanship-master-class.teachable.com/p/mulemanship-master-class21

TS MULES - Ty & Skye Evans Mulemanship Clinics

04/08/2024

Tomorrow marks 38 weeks in my pregnancy, 2 weeks away from baby boy’s due date🩵 Which means I’m so much closer to getting back to what I love, helping equines and their owners with training, clinics, and lessons🤩🫶🏼 Current plan is to get back to everything mid September or beginning of October with little man in tow🍁

I’ll be contacting folks who are on my books for training between now and then, but feel free to reach out with to book training, clinics, and lessons for this fall🪵

29/07/2024

Yesss

Make time. Ride the horse.

20/07/2024

Have you kissed your pony today?🥰😚

05/07/2024

Wishing everyone happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸

14/06/2024

Selling my WOW dressage saddle, located in Westfield NC $2200 negotiable! It’s a #1 deep seat Semi curve, 3 headplate, non-tab w/stitchline DWG flair panel, moveable block flap. New billets put on beginning of last year, haven’t been ridden in since then.

11/06/2024

I have some free Saturdays coming up🤪 Wanting to hold a small clinic or two at my facility, would LOVE to hear when you’re available🐴

Camping available (limited) and can provide you with one of my horses to use for the clinic! Located in Westfield NC🌿

08/06/2024

River and I had a great afternoon teaching riding lessons🖤🐴

05/06/2024

Marley’s officially confirmed in foal🥳 to my stallion “Aces Dirty Dan”

04/06/2024

I have an open mustang pen, if you’re wanting a mustang and would like lessons on how YOU can gentle your own mustang I’d love to help!!

03/06/2024

30/05/2024

🚨AVAILABLE🚨Rolo 6 year old registered Paint gelding (just waiting for papers to come back)
Stands 15hh
Located in King NC Asking 4️⃣,000 owner is motivated and is very negotiable to a good home

I broke out Rolo as a 4 year old put 60 days of riding on him, had him going w/t/l and ready for trails when he went home. Currently he is still green broke and needs a refresher, only been ridden a handful of times since going home from training but he should be very very easy to get back going! He is the easiest c**t I’ve started, was riding outside of round pen on ride #2! He was the biggest puppy dog ever when he was here, straight up golden retriever personality! Has a current coggins. Hobbles, bathes, good with fly sprays, ties, easy to catch, stands good for farrier, will pick you up off the mounting block.

NO current riding videos, I have a few from when he was in for training. I’d do the refresher myself if I wasn’t 7 months pregnant😆
*Not beginner or kid safe*

Please contact me Cheyenne Haynie at (678)943-9084

28/05/2024

STOP using treats if you’re not doing this🛑

So you’ve tried using positive reinforcement, but the stereotypes you heard are starting to seem true😩

Your horse is getting
☝️Mouthy/Nippy
☝️Overstimulated
☝️Unfocused

You are excited about using positive reinforcement to increase your horses understanding and motivation🤩—but it just seems to be adding more chaos to your sessions.🌪️

There is one thing you MUST be doing for successful +R training.

Utilizing a bridge signal🌉

A bridge signal is a specific and consistent sign that connects the reward to the behavior your horse is performing.

This is why you may have heard the terms “positive reinforcement training” and “clicker training” used synonymously.

In clicker training, the clicker device is used as the bridge. However, your bridge signal could be anything you desire! Chose a distinctive sound or word

To initially condition a bridge signal:

1. Stand next to your horse in a neutral position
2. Give your bridging queue
3. Immediately reach into treat pouch and deliver a food reward

Once your horse understands the correlation, you will use your bridge signal immediately when your horse performs your desired behavior, even if you’re food reward comes slightly later✨

Effectively being able to use positive reinforcement is an extremely valuable tool in liberty training. Utilizing a bridge signal allows +R to provide clarity and additional motivation instead of increasing stress and frustration.🦄

Follow along for more keys into incorporating stress free positive reinforcement!

28/05/2024

May their sacrifice never be forgotten🇺🇸

25/05/2024

Huge thank you to everyone that came out today, I loved connecting with everyone😁 Hope to see you again down the road🐴