Be Your Best Horsemanship

If you attend one of my clinics, you’ll hear me talk a lot about keeping your horse soft in the face. While keeping your... Read more

All of us are on a horsemanship journey where we learn a lot about horses and a lot about life. I remember very vividly ... Read more

Training your horse's mind to think, and understand, the responses you are asking for, is the first thing you have to be... Read more

As human beings, we all have our insecurities. In the horsemanship world, insecurities happen when we get in a streak of... Read more

Early on in my training career, I realized that the success of my day is heavily dependent upon my attitude. So, before ... Read more

In life, challenging times are inevitable. This is especially true if you are in the horse training business. You are go... Read more

If you spend long enough in the horse training business, you will likely encounter some situations throughout your caree... Read more

When I was younger, I came from a “horse” family, but not necessarily a “rodeo” family. So, when I began practicing ropi... Read more

If you are listening or reading along with today’s episode, you’re already making an investment toward improving your kn... Read more

The way your horse acts is a direct reflection of you. Even if you are working with just one horse, you are a trainer. E... Read more

When you have a weak link in your foundation, there will come a time where progress becomes incredibly difficult. There ... Read more

Every time you repeat something, you are at the beginning stage of establishing a habit. This is true whether you are an... Read more

In our previous episodes, we have talked about activating the thinking side of your horse’s brain. But, today, we are go... Read more

One of the toughest situations I have encountered as a trainer is switching back and forth from riding “finished horses”... Read more

“My horse is good enough.” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this phrase over the years as a competitor, clin... Read more

Horse training is an unpredictable business. There is no telling how many horses you will have in training in a given mo... Read more

This period of time that we’re going through right now is tough. Life has caught us taking things for granted, going thr... Read more

When someone comes to my facility to pick up their horse after it has been training, I see a common fear: “will I screw ... Read more

Between high-performing genetics and the advancement of horsemanship knowledge, the horse industry has come a long way o... Read more

We often underestimate how much our horses rely on our feel, timing, and balance. I’ve touched on this topic in previous... Read more