When my daughter turned 16, she announced she wanted a tattoo. Caught off guard, I immediately said, "No!" She countered with, "Well, I...

When I first started learning how to work with a horse in a round pen, I would trailer my horse Cisco to a local trainer, Ray Wheeler.  I...

When one of my daughters was about 7 or 8 she was riding her bicycle in the neighborhood, and she fell.  Her knee was bloody, and she...

Horses don't. They are 100% honest. It's so refreshing to work with another being when you know exactly where you stand. If you are being...

It's fun to test one’s leadership skills in front of a horse. Can you get a horse to back up, run around you, come back to you, lift a...

In horsemanship (and in life?) we often go too fast and slip up.  In such a rush to get to the top, or reach the goal, we often try to...

Why isn’t he moving?” A very frustrated Jake* asked. I replied, “because he knows you don’t want to be here”. This happened when a group...

We’ve all heard sayings such as ‘lead by example’ and ‘a good leader shows the way’, but what about leading from behind? With horses,...

When clients come to the farm for a session, I always give a quick demonstration in the round pen to show them what we’re going to be...

Last year (Jan 2023) I wrote a blog about resolutions and how horses can help me keep them. This year I thought I would review my year...

These past few months I’ve been working with a horse named Ben. He’s a big boy (part draft for anyone that knows about horse breeds);...

We all know the saying, 'the grass is greener on the other side'. Most teachers, therapists, coaches and gurus will try to convince us...

What if we all had a magic mirror that only told the truth? Would you want one? Maybe it depends on the circumstances? Working with...

Neutral is a safe place. It’s when and where all is calm. After a blow up or high stress situation, we want to restore peace and quiet....

Pickleball has become a huge sensation, and although I have not tried it yet, it does look like fun. A game that doesn't seem to require...

We are so busy getting things done we often forget that we need to replenish ourselves. Just like food replenishes our bodies, we also...

Ben is a very big boy at my barn; he stands at 16.1 hands and is part Belgium draft. He doesn’t belong to me, but I take care of him. ...

Although I’ve read countless articles on the failure rate of new year's resolutions (up to 80%!), I still like to go into the new year...

Part of a future series called “Lessons from the Round Pen”. Similar to Robert Fulghum’s “All I Really Need To Know I Learned in...

Horses Don’t Play Chess Horses live moment to moment. They do not strategize and think many steps ahead. They graze, they play, they...