How can I tell if the back is lifting or core is engaging when I'm riding?
Or when I'm looking at horses being ridden and there's a saddle in the way?
This is a very common question and it's an important question! So I'm glad you asked :)
There are two really clear things you can look for that I've marked in these photos.
Read MoreFacebook Overwhelm
Have you felt it?
Your quest for learning gets hijacked by passionate and conflicting posts and comments.
Is licking and chewing good or bad?
Is your gelding dropping good or bad?
Is clicker training ethical or coercive?
Is pressure and release ethical or coercive?
Read MoreI’ve got another great discount to share with everyone!
I have used so many hay nets… and my GutzBustas nets are my favorites (the square bale nets open on the long side! So much easier) so I’m thrilled to be able to offer 10% off all orders to my clients and friends!
The code is easy to remember! It’s THEHORSEPT
Read MoreI have a really great new perk to share with clients and friends!
If you use GreenGuard muzzles you can now get 15% off all future orders with my code
It’s easy to remember:
TheHorsePT
Read MoreHere’s something else from my new collection I think y’all might want to see:
This is a section of thoracic vertebrae (T16/17, so on the part of the horse’s back you sit on to ride)
This segment has “kissing spines” which you can see by the top bits of bone touching.
But the point I want to make here, is that the “kissing spines” - the part you can see on an X-ray- are touching without being fused…
Read MoreI received a large collection of bones for my birthday this year, and I’ve been slowly working through them to get everything cleaned up and organized.
I’m hoping to create more educational content with the help of these horses, there are a lot of interesting bones - and I thought maybe I’d start here:
This is a set of coffin bones (the bone inside the hoof capsule) from the same pony. Her name is Izzy.
Read Morehe ethical framework I use to make horse keeping and horsemanship decisions is the same ethical framework I strive to use to guide everything in my life….
One of the things I say a lot is:
Meet resistance with softness
Softness does not mean permissive, or absence of accountability. It does not mean letting someone walk all over you…
Read MoreI saw a client today that I haven’t seen in over a year.
Life got tough for her, so she told me she took a break from…everything. Just, let it go.
She had some big goals for herself and her horse last year that we weren’t able to meet the timeline for. Not even close… we were both disappointed.
She said she felt like she was giving up. It would be so easy for me to label her “non-compliant.”
But then, this spring, the chronic pain she had been battling for 10 years just… went away.
Read MoreI am so proud to announce a partnership with Equine Massage Academy (EMA).
EMA is based in the UK and we have been working together over the past few years since they first approached me about using some of my videos in their training programs.
We are now working to bring their career certification programs, continuing education courses, and horse owner education to students in the US.
Read MoreThere is truly nothing better than a day full of learning, laughter, and being surrounded by people who care so deeply about the wellbeing of their horses.
Ida Hammer first convinced me I could learn to trim my own horses feet back in 2019 and yesterday I was finally able to attend her Intermediate Trim class.
If any of you have thought for even a moment about learning to trim - I cannot recommend Ida highly enough. She will teach you everything you need to know, in a way that you can understand, and perhaps most importantly - in a supportive and compassionate way.
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