Everyone has to start somewhere. There’s no shame in being a beginner rider. Learning to ride is difficult and even dangerous! It’s best to…
Making your horse happy seems simple enough! You may not think your horse requires that much to be content. And that’s probably true compared…
The most common concern I have heard about Winter riding is the cold air damaging the horse’s lungs. One article from a 2014 SmartPak…
Half halts are used in abundance within the dressage world, but the reality is all riding disciplines can benefit from their application. In simple…
One of the best habits I formed early in my years of horse keeping was writing daily notes about my horses in a journal….
Many dedicated trail riders saddle up year-round. You’ll catch them riding on the hottest days in summer and coldest months of winter. Even if…
In my last blog post for Your Horse Farm, I talked about how I was gearing up for a week at Tryon International and…
Fall is one of my favorite seasons with my horses and can be the best time to go trail riding. The weather is cooler,…
After months of worrying about it, and even visualizing it, I fell off Hamster. Looking back, it is easy to see where the jump…
In hindsight, I made so many mistakes with him. I wanted that amazing relationship I’d read about in books, something like Alex and the…