Your horse is the ONLY one who can accurately determine what feels stressful, like "too much" pressure, or is perceived traumatic event. Pressure can come from many sources - environmental (new surroundings, confinement, solitude, dietary, human interaction), direct physical contact, or emotional intimidation or coercion. Pain, physical discomfort, or the strain of being asked to perform beyond conditioning is another form of pressure. Inconsistent cues, confusion, frustratio

Let's start with the definition of spoiled so we are all on the same page. I got this off the web: Spoiled:To impair the value or quality of. To damage irreparably; ruin; To impair the completeness, perfection, or unity of; flaw grievously Spoiling a horse sounds like a pretty bad thing according to the dictionary definition. I certainly don't want to ruin my horse or impair it's awesomeness in any way. I think it's very unclear as far as what it would take to truly ru

I LOVE watching my quarter horse mare, Zena, executing a sublime collected canter. Her withers elevate and her hips sink toward the ground as she shifts her posture to achieve perfect longitudinal balance. Her canter pirouette, levade, and slow jog illustrate true excellence. My heart soars when she stretches long and low through her swinging back and moves in a lovely steady rhythm. She can curve her body like a cat, driving from behind as she moves laterally with awesom

What I believe in now is FREEDOM.