June 2024

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.”~Maya Angelou Griffy came with a 16″ Custom saddle (Custom is a saddle brand, I don’t mean it was custom made for him) that I hated. It was small, I was big, and no one was having a good time Read more

I’m really fortunate that I was introduced to Anna Blake very early in my adult horsemanship life. Her class on calming signals did a lot to shape my approach to my horses by introducing the notion that horses communicate with us, and if we want a true partnership with our horse we have to learn Read more

This question was posted on r/Equestrian today, and it I wanted to address it here in longer form (I commented on the post too.) The poster had been riding for 5 years, and felt like she wasn’t getting any better. When she watched videos of herself, her lower legs were swinging and she didn’t feel Read more