Rail and Pattern Horse

You might be asking what hill is that? Well my hill is the over 50 age bracket hill ( I just can’t bring myself to admit to more than that) and how is warming up horses different for me than you 30 somethings out there…here goes… My horses and I have had the winter off [...]

The following from an email I received, “Bruce Gerrish, a great horseman, died suddenly on Sunday, December 13, 2009. Bruce knew how to make foxhunters. He was fantastic because he allowed the horse to be who he was while educating him in the sport.”

Have you been told to sit deep in the saddle and try as you might you can’t figure out what they mean? I have! So this week when my trainer told me to sit deep in the saddle and I felt like I was dropping my butt down as deep as I could…I asked the [...]

My Friend Kevin Patton came over last night to visit with me. Since we both love horses naturally we headed out to ride and play with my horses. We watched each other and yelled out tips when we saw something that the other could improve on. My husband does the same thing for me. Just [...]

I’ve found it helpful to work my horses from the ground so I can see what they are doing. When I see how they respond without me on their back then I know what to expect when I’m in the saddle. If they are doing what I want them to, moving correctly without me on [...]

Western Pleasure Horse Trainer Steve Heckaman knows how to train a horse.