Rail and Pattern Horse

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.”

I just watched this AQHA Video with Alex Ross and Mike Moser and its an outstanding video. These two show you the difference in movement of a good western pleasure mover, why and how their conformation affects their movement and then go on to show us some not so good movement. It is very well [...]

Often we get so focused on competition with our horses that we forget all the other great things that horses give us and teach us rather than us teaching them. Be sure to watch this video for a reminder of the horses power and ability.

Over lunch at a recent horse show with Northwest trainer, Jerry Pelikan our conversation as you might expect went to the client and trainer relationship and the need for satisfaction on both sides. Jerry shared with me his view on the relationship and what works for him so I asked him to share it with [...]

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A Horse Has Powerful Physical Force but Even More Emotional Force on the people whose lives they touch. I’ve been involved with horses for many years but it was a long rainy winter some 6 years ago when I really learned the power in the horse human relationship. When my 4th sister, Ruth, died I [...]

As an amateur rider one of the things that is always somewhat unsettling is when your horse spooks at something. I’ve heard various methods to handle a spooky horse. Circle Your Horse Until He’s Calm One is that if your horse is spooking at something then he is not paying attention to you. So just [...]

We own two full siblings a mare and a gelding by Sire: Willy Be Invited and Dam: Miss Good Rebel by Zippos Mr Goodbar. Miss Good Rebel is also the Dam of My Final Notice. The mare stands 15:3 and the gelding  stands 16.3. It just goes to show that just like humans siblings can [...]