Let’s talk correction. I was scrolling through social media (because what else do you do on a lazy, freezing cold Sunday when you’re trying to avoid doing schoolwork) and came across a video of a gal leading a baby into the barn without a halter by its mane. And before everyone comes at me about that – we don’t know this gal or this baby so this might be something that it does every day – not ours to judge – I can tell you I’ve led pretty much all the horses I’ve owned by their mane at one...

My bff Dara Strickland owner of Signature Quarter Horses and Creations of Panama City, FL posted on her page something I can totally resonate with. She wrote: " Finding your people in the horse world matters more than any fancy facility or perfect arena. It’s the barn where your horse is cared for like they’re our own — where someone notices the little things, celebrates the good days, and worries right alongside you on the hard ones. It’s the place where your goals matter, your questions are...

Whew..It has been a hot minute since I wrote anything for here! Sorry about that - but life has a way of sidetracking good intentions! But we're still here and I came across something that I think is worth talking about. It was an article that popped up in my memories today about trainers/instructors saying cruel and hurtful things to their students at horse shows. And while I was thinking about that - I was also musing on the opposite side of that coin about trainers who are disengaged with...