Many of you have read about Holly's fatal colic and have asked Gypsy's colic episode that she experienced last month. I want to provide...

This sweet girl came to Gypsy Farms from Tejas rodeo. She was loved by her previous owner, but was not working as the calm kids horse...

Before you get out there and saddle up your horse and take off to the nearest open field and settle into a nice canter so you can feel...

Use this diagram as your guide: To ask for a circle to the left in-frame and collected: -  The left hand should for a left hand...

The following exercises are based on the below diagram for hand and leg position: For a forward lateral flexion (asking the horse to bend...

Recently I picked up a new 16'3" Appendix bred big stout gelding. I took one look at this boys feet and new he needed some treatment. He...

This is a follow-up to an earlier post on Horse behavior and catching the horse. I recently had a friend who rescued a horse. The horse...

Background Recently, a good friend rescued a horse, Dodger, from a kill pen up in Pennsylvania, she lives in Maryland and had the horse...

Did you know that Alfalfa is an all encompassing food? If a horse had only alfalfa and water, it would be just fine. However, there are...

Today I had the opportunity to meet with a renowned equine dentist who does so much more. She imparted an overwhelming amount of...

I recently wrote about an equine dentist that came to see my horses. She is a wealth of knowledge and is so willing to share. Some...

Haunches In: Haunches-in (travers) is the most advanced way to teach your horse inside bend. For a correct haunches-in, your horse must...

Asking for Correct Lead: Start at a walk and practice positioning before attempting to ask for a canter. This example is asking for the...

Horses are always out to hurt themselves, although it is unintentional, it is also unavoidable. The best we can do is manage the risk by...

When I was 10 years old, my parents uprooted us from West Palm Beach, Florida, and I am certain that they threw a dart on a map to find...

I have always been a nomad. My parents moved often although we were not a military family. Then I followed suit and joined the military...

Today I want to talk about the horse's perspective when something goes wrong (e.g. the rider gets bucked off or injured as a result of...

📷 I promise to always remember this about Gypsy and any other horse I encounter: She feels your energy, She senses your nature, She sees...

Smokey came to me by no accident. I am certain that he needed me as much as needed him. I got a call one day from a friend who told me of...

Today I had an amazing ride on my Arabian, Scout. It wasn't amazing because we accomplished tasks that we had previously strived to...