One of the most valuable exercises to teach a horse to do with excellence is backing from the ground. Backing a horse often mentally...

Horses hate doing the same boring thing, every boring day. Be creative in engaging a horse’s mind to make him a more safe and willing...

A mentor of mine once told me that excuses are like assholes, and everyone’s got one. A lot of people will make excuses for their horse’s...

I see a lot of horses that are pushy and disrespectful because they were taught to be using treats. I am not against treats, but they...

When a horse gives you a desired response, immediately stop and let him think about it. People will push a horse until the horse does...

One of the most valuable lessons I learned working with horses is to take the time that it takes. When I cinch a horse, for example, I...

One of my biggest pet peeves is a horse that is difficult to catch, and to be perfectly honest, it’s the first dead giveaway just how...

The more people try to micromanage their horse’s feet, often the less control they have, and the less desirable the horse’s behavior...

Leave the bullshit, keep the good shit.

It is important to be clear and consistent training a horse, and especially thereafter, by being black and white with no shades of gray....

Whether you’re the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, or you scoop shit for a living, be the best you can be at it. Whatever you do,...

An uneducated horse is relatively cheap because no one has invested the hundreds of hours it takes to make the horse safe, dependable,...

Focus and build on just even a 1% improvement every day.

You get it or you don’t, but it’s what makes a good horseman: The most challenging horse you’d ever have that was willing to teach, and...

One of the most valuable lessons I learned when I was young came from an old horseman explaining how to stop a horse. Unlike anything I...

If you ask people what the most valuable part of a home is, you’ll often get all sorts of answers - but to me, the most valuable part of...

Take the time it takes to establish good habits doing the little things, and the big things won’t take much time.

It amazes me the amount of people that will swing a leg over a horse that they can’t even control well on the ground. When you swing a...