Every horse regardless of their discipline, can benefit from lateral work. My answer when someone asks for “drills” is usually this: get them good laterally! Lateral work is the basis for everything we will ever need a horse to do. In other words, “Kindly, STEP AWAY FROM the barrels!’ All joking aside, teaching a horse…
Below you will find the remaining clinics I have on my schedule for this Fall. I will be in Oklahoma beginning in November 2025 and available for Lessons/Clincs as my schedule allows. I’d love to have you join me at one of these! To Sign UP for Great Falls. MT: Click Here. To Sign up…
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This adorable 2023 colt, En Ferno 75, is learning all the big boy things, and taking everything in stride. Here’s his first day under saddle. He is so kind and quiet. I can’t wait to see where life takes us. Stay tuned for more!
What’s in my barn, tack wise, is something I often get asked. I just hosted a 3-day summer workshop and the gals that attended asked me to build out this list, and the places they can get “the things”, so here goes! You’ll find links to all of these things by clicking on them –…
Clinic Drills and Wisdom At the Bowman Barrel Racing Clinic in March of 2024, we went through drills and had lots of chats with the attendees. In the playlist below, we focused on some key things such as Figure 8s, turn and look positioning, hollow backs, points in your turn, posting the trot, and a…
Talent is a 5yo mare by CM Nonstop Nitro. I love riding his babies! She needs a little help from me in helping her learn to be responsible for her shape and in learning true collection, not false collection. The owner had said she braces up in her turns. here’s why and here’s how we…
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Thank you all so much for your support this year! I look forward to making 2024 the best year yet, and hope to see you down the road somewhere. As my gift to you, I’m making my Course on Lateral Work, FREE, until January 31. If you’re at an event and you see me, please…
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Ray Hunt says: “Prepare to position for the transition”. Translation: prepare the horse for what is to come/what you want to have them do; and set it up to make it easy for them. Then what you’d like to have happen, just “happens”.
Starting a long yearling under saddle sets them up with a good understanding of what their life will be like. Educating them early sets everyone up for success later.
In this little clip of a July 2022 ride on Doodlebug, I walk you through a few things I like to do on each ride with my horses: Posting the Diagonal, separating the hinds from the fronts which helps the horse learn to tip their weight back and why this helps your horse (and you)…
It’s not a secret that I don’t, as a rule, drill my horses. I simply ride them. That’s not to say I don’t do things to help them get better. I certainly do, but I don’t approach a day with a mindset of -“here’s my agenda, we’re doing these drills today!” – because undoubtedly the…
One way to tell if your horse is balanced and correct to both sides is through backing them up. And while I do love to back me some circles, backing up straight is just as important. In this short video, I talk you through how to tell if your horse is tipped one direction or…
I’ve often said that barrel pattern work really isn’t as much for the horse as it is for us. It’s for us to gain consistency in where we want their body, how we want them to turn, and more. Basically it’s drilling us for the consistency we desire in them; that’s the real goal. In…
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Your clinic was so organized and I learned so much and enjoyed every moment of it! I would absolutely love to ride with you. In fact, it would be a dream to continue to learn from you.
– Ella G –
I was given the opportunity to ride Bully for four glorious days. Four days of quality can do a lot to help a horse. Day one was NOT filmed, but in day two, I talk you through what we did work on. I wish now, I’d filmed day 1, but my phone was dead, and…
The First Barrel The first barrel in barrel racing, often referred to as the MONEY barrel, plays a pivotal role in determining the success and speed of your run. This barrel sets the foundation for a quick time on the clock or, conversely, it can lead to a less favorable outcome. By mastering your approach…
Groundwork is the most important part of starting a colt. Starting a colt under saddle is really about preparing the horse for what’s to come. It’s about helping them realize that they can move their feet, and be thoughtful as opposed to reactive. This is a quick clip of a groundwork video that I took…
Once in a while I find myself being interviewed by a journalist. They must believe that I have something worthwhile to share with the world. I of course, would like to believe this is true! But, I’m not the one with my name currently in lights. I am however, in the trenches – grinding it…