Motivation Monday

Motivation Monday: Don't look back you're not going that way.

Fact Friday

Fact Friday: The word dressage originates from the french word, dresser, which means to train, period. With that being said I would like to remind everyone that good training is good training and that there are many paths that lead us to our ultimate goal of having a well trained horse that will never be "finished" but will continue to learn thoughout their entire lives. As riders we tend to think that our disipline or style of riding is the only way and tend to lose sight of the fact that we can learn valuable information from other riders. After all, every horse is created equal, but through selective breeding we have developed their movements to fit our riding style. The movements, functions and understanding of anatomy and mechinics is universal and will never be changed from horse to horse. As riders we can influence these but never change them, thus truely rendering our thoughts of one style of riding being better than another pointless, except only in our minds. A well trained horse and rider will always be able to compete with success, no matter the disipline or sport. Our horses do not care what style of riding we do, how we dress, or the amount of money we spent on our trailer, they just want to be treated fairly and with respect. Remember, as soon as we close our minds to learning, we are finished as riders.

Theory Thursday

Theory Thursday: Training horses is a peanut butter and jelly profession. Remember that your trainer has a barn/house payment, bills, and a family to provide for just like you. Be kind and pay them on time, they still have to feed and take care of your horse even if you don't pay on time, and that takes money that they need to pay their bills on time.

Wisdom Wednesday

Wisdom Wednesday: Swallowing a little pride will never give you indigestion.

Fact Friday

Fact Friday: Jealousy is the inability to appreciate what we have.

What People are saying

What people are saying about the Anti-Gimmick Clinic Series:
Mr. Kutie,
Thank you so much for letting me join your reining clinic in Nacogdoches. I enjoyed it and learned a lot. I loved the less is more---my Dad taught me that but my 4H group friends sometimes don't agree.
I showed last weekend and improved greatly over last year. I showed Green Horse 5 and under and got second---I beat out 4 adults! Yes! I also got 2nd in trail.
I love riding and hope to be as good as you one day. I saw you had a clinic in July on SHOT. I am hoping to get my parents to haul me. SHOT sounds fun. Thanks again.
Peyton Moore
(the 10 year old on the Dun)

Wisdom Wednesday

Wisdom Wednesday: When you start dreading the time you have to spend with a particular horse, he's the one in control of your relationship and it's not what I'd call a partnership. - Bob Avila