RELAXED AND FORWARD: Since 2010, an archive of weekly horse training essays. My dogs say it's their turn now. Happy to oblige, it's all affirmative. Including words from a gray mare on the fine art of aging cantankerously.
The Middle Path: Why Gaits Matter
Let's say you like to jump and so does your Arabian. Let's say you do endurance on an Appaloosa. Let’s...
Severe Weather Warning
It was 78 degrees yesterday. It's late October so the sun is lower in the sky. There was a slight...
How to Relieve Your Horse’s Anxiety
Growing up, only one person in our home was allowed to have a temper and the rest of us kept...
Photo Challenge: Bridge
The frail filament strands that suspend us in parallel travel are intricately woven back onto themselves, situated so cleverly...
Running in Circles
I was asked to write about lunging and I assume this means with no swear words. I don't know why...
Calming Signals: YOUR Response.
Photo by Sheri Kerley I'll start with the bad news. For those of us who grew...
Calming Signals and the Aggressive Horse.
Just to be clear, calming signals are not something humans do to calm horses. It's the language horses use to...
Calming Signals: The Dance of the Halter
We're breaking in a new farrier here at Infinity Farm. The new guy is soft-spoken, uses a nice pink hoof-stand,...
Equine Retirement Planning.
First, I watched Brentina's retirement ceremony. Then Secretariat's last race and Valegro's final Olympia freestyle. Who doesn't need to watch Aldrich's...
Part Two: The Dramatic Demonstrative Type (of Horse)
Last week, I wrote about horses who are The Strong Silent Type. This horse is the opposite. Describing him sounds...
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