Never Quit – The Fruit of Patience

Peacock butterfly red, purple, and yellow on delicate spring flowers. Importance of patience with horses and children.

It’s lovely when talent is obvious and the path to success rapid and predictable. Lovely, but rare. More of us are tempted to quit when plans don’t pan out rather than refill our patience tank. Before giving up, let me tell you about an equine quitter I encountered and how it worked out. The worst […]

Horses- Simple Trailer Loading

horse trailer training horse getting into open trailer using ramp

Annie asked if she could bring her mare over for a trailer-loading session. Getting Cassidy, her three-year-old mare, into a trailer was an irritating exercise in frustration. The only way to get her in reliably was to create a chute at the back of an open stock trailer and then push her stubborn ample butt […]