August 31, 2018
Jenn Zeller
I’ve been getting to ride a few colts this Summer. In my string I have two 3 year olds, and a 4 year old. The four year old, you’ve all seen because she was featured in my Yielding the Hips Series. She has the most rides on her, and this week, as I was astride, […]
August 23, 2018
Jenn Zeller
The last video I’m going to share in this series about yielding the hips is below. Here you can see the mare is pretty hooked on, and is thinking her way through the maneuvers she’s being asked to do. She’s become less reactive and more interested in what is being presented to her. Teach the horse […]
August 8, 2018
Jenn Zeller
Here, we continue our series in helping Cosmo, my 4 year old mare, with getting soft, looking us up, and yielding her feet to us. Please feel free to ask questions in the comments. I’ll do my best to answer them! Happy Trails!
August 2, 2018
Jenn Zeller
Yielding the hips is one of the most important things you can teach a colt to do. In the first video in this series, you’ll see Zach Ducheneaux working with a 4 year old mare. She’s not particularly tight. However, she’s not tuned into, or looking to the human to help her or give her […]
July 22, 2018
Savanna Simmons
I have been intrigued with Kinesiology taping for some time, so I reached out to my friend from Wisconsin, Laurel Statz, CVT, CEMT, CEKTP, with Spot On Ranch and Equine Bodywork. Here’s what she had to say about the history of kinesiology taping and using it to improve and heal our horses. In Laurel’s words: Kinesiology […]
March 21, 2018
Tiffany Schwenke
Are you interested in growing your online business? Have you heard about Branded In Ink? If not, let me fill you in on a little backstory about the creator of Branded In Ink, Jessica Hedges. A few years ago I connected with a gal named Jessica Hedges through Facebook. At that time Jessica owned a […]
February 10, 2018
Lynn Kohr
Does your horse exhibit post race anxiety? Is your horse nervous, anxious, fretful, elevated, irritated or not listening after your barrel run? Does he just want to get back to his buddies or is it something more? The first thing to rule out when thinking of anxiety is physical pain. Is your horse lame […]
December 27, 2017
Jenn Zeller
I took some time over the past couple of weeks to interview Dana Eklund from Big Sky Mohair Cinches about properly fitting a cinch. There have been countless articles written on this subject, but I think many of them miss the boat. Hopefully this one will help those muddy waters get clear, right quick! What […]
July 18, 2017
Jenn Zeller
Hobble training a horse is a pretty handy tool in a cowhand’s arsenal! So, I thought I’d take a moment to share with you, how you might go about getting a horse good to be hobbled. It isn’t just for cow-ponies and ranch hands. Having a horse that can quietly stand hobbled, is a way […]
June 24, 2017
Jenn Zeller
It seems like at least once a week, something pops up in my Facebook News Feed about someone having trouble catching their horse. I’ve been there too, no doubt. But, I’ve also learned a few things between the time that I was there, and now, that have enabled me to catch whatever horse I want […]