If you’re anything like me you’re probably sitting in your living room or home office wondering what fresh new levels of boredom we can reach today… maybe looking a little like this. And in all…
Browsing Category OTTB Training
Tips for training ex-racehorses, including OTTBs and OTQHs, but really they apply to all forms of horses!
Does Groundwork Translate to the Saddle?
I really enjoy doing groundwork with my off-track Thoroughbred. Not only does it give us some good warm-up time but it also gives me a few moments to figure out what kind of mental state…
3 Ways To Improve Your Horse’s Ground Manners
When you’re working with your horse, how does your horse stand? What is he or she paying attention to? Where is their focus? And perhaps most importantly, where are you in relation to your horse?…
Training Your Horse for Correct Leads & Lead Changes
Ah leads and lead changes. If you’ve been riding for any amount of time then you should already have an idea about what leads are, what lead changes look like and maybe even feel like….
This Week With Indy: Picking Up Where We Left Off
There are times when despite all of my best efforts, something just gets in the way of riding. It’s called life, it happens to the best of us. Horses get boo boos, it gets too…
Building Topline: Tips for Strengthening Your Horse’s Back
Baby got BACK! Or at least your horse should! Getting your horse’s back in shape is the key to unlocking loads of potential in your mount. But it’s far from fast or easy to do…
The First Show With An OTTB: Tips to Prepare You & Your Horse For the Day of the Show
Horse shows. Ah yes. Days that are often filled with anxiety, frustration, more anxiety, and the always enjoyable game of hurry-up-and-wait that seems to accompany every horse show under the sun, regardless of whether you’re…
This Week With Indy: Progress is Success
Rain, rain, go away! And don’t come back another day! Please! If you live in the northeast or anywhere in the United States, you can probably commiserate. It’s been 3 weeks and it seems as…
How Racetrack Routines Affect OTTBs: Training & Daily Life at the Track
Unless you’ve worked in the racing industry, the life of a horse at the track might be a bit of a mystery to the average person. What’s more difficult to gauge is how this routine…
Liberty Training for Horses: How Free Lunging Builds A Bond
Liberty training for horses can be some absolutely magical stuff to watch. If you’ve ever been to a horse expo or seen a training demonstration, there’s a good chance that you know what I’m talking…
This Week With Indy: A Mounted Police Clinic & Fresh Start
Well kids, it’s been a crazy busy past few weeks at the farm hosting our semi-annual de-spooking clinic with National Mounted Police Services, an organization dedicated to training mounted police units, civilians, and their equine…
Hitting the Ground Running… Literally
Well ladies and gentlemen, we experienced our first involuntary dismount last night. Yep, my trusty off track thoroughbred, Indy, was all of a sudden not so trusty. And do you want to know what I…
Getting An OTTB To Move In A Frame
Getting an OTTB to move in a frame can be a difficult subject to wrap your head around… and if it’s difficult for a human just imagine how difficult it is for a green broke…
[VIDEO] This Week With Indy: What Getting It Together Looks Like
Tomorrow will mark 8 MONTHS since my boy, Sure Prize, last ran a race. Can you believe it?! Almost 8 months have passed and it still feels like he just walked off the trailer yesterday….
This Week With Indy: Cows, Horse Kites & Stereotypes
This weekend at the farm we held a two day Introduction to Team Penning and Ranch Sorting Clinic and I decided why not try this out with my little off the track friend, Sure Prize…