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…
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One Year With An OTTB: Oh The Things We’ve Learned
If you can believe it’s been a whole year since my darling Thoroughbred walked off the trailer from the track then well, that makes at least one of us because I sure can’t! That also…
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…
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…
First Trail Ride With My OTTB
Going out on the trails has always been one of my favorite things to do with my horse. There’s just something awesome about going for a stroll in the woods tucked away in nature with…
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…
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…
Experience Isn’t Just Helpful… It’s Everything
As someone with less than a decade of experience with horses, I’m what you’d call an amateur in the equestrian world. And much to my dismay, there is no fast track or express route to…
This Week With Indy: Consistency v. Repetition
Some people really REALLY hate the snow. You probably know exactly who I’m talking about… you might even be one of those people. I’m not. I actually… enjoy… the snow. Call it a by-product of…
This Week With Indy: Getting to Maybe
After a two week hiatus for the annual holiday pilgrimage to my parents’ house in Northern New York, I’m back at the farm and that can only mean one thing for my boy Sure Prize…
This Week With Indy: Conditioning for Relaxation, Ground Tying & Changing Up Our Routine
With the holiday season quickly approaching this is probably the most inconsistent time of the season for me in terms of how frequently I’ve gotten to work my boy, Mr. Indiana Jones otherwise known by…
[VIDEO] Happy Race-iversary, Sure Prize!
I read somewhere once upon a time that of the tens of thousands of thoroughbreds born and raised to race in the United States only about half will make it to the track and from…