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Mar 17 •
My number 1 Life Lesson
The first life lesson that I learned from a horse, that I want to talk about, is the most important in my opinion. This lesson is bittersweet. It came with many tears and heart break but also appreciation and gratitude. With that being said let me tell you a story. It is 16 years worth of story but I will do my best to condense. Over 20 years ago now a friend of mine got a horse in to train. This horse was a yearling bay mare who was sent to be halter broke and taught to lead. When she arrived she was underweight but my friend fed her up, did the training, and sent her back. A little over a year later she was sent back to be broke out. At this point she had deteriorated tremendously. This 2 1/2 almost 3 year old innocent bay filly had poor feet, was malnourished, riddled with worms, had horrible rain rot, and was on the brink of death. Everyone that saw this little mare said to put her down, she was not going to survive. My friend saw the fight in her and chose to save her instead. She took her over and got her back to health. She then spent a few months in the pasture, part of a herd, being a horse. 🌹 Here’s where the journey began. 🌹 Along came me, a young very novice/beginner rider. I had only been on dead broke horses at this point but needed a step up. Well…my friend got a crazy idea and decided that I was to ride that little mare. Did I mention she wasn’t broke to ride yet? What about the fact I was only allowed to ride English at this time to build my seat? We all know green + green = purple is the general rule of thumb for horses right? You can imagine then how this went…I flew through the air. In the first year of riding her I flew through the air so much that my father’s new phrase became “if I had known you would spend so much time in the air I would have sent you to pilot school.” 🙄 it became the bane of my existence. I couldn’t stand her but yet I was forced to push through and ride her anyway. Eventually, it clicked and we started to become a team. Over time we went from teammates to partners and then best friends. We spent 16 years together. She won 7 state titles (1st place at the state level), multiple high point awards, a year end trophy for 14 of those years, multiple all around awards, multiple belt buckles, a custom trophy saddle, reserve hi-point horse two years in a row, and many more. She became very well known and carried the titles of hi-point saddle type horse, hi-point English horse, and hi-point running horse. She was incredibly competitive in HUS, Equitation, showmanship, horsemanship, western pleasure, reining, and speed events even becoming successful in NBHA. A true example of the rare all around horse.
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Mar 11 •
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Mar 17 •
🐴 Welcome to Life Lessons Learned from a Horses 🐴
There’s something special about horses… they have a way of teaching us things we didn’t even know we needed to learn. Patience. Trust. Boundaries. Resilience. Presence. Communication. Anything you learned! This page is a space to share those moments—the ones that stuck with you long after you left the barn. ✨ What has a horse taught you? ✨ Was it a hard lesson or one that changed your perspective? ✨ Did it come from success… or from a struggle? We’d love for you to: • Share the lesson you learned • Tell the story or experience behind it • Post a picture if you have one 📸 Whether it was one horse or many, one moment or years of growth—your story matters, and someone else might need to hear it. Let’s learn from each other, just like we’ve learned from them. 💛
Mar 20 •
Progress isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it looks like a soft eye… A relaxed step… A single, willing try. Moments that are easy to overlook if you’re only chasing the big, visible results. But those quiet changes? That’s where everything begins. Because real progress with a horse is often built in small, steady steps over time. One try becomes two. One relaxed step turns into a consistent way of moving. One moment of trust grows into a true connection. And eventually… those quiet wins turn into the “loud” results everyone sees. But what matters most is what happens long before that. Every ride. Every reset. Every time you choose patience over frustration—you’re laying a brick. A brick in your horsemanship. A brick in your horse’s confidence. A brick in the foundation of your relationship with that individual horse. It may not feel like much in the moment. It may feel slow. It may even feel like you’re not getting anywhere. But you are. Those small efforts add up in ways you can’t always see right away. So keep showing up. Keep trying. Keep paying attention to the quiet progress. Because one day, you’ll look back and realize— those small, quiet moments were the ones that built everything. 🐴
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Mar 20 •
“It’s not all about the ribbon.”
Wise words once spoken to me by a wise woman… and later reinforced by a horse. When you’re young and competitive in the equine world, there’s often a strong push to succeed. The ones who win the buckles and big titles are praised loudly. They receive the big checks, the fancy trophies, the recognition, and endless opportunities. It’s easy to become drawn to that—to want to be that person chasing the ribbon. But somewhere along the way, the purpose can get lost. The focus shifts from being present with your horse to chasing a result. In that chase, small signals are missed, communication breaks down, and frustration starts to build. What they don’t always tell you is that success doesn’t look the same for everyone. For some, it’s a ribbon. For others, it’s a quiet, connected ride. Real success requires taking a step back and asking yourself what truly matters to you—and when you’re young and impressionable, that’s not always easy to do. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that for me, it was never really about the ribbon. Winning feels good, and it’s not a bad goal—but it isn’t everything. What matters most to me is the relationship I build with the horse. I strive for trust and respect, because that’s what creates a true partnership. Taking the time to listen to a horse—and to communicate in a way that makes them feel safe and understood—has taught me more than any ribbon ever could. It’s taught me to pause, reset, and try again from a different perspective. It’s taught me to quiet my body and slow my mind. It’s shown me that frustration often begins where knowledge ends. Most importantly, it’s taught me to move at the horse’s pace, not my own. If my only goal had been the ribbon, I would have rushed the process. I would have left gaps in training, built relationships on pressure instead of trust, and likely faced far more frustration. I might have still won—but it wouldn’t have felt the same. The horse would have become a means to an end, rather than a partner.
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