I've almost completed the FULL upload for Reconnect, Rebuild, and Ride with Heart - 1 more Seed to go! There is so much new content. I hope you all have a blast practicing it and I would love to hear how your experiments go 😊 I'm also working through the photos from Happy Horse Camp. I'll share the best ones here shortly 😉 Happy Riding and stay cool everyone 💙🐴

One of the biggest mindset shifts I’ve made over the years is, not asking: “How do I get my horse to…?” but to start THINKING “Who do I need to become TO GET MY HORSE TO.....? Your horse doesn’t care about your five-year plan, your ribbon goals, or whether you finally nail that movement. They experience the human you show up as today. Were you patient? Were you clear? Were you curious? Were you KIND? Did you notice before you reacted? Did you leave them feeling more confident than when you started? That’s the real work. The beautiful thing is that every ride—and every interaction—is another opportunity to practice. 🎙️ This week’s podcast episode, The Person Your Horse Needs You to Become, dives into why the process matters so much more than the outcome and how focusing on daily habits can transform both you and your horse. 👇 I’d love for us to make this a conversation. Share one thing you’re practicing this week—not something you’re trying to accomplish, but one quality or habit you’re intentionally building. Mine? Intentionally leaning into the things that are HARD. Wish me luck 😉

It's going to be a hot one here on the east coast, but isn't it always for the 4th?! I'm in the process of uploading an episode of The Thinking Horse and Rider on riding in the heat. What makes you decide it's too hot to ride? And...let's welcome our new members @Danielle Haviland and @Xena Dvorak-Smith ! Let us know a little about your horses and what you love to do with them 😊 Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Most of you don't need to spend more time in the saddle, drilling yourself or your horses. You need to spend more time training your brain. We spend so much time chasing the next exercise, the next clinic, the next YouTube video, hoping someone will finally tell us the one thing that fixes everything. But here’s the catch… Most of those instructors are teaching their operating system. Their timing. Their feel. Their way of organizing information. And while there’s a lot we can learn from them, you aren’t trying to become a copy of someone else. You’re learning to communicate with your horse. The goal isn’t to memorize more aids. The goal is to become the kind of rider who can think clearly enough to ask a question, notice the answer, and adjust without spiraling into frustration. I see a lot of riders ending up with brains that have turned to soup and their bodies doing something that resembles a one-man band on top of their horse trying to follow a list of aids someone else says is the right combination. If you feel like that; stop, relax, notice what is happening and start again in slow motion. When your horse says: “Yep, I’ve got it.” Can you notice? When your horse says: “I don’t understand.” Can you notice that too? I'm leaning into calling what I do, The Thinking Rider Method and it isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about learning to ask better questions. And learning to hear the answers. So here’s your experiment this week: ➡️ During one ride (or groundwork session), catch yourself every time you’re tempted to ask harder or that frustration creeps in. Instead, slow down and replace it with: “What am I doing right now? Not, what is my horse doing right now. What AM I doing and how can I change it? Come back here afterward and tell us: 💬 What did you notice when you changed the question?

The newest podcast episode comes from a question that was asked during the Happy Horse (and human) Camp. I'd love to know everyone's thoughts on this one and just ignore my tongue tie moment. I was still recovering 🤣