Planning a season, a career for yourself or your horse, shoot - even planning for the few weeks or days ahead can be challenging. That's without even taking into consideration that you and/or your horse may be unable to continue for any number of reasons! Choosing an end goal is easy; to compete at Championships, move up to Novice level, jump 3' courses, ride confidently in the back pasture, get to the barn 3 times per week. Each of those goals has its own set of objectives,

My aim is for horse and rider to understand each other and work together towards human goals. Let’s face it, horses have far less ambitious goals than we do (“just feed me and let me outside!”). I want my horses to want to work hard for me, and to enjoy our time together. I want my horses to think and solve problems on their own - within the parameters of their training. I want to prove to them that I am a worth caring about, and that I have their best interest in mind. If th