Author Archives: Jillian

In the winter we blanket our horses to keep them cleaner, and dry. But it’s also very important, especially here where the winter is 6-8 months of wet, cold, muddy… Oregon. I blanket typically from November to May. It’s important to get their blankets off a few times a week to brush them but alsoContinue reading “Embrace the fluff!”

Softness is sometime commonly referred to as a “head set”. Which is like comparing oil to water. A “head set” is forced, uncomfortable to the horse and achieved quickly. and incorrectly by forcing the horses head “down” which isn’t down at all it’s a stiff neck and hollow back and pinched throatlatch. Softness is firstContinue reading “It’s not a “head set” it’s so much more!”

I raised this baby as a weanling to yearling. I sold her to a young friend of mine. She did a great job training her and giving her a phenomenal foundation! Jordan’s story is a rehabilitation story. She fractured her sesmoid bone in her right rear ankle. Bless her heart her mom went in withContinue reading “Welcom home Jordan!”

Showing my Gypsy Vanner Zena at county fair, one of her first shows under saddle, she surpassed all expectations and won so much all week! Including trail, English, western and reserve grand in halter! She was a mare I bought at 12 days old, raised, trained and sold when she was 6 years old toContinue reading “A look back at 2017”

14 year old Arabian mare transformation! She was skinny, losing hair, no confidence and hard to catch. In three months she was a whole new horse!

Walk, stop, back up, reversing both directions and walking along the rail! Proud of how far he’s come!

Sam is my 8 year old recently wild BLM mustang gelding. He’s only been interacting with humans since February. Training Sam has been a big challenge because he’s spent so long in the wild doing his own thing, listening to a human isn’t something he was taking to easily. We bonded, continually bond daily andContinue reading “Our training journey from April, his first day with me to August when he had his first ride!”

Two hours of prep, patience and making sure Sam was calm before moving into the next step. Sam has never been worked with by my fiancé Adam so I first had to get them trusting each other then he started to lay over him then Adam lunged him then finally he jumped up like IContinue reading “First ride on Sam happened yesterday!”