Author Archives: Jillian

My blogs are written to help horse owners and horse enthusiasts better understand their horse. This blog is about how I’ve been surviving this crazy time to be alive. I used to be a waitress and bartender in order to make reliable income while I was building my horse training business. Once I was trainingContinue reading “On a personal note…”

Typically I write these blogs because a subject is brought to my attention by a friend or past client. I help them then come on here and share what I told them with you all. If one person is asking it, five are thinking it. Last week I had a friend and past training assistantContinue reading “Reading the horse’s hoof”

A horse’s happiness is opposite a humans happiness. Horses want space, friends and routine. Humans want convenience, cleanliness and fancy. Horses are content in a large pasture, a good muddy area to roll, clean water isn’t always top of their list they sometimes prefer puddles or ponds over a clean water bucket. This is becauseContinue reading “Horse happiness v.s human happiness”

Teaching patience and respect isn’t just for youngsters, any horse can benefit! I teach all my horse’s to stand untied patiently until asked to move. If they lose focus it’s regained with a snap of my fingers. This method is the result of many steps leading up to it stemming from ground work in theContinue reading “Patience and respect”