10/07/2026
Last year, I started something new at the end of summer — dedicating a whole month to trying something different with our riders! 🐴
Our riders put SO much work into the spring, summer and fall preparing for shows, clinics, rider levels and everything in between, so I wanted to give them a chance to switch gears, have some fun, and learn something completely different.
Last year, we spent the month playing Western games 🤠 — and it was so popular that it was highly requested again this year! Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough Western saddles to make that happen, so I decided to switch things up and introduce TRAINERS MONTH! 🐴✨
For the entire month, each rider is assigned a completely new training prospect. Some are unbroke babies, some are green broke, some are seasoned horses who are being brought back into the swing of things, and some are just horses with a specific skill that needs a little extra work.
The best part? Every horse-and-rider combination is new.
Each pair has to come up with two goals they want to accomplish with their training prospect by the end of the month. From there, we work together to figure out how to get there!
Depending on the horse and the goals, riders might be working on:
🐴 Lunging
🐴 Long-lining
🐴 Groundwork
🐴 Liberty work
🐴 Backing and starting young horses
🐴 Specific mounted issues
🐴 Building confidence and communication
🐴 And everything in between!
It’s such a fun opportunity for our riders to learn how to train the horse in front of them, rather than simply riding a horse they already know.
And of course, we have a few special guest training prospects joining us too! 😉
Here’s Peanut getting in on Trainers Month! 🥜🐴💕
I can’t wait to see what these horse-and-rider teams accomplish by the end of the month! ❤️
