Axl and Peaches have been progressing in tandem over the last few weeks and have recently shared one of the most profound milestones in a colt's life: their first saddling. An experience that can either be an incredible step in the foundation of a horse's education or a traumatic disaster, leaving substantial fear and bruised egos in its wake. Thankfully, Axl and Peaches have had extensive groundwork to prepare them for this day, and I would not have progressed onward to sadd

A large step for Axl yesterday as he went out to pasture for the first time. Being a wild stallion for 10 years and only being rounded up by the BLM almost 1 year ago, this felt like watching him discover that little piece of himself that has been missing since the roundup. For 10 years, the world kept moving without asking him for anything back, and then, in the span of a few months, the world asked him to be patient and to learn again how to listen with more than just his e