We had a secret! I have been spending the last few weeks quietly preparing Peaches for her owner, Brenda’s, first ride. I wanted to embrace the Christmas spirit and gift Brenda a memory she would undoubtedly carry through the years to come! The weeks leading up to this day were spent in careful, quiet sessions—no dramatic breakthroughs, just small, steady conversations between Peaches and I. Groundwork formed the backbone of our time together, with eventual short riding sessi

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