by Alex Kane | Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Artist’s berets at the ready, if you please! Here is an analogy for you to think about… A horse with prior training can already be a page of scribbles. Imagine a toddler with a crayon – gripping on tightly. Each scrawl is heavy and ingrained into the...
by Alex Kane | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
It isn’t all “playing ponies”. The reality is that I work with many horses and ponies who need some guidance. (They aren’t all angels!) My mentor, Theresa, always reminds me that I must “pay my dues” on my way to becoming a good, well rounded horse trainer. So, for...
by Alex Kane | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
This past week was a reminder that horse training can and does trial the very best of us, in confidence, will and patience. We can learn more about our strongest, and inevitably, our less desirable traits. Over the last few months I have been busy teaching, having a...
by Alex Kane | Aug 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
There is the die hard “bitless brigade”, there are those who dislike the idea of metal bits in horses’ mouths, there are people who are trying bitless riding to benefit their skills and the horse’s responsiveness to the hand and there are many...
by Alex Kane | Jun 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
What do you do when at a clinic, it is made painfully apparent that the horses are asked too much when they are not physically or mentally ready? For example, you are at a demonstration and the horses are allowed anything but a horizontal balance; no...
