08/31/2026
Here's something for you all to chew on. This was the 1.5 minutes BEFORE the last video I posted. Now! This was the day I picked him up from 5 MONTHS Of training. If you wanted to know why he had energy in his feet it was because of this. Before you all throw a fit about small circles, he is not training him to lunge, he is moving his feet and getting his brain before getting on. I understand and appreciate this concept. I don't appreciate that my horse is doing this and he didn't correct it immediately. After spending a long weekend with MANY trainers and clinicians, this behavior is unacceptable and this IS A TRAINING ISSUE, not a horse issue. Again, this will be re-addressed with a new trainer but it will be harder to fix a problem other than being done correctly the first time.
For those feeling like I may have had my feelings hurt by the trainer if he would have told me, we were in weekly contact. I had weekly (or close to) videos. We had many discussions on his learning and the frustration of the trainer. I was honest about my horse and expected him to be honest with me.