He’s attentive and responsive inside the arena, yet the moment you head out on a hack he seems to lose concentration. On his own he works beautifully, but introduce other horses and suddenly his focus drifts elsewhere.

If you’re reading this, chances are you have a special horse (or two) in your life and are curious about enrichment — how to make their world more stimulating, playful, and fulfilling. My goal is to bring those two worlds together: your love for your horses and the concept of enrichment. With the right ideas, you can make their daily lives more interesting, movement-rich, and deeply worth living.

The timeline for training a horse varies widely—both between individual horses and the people working with them. In my experience as a trainer, I firmly believe that slowing down the process actually accelerates learning. Horses not only absorb information more efficiently, but they also gain confidence in the process. Confidence, or lack thereof, plays a major role in how steadily a horse progresses through training.

The biggest risk factor of a horse sustaining injury during transport is due to inadequate or improper training for loading and hauling. The key to avoiding these injuries lies in investing the time to teach the horse in a way that suits his learning style. It's important to keep in mind that, as with any form of teaching, if one method isn't working, there are plenty of other strategies to try. The alphabet still has 25 letters if Plan A does not work!