Authentic Equine

I couldn’t have said it better myself! ♥️🙌🏼

“Never underestimate the power of your voice and the impact you can have on the world when you speak up for what you believe in.” — Charlie Kirk

Whether it’s your faith, your values, your family, your country, or your horsemanship don’t be afraid to stand for what you believe is right.

We are called to speak the truth in love, not because it’s always popular, but because truth matters. In horsemanship, we learn that consistency, patience, and clear communication build trust. The same is true in life. Your voice should reflect integrity, humility, and courage.

We don’t have to shout the loudest to make a difference. Sometimes the greatest impact comes from quietly living out your convictions every single day.

God gave each of us a voice for a purpose. Use it to encourage, defend what is good & stand for truth. The world doesn’t need more people who stay silent out of fear it needs people willing to stand with grace, courage, and unwavering faith.

Too often, people stay quiet because they’re afraid of criticism, rejection, or being misunderstood. But history has shown that many of the greatest changes happened because ordinary people refused to remain silent. Every generation is faced with moments that ask, Will you speak, or will you stay silent?

Speaking with conviction doesn’t require the loudest voice. It requires a heart anchored in truth. Conviction isn’t about being opinionated it’s about standing on principles that don’t change with culture or popularity. It’s having the courage to remain faithful when the crowd moves in a different direction.

Horsemanship teaches this lesson beautifully. Horses don’t respond well to confusion or inconsistency. They thrive under clear, confident leadership built on patience, fairness, and trust. The same is true in life. People are influenced not only by what we say, but by the consistency between our words and our actions. Integrity gives our voice credibility.

The world is desperate for people with unwavering character people who aren’t blown around by every opinion or trend but are grounded in truth. Your children are watching. Your friends are watching. Your community is watching. Someone may find the courage to stand because they first saw you stand.

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.” — Proverbs 31:8

Never underestimate what God can do through one faithful voice.

MBR Performance Horsemanship LLC
Quick Coupler

I’ve always said I would take a wild horse over a spoiled one, I’ve started many that were spoiled and many that were untouched, if you’re working with the horse in their language, the untouched ones are by far the most well mannered nicest ones to work with. It is always a spoiled one that people say oh it’s never kicked it’s never bit that’s because you’ve never set a boundary with it and the person that comes along and such a boundary. typically it’s gonna lash out because no humans ever said a boundary with it before so it has ruled the human horse herd up until that point. 

This isn't directed at anyone in particular. I just have dealt with this "problem" a lot of late. If you raise a foal, the temptation to play with them and hang out and just enjoy them is huge. I get it. They are cute and fun. The daydreams of all that potential is tantalizing.

Keep in mind that the relationship you WANT with that foal ultimately involves a MUCH larger animal. Don't let a 200 lb. foal do physical things to you that you wouldn't want a 1200 lb. horse to do to you. You are setting patterns and should be enforcing boundaries during these formative times. Set those patterns poorly and you're both going to pay a price for it later.

Without a doubt the most common and deeply rooted problem that I see with people who occasionally raise a foal is that they spend a lot of time around that foal without that foal's attention on them. The people who regularly raise 20 foals per year don't have time to "play" with them, so this stuff isn't an issue for them, generally. Let me be clear here. If you are in the paddock cleaning up manure or doing something not directly involving the foal, no worries. You do what you're doing and they do whatever they do.

BUT, if you have a halter on that foal, If you are moving that foal around or trying to interact with it in any way, your absolute highest priority needs to be having their attention on you. If you can't INSTANTLY ask for and receive their attention, THAT IS THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON. If you get a foal that will trailer load, cross a bridge, let you handle his feet, etc. and pretty much just tolerate these things without really giving you their undivided attention, you have a MUCH LARGER PROBLEM than you realize.

This is the root of why 95% of the highly experienced horsemen/women on my podcast choose feral over spoiled. The feral horse is paying attention to you. Fear has it's cons, but a scared horse WILL BE PAYING ATTENTION TO YOU. I've no idea why more people teaching about horses don't talk much about the person having the horse's attention, but this is truly the most base step there is, and FAR TOO MANY people are oblivious to it.

Get and maintain your horse's attention! It's a really big deal. Every dangerous situation and wreck you'll ever be in around a horse will begin with the loss of that animal's attention. Don't habituate that dangerous state with babies when you could instead form a fantastic foundation. It's the unfortunate truth, but spending more time around your babies is most often to their detriment exactly because of this. That's why most c**t starters want them raw and unhandled. They don't have to fix the problems all that inattention caused or deal with the dangers of it.

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