Cross Country Pro

Buck Brannaman said something I wrote into my clinic journal and have been mulling over a lot. A clinic attendant asked how many times she would need to correct something that her horse was doing. Buck said “If you are asking that question it means you have already failed at this whole thing! It tells me and the horse you are putting mental limitations on how many times you are willing to correct it. If you find yourself asking “how many times.......” you might as well quit cause it means you aren’t willing to do whatever it takes to turn out a good horse. You have to be willing to do it as many times as the horse is going to do it and nobody knows how much that will be. Do it till it’s fixed.”

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I have been finding this quote pop up in my brain in a lot of areas of my life lately. This is one of my favorite parts of riding and training horses. I find SO many areas where this journey is more about me and my character than about a step by step program for the horses. How often do I let my emotions take over and make me ask that question, how many more times will I have to......reassure the horse who spooks.........clean up the kids toys.......wash these dishes.......fold laundry........work thru a disagreement with my husband......correct that behavior in my kid......deal with a difficult go worker.......correct the buddy sour horse........remind the horse to keep out of my space.........fill it in with your own situation.
Learn to recognize when you have set mental limitations and how that self sabotages your progress with frustrated emotions because it isn’t happening in your timeline.

I’m super excited about this new chapter. For anyone that knows me you know that I love love love the cross country phase and am extremely good at instilling honesty and bravery in my horses and riders through correct fundamentals of cross country riding. ⭐️ Starting mid January I will be restructuring slightly and will be offering more availability to come to you locally, as well as offering cross country clinics anywhere in the US! I’ll also be offering week long general training “tune ups” at my farm for you and your horse.....Think, week long boot camp to help get you on the right track! Book now, as there will be limited availability!