Iโm a mom and cowgirl with over 16 years of horse experience. ๐ด Hereโs where I share tips, laughs, and real talk on wrangling horses and raising boys โ the messy, magical, horse-loving way! โญ Interested in coaching or collabs?
02/13/2026
Good to know always! Definitely a huge help in an emergency and to see if there's any health issues!
๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ? ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ! Grab a tailor's tape and click the link in the comments to give our new equine weight calculator a try.
02/13/2026
My horse and I 12 years ago. Its funny how it's a full circle moment for us โค๐
02/03/2026
A little Monday self care reminder โจ
01/31/2026
Small steps lead to big changes. 1% better everyday adds up!
01/18/2026
I'm very honored and grateful for the people I have in my life that can help me take care of my horse.
Finding a great Farrier is extremely difficult because finding someone who is patient and is calm. Its been a struggle for us for sure. Im very grateful we have found someone who is calm and understanding. Flash is still a bit week when you pick up a hoof and she has to stand on 3. So it'll be a lot of strengthing her muscles and practice.
01/01/2026
Happy new years! Bye 2025!
This year was the scariest time of my life.
Not knowing if not putting my horse down was a good decision or not because of her fractured cannon bone was the hardest decision I've ever had to make...nothing could ever prepare a person to have to face loosing their best friend and heart.
She made it, in fact she is thriving faster then our vet ever thought she would. Thank you to my friends and family coaching me through it. They helped me realize that I knew her better then a stranger and I had to trust my instincts and try. I had to push the thought of loosing her away.
Every day was Russian roulette for 2 months.
Everyday I prayed while working at a full time job.
Everyday I hoped that I would show back up and see her standing ok. That she wasn't in too much pain.
Everyday I was terrified and exhausted.
She's the most biggest hearted, determined mare I've ever met in my equine career.
Despite the odds our vet gave us, she made it. She pulled threw. In 4 months she healed and was trotting around. She was ok to haul to my friends, a 6 hour drive haul. Shes thriving and her cut healed in time for the winter.
Itll take a while for her to recover fully esp at her age but she's so strong and im so relieved she's going to be with us for a while longer.
So hold your horses and your loved ones, hug them and be grateful ๐
2026 is year of the horse...Happy New Year!
12/26/2025
12/24/2025
Merry Christmas Eve to our horses-and-family herd! ๐๐
We choose our family, and our horses choose us right back. They arenโt just animalsโtheyโre part of the family, hearts and hooves included. Wishing you all a warm, peaceful evening with those you love (two-legged and four-legged). โค๐๐ด
12/16/2025
9 more days until Christmas!
I cannot believe this year is over in a couple of weeks. Im very grateful ๐
Are you done Christmas shopping? I've got a couple more people on my list as always lol.
Every year im like im not going to be last minute and I am lol ๐ ๐
11/11/2025
15 Fascinating Facts About Horsesโ Emotional Memory and Empathy
Horses hold one of the most powerful long-term memories among domestic animals โ recalling people, voices, and events for decades.
They read human intent through facial expressions, distinguishing friend from threat long before a hand is raised.
A single act of kindness can echo for years โ a horse may seek out the same person even after a long separation.
Trauma carves deep grooves โ a horse may forever avoid a place, object, or person tied to fear.
They sense human emotion through voice tone, breath rhythm, and body tension โ even from across a field.
They respond not just to fear, but to sadness, joy, or confusion โ silently, instinctively.
Mirror neurons in their brains allow them to feel what others feel โ true empathy in motion.
When tears fall nearby, a horse may approach softly, lower its head, and offer a gentle touch โ comfort without words.
A wounded horse can form the deepest bonds with a patient human โ shared pain becomes shared trust.
Horses are proven emotional therapists for PTSD, depression, and anxiety โ healing hearts, not just bodies.
They grieve deeply โ lingering by a lost companion or withdrawing in quiet mourning.
Once bonded, they memorize your personal rhythms โ footsteps, breath, even the silence between.
Their memory isnโt just survival โ itโs the foundation for profound connection with those who earn their trust.
With gentle consistency, fear can be rewritten into safety โ even shattered trust can be rebuilt.
Horse empathy is biological fact, not folklore โ their brains and hearts sync with human emotion in real time.
11/11/2025
Staff Sergeant Reckless (c. 1948 โ May 13, 1968) was a highly decorated U.S. military horse who served in the Korean War. Named for the reckless missiles she commonly carried, she also transported supplies and evacuated the wounded. She was frequently led along supply routes, then memorized them and traveled by herself, often alone and under fire.
During just one battle Sergeant Reckless made 51 solo trips to resupply front-line units, most of them by herself. Retired with full military honors in 1960, she was stationed at Camp Pendleton.
11/11/2025
Lest We Forget ๐บ
Today, we pause to remember the brave men, women, and animals who served and sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy. Among them were countless horses โ loyal companions who carried soldiers through unimaginable conditions with courage and grace.
As we spend time with our families and our beloved horses today, may we reflect on their strength, loyalty, and the bond that helped carry hope through the darkest times.
We remember. We honor. We are grateful. โค๏ธ๐ด
Army veteran Adam Halloran found hope and healing through the Therapeutic Horsemanship Program at SUNY Cobleskill, where horses helped him rebuild his life. Today, heโs using what heโs learned to help other veterans heal, one horse at a time.
๐ Read his inspiring journey, From Hopeless to Healing to Healer, at bit.ly/3XlDBAa
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In person I am a certified Equi-Health Canada First Aid Instructor who teaches north of Saskatoon.
I teach horseback riding north of Saskatoon also. I have my Standard First Aid and CPR Level 1.
Why I teach people horse First Aid ?
I have been in similar situations where my horse got hurt and I had no idea what my next step was supposed to be. I was fighting the initial panic to try to keep my horse calm while I asked the closest person what to do. Hoping that the person who had horse experience knew what kind of product to use on a cut and the steps.
They did not. Although I washed off the product with water; the cut got worse and proud flesh (glandular tissue that prevents the scab to form correctly) began to form. A vet recommend me to scrape the proud flesh off by cold hosing it off a bit each day. Thankfully with the bond I have with my horse, she was patient enough to let me reopen her cut allowing it to heal properly.
With my background as a Firefighter and search and rescue. I knew that my mistake was not being prepared in the knowledge or having the supplies at hand to properly handle the cut. Thankfully from volunteering at a vet clinic when I was younger I had connections to ask for help.
I knew there was a better way and after flipping through the Equine Wellness Magazine I was reading I saw the Equi-Health Emergency First Aid Canada for horses. I looked at their site for a while and fell in love with the courses they where providing to other horse people. I realized that a lot of people where in similar situations. Becoming an instructor I now help people be prepared, have knowledge of the the supplies they need, and when to call the vet.
MY EXPERIENCE WITH HORSES
I began riding at OK Corral outside of Saskatoon and have been riding for the past 15 years. I love answering questions about horses and have dealt with minor emergencies with riders and their horses. I enjoy training horses and teaching people how to bond with their horses. I believe that the bond with my horse has saved her life and mine with past emergencies.
