I know I am not alone in my struggle to override the “I’m too old” bomb because I hear those very words come out of my students regularly. If it is not in reference to themselves, then it is in reference to their 10, 12, 15 or 19 year old horses as we begin the rehab process.

Some of the common indicators that people use to determine if a horse is moving correctly include:

The day I accidentally met Tom Dorrance was a really important event in my life.

The Comfort Zone Model was developed by human psychologists and has a powerful application when working with horses.