EquiSports LLC.

06/02/2026

“Just one more time!”
Knowing when to quit is an art form.

When we are working on something new, or something we (or the horse) aren’t yet proficient at, it’s very tempting to want to keep pushing that can down the road.

Work ethic is extremely valuable. Without it, you won’t get far as a rider. You need the willingness to push a little bit - both yourself and the horse, to increase fitness, confidence, experience and more.

If we don’t stretch the rubber band, we never grow

But if we overstretch the rubber band, it snaps back.

It’s far better to get a better effort toward correct, than a hundred bad movements, pushing to perfect.

It’s far better to notice the effort in the right direction than to get greedy and lose all interest from the horse.

It’s far better to exercise muscles less intensely but more correctly, than to burn them out and create compensation.

As all things in riding require, a balance must be sought:

Between too much and not enough
Between working and accepting
Between appreciating and pushing

We have to find that new line every single day, every moment, and be careful not to let the green goblin of “he can do better…just one more” take over and rob the horse because of their good nature.

05/31/2026

Hunter’s Run

05/31/2026

Evening at EquiSports LLC

05/31/2026

05/23/2026

05/23/2026

When we think about hoof problems or lameness, we often focus on trimming, shoeing, terrain/environment, or movement. But sometimes the missing piece is something else entirely - and something that the owner needs to address, not the hoofcare provider.

Last week, I chatted with hoofcare provider and equine nutrition consultant Becky Bawn about her mustang Dakota and his struggle with selenium deficiency, and how it showed up in ways that many horse owners might not immediately connect to nutrition. Becky walks through the process of uncovering the root cause of his movement issues and hoof concerns, the challenges of recovery, and the important role nutrition can play in hoof quality, tissue strength, and overall movement.

While we so often hear about the risks of selenium toxicity, we rarely hear about deficiency- which is why bloodwork and investigation in confounding cases can be so important.

You can hear the entire conversation on any podcast app under "The Humble Hoof," or directly at this link: https://thehumblehoof.com/2026/05/22/selenium-deficiency-in-horses-with-becky-bawn/

05/23/2026

There are a select number of box seats AVAILABLE for sale for the following dates and events:

Saturday, May 23 - Dixon Oval Hunt Night
Sunday, May 24 - Arena Eventing
Monday, May 25 - Carriage Eventing
Thursday, May 28 - Grand Prix

Please send inquires to [email protected].

First-come, first-served

05/22/2026

In a response to a recent post, one person wrote: “It is very expensive to become an educated rider.”

Education is never easy to come by because it requires lots of personal effort, everyone knows that. And formal education in schools and colleges is becoming so monetarily expensive that many people are advocating that getting into student debt isn’t worth the price.

How, in YOUR opinion, can someone become well educated about horses and riding? Will it be necessary to spend big amounts of money, or are there less expensive ways?

And is it “worth” trying to be an educated rider, or is the price too high?

A discussion----