MJC Horsemanship

06/04/2026

Ash having some bridle-less fun with Red!

06/01/2026

Our goal is to foster a SAFE, healthy barn.

One where our focus is just to be. To enjoy the fresh air, enjoy the horses, enjoy the ride. Learn as much as possible to be the best owner we can be.

We strive to maintain an environment where you feel confident in yourself and your abilities. Where you feel safe to make mistakes. Where your horse feels safe too!

Everything, in your time💜

Happy Monday 🖤🐴

06/01/2026

Shiny Sailor!! 💜💜

06/01/2026

Mane maintenance!
Red stays in braids, he gets fairy knots within 24 hrs if it isn’t- and sometimes time gets away from us and it sure feels nice to have it cleaned up!

Working alone, his mane and tail took me roughly 2.5hrs to redo entirely. Worth every minute!!

If you want to get your horse braided, shoot us a message!! It is one of offerings🩵🩵 Cost varies!

05/27/2026

Listen this might get us some flak but at this point, I really don’t care. What’s about to be said, does not get said enough, and I’m tired of seeing horses in pain, abused, neglected.

Because lets be real.

If your saddle doesnt fit, and is slamming on your horses wither, or has too much rock, or is too narrow. And you CHOOSE to ignore advice from a professional or to not do your independent research and continue to ride in a saddle that sores your horse. That is abuse.

If your horse gets injured, and you do not let them recover properly, rehab properly, and reevaluate along the way, if you do not accept setbacks, that is abuse.

If your horse is bolting, bucking, rearing, striking, kicking underneath you and you have NOT ruled out equipment fit, training holes, body issues, your OWN balance in the saddle, that is neglect.

If you cannot see a CLEAR sign of your horse being in pain, that is neglect.

I’m SO tired of people defending poor horsemanship.

We MUST put the horse first, the sport LAST. It starts at their toes and ends at the tippy top of their ears. No feet, no horse. No core, no safe effective riding. No body control, you’re asking to get injured or worse.

And remember kids, just cuz something is normalized, doesnt mean it’s normal, right, or fair to our equine partners. In ANY discipline. Learn how to see your horses signals. Good AND bad. Theres so much more than a cocked leg and a lick and chew.

There is a better way.
And only you can open yourself to finding it.

If you’re ready to take the leap out of the normalized, and find the true norm, let’s get you scheduled 💜

05/21/2026

Yes, it’s the slower path.
No it’s not fancy, it’s not showy

Our relationships with our horses start with this. Mutual respect. Spend some time in the field with them, get to know how they are when you’re asking for nothing, expecting nothing.

We’ve been doing this for years- and even our most skittish horse has become a loverboy.

Take a second to think about what it’s like being seen, heard, acknowledged, respected. It makes you happier, right?
Brings out a sense of pride, of wanting to do better and be better…
Well, our horses are similar!
Its INCREDIBLE how closely our brains function, and something you can only see being present for as many of those slow quiet moments as possible.

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A horse who walks away from you is not always rejecting you.

Sometimes they are checking whether you will follow the old pattern:
pressure,
insistence,
capture.

Many horses have learned that humans often respond to distance by closing it.
By advancing.
Correcting.
Convincing.
Escalating.

So when a horse leaves, it is not always defiance.

Sometimes it is a question.

“What will you do with my honesty?”

Will you allow the conversation to stay honest?
Or will the moment their answer becomes inconvenient, the pressure begin?

I think this is where so many relationships quietly change.

Because there is a moment horses seem to recognize something rare:
the moment they realize they are still safe even after expressing discomfort, uncertainty, or preference.

The moment they realize:
“Oh…
you heard me.”

Not just physically.
Emotionally.

You heard the hesitation in their body.
The uncertainty in their eyes.
The tension in their nervous system.
The quiet request underneath the movement away.

And instead of overpowering the communication, you listened.

I think humans often underestimate how profound that can feel to another being.

Especially to one who has spent much of their life learning that resistance leads to more pressure.

That is why some of the deepest trust I have ever witnessed did not begin with a horse moving toward someone.

It began with a horse discovering they were allowed to move away without punishment.

Because sometimes what looks like “disconnection” is actually the first fragile attempt at honesty.

And sometimes the greatest transformation is not teaching the horse to stay.

Sometimes it is teaching them they no longer need to flee to feel heard.

Not obedience.
Not submission.

Relief.

05/20/2026

Nothing better than the thunder of hooves 🥰

05/13/2026

Our lessons start on the ground, we learn how our bodies communicate with our horses.

This is ESSENTIAL for anyone working with or around horses! If you don’t understand how to move a horse, how to direct your energy to keep your bubble, you have a much higher risk of being hurt anywhere between the pasture and the saddle.

A lot of us learn the basics- what the ears mean, to watch for a tail flick, to keep an eye on their feet. But it goes so much deeper than that and the only way to learn is to do it and to be with them. In our round pen, there are no halters, no ropes. We use our lunge whip as an extension of your hand and to give a better visual of where you’re directing your focus while learning, then typically that gets dropped too.

It’s just you, your horse, and the energy you two have. And for this we must remain present in the moment. We must learn the steps to the dance with the intention to dance it- not forget it.

We learn how to connect and draw focus, how to let your horse know that they are seen and respected, how to move the individual zones without touch, how to maintain a personal space bubble. We learn how to cue movements, and why they function the way they do.

Then- once you get in the saddle- you’ve already built your toolbox, you’ve already learned the cues, your horse understands, and it will be a much easier transition into saddled work.

A solid horse starts on the ground
A solid bond starts with mutual respect

Fly mask by Hot Headstalls🩵🩵

05/11/2026

Handsome Hawk in his Hot Headstalls fly mask!