How to Get Along with Other Horse People

​Tips on Replacing Judgementalism with Bonding

Do you get frustrated when you are around other horse people, such as when you’re at your boarding stable, or participating in equine events with friends and/or strangers?   Do you see poor horsemanship in action and you know a better way? Well here are five words that will help remove the stress that other horse people are causing in your life:  

Let Them Have Their Thing

Yup – the next time you see someone being dragged away from the barn by a horse with no manners;  the next time you find yourself wincing at someone getting a bad lesson from an alleged instructor;  the next time you see someone bouncing in the saddle and using their reins for balance . . .  let them have their thing.

​DISCLAIMER – PLEASE READ:  this is not about cruelty and animal abuse.   If you witness animal cruelty or abuse please report it to your local authorities.

​What do want to do with your horse?  Do you enjoy training, competing, trail riding?  Whatever it is, we can assume you have chosen it because it gives you joy, even passion.  Your horse is important to you!  When we look around our equine environment, we see other people who are somewhat or maybe even very much like ourselves – their horses are important to them, too. 

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