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Personally, I rarely use a mounting block at six-foot-two-inches I have a fair reach, even for an older person. But an observation is that a lot of people struggle to keep their horse standing still while they mount from a block. What I have found is that horses simply outsmart us, they are often one…

Now don’t get me wrong with that header, I’m not suggesting Ray’s “teachings” need to be rethought, but I am suggesting that some of our “interpretations” of Ray’s sayings certainly do.  The one that most comes to my mind is “the horse is always right”.   I firmly believe that Ray was correct in saying that,…

Using a bosal is a bit of an art, it certainly not something that is easy to learn quickly if one is to be effective with the equipment.  Unfortunately, some people think that going to a bosal and avoiding using a bit will solve all their problems, after all it works for people like Martin…