Ashley uses the four corners exercise with Jonny, a three year old Mare by Dash Ta Fame, to work on softness, balance, and steering. She then goes onto work the barrel pattern with the goals of keeping Jonny forward and having her stay between Ashley’s hands. […]
Ashley uses the draw reins on Buzz to work on body softness while reaching out and moving forward. […]
Ashley uses Sam, a two year old Stallion by Slick By Design, to demonstrate her process of starting a young horse on the barrel pattern. […]
Read More… from S2E16: Starting a Horse in Barrel Training (Sam)
Ashley works Kid through different warmup exercises she uses to focus on softness and responsiveness and stops in a snaffle. She also talks about how she likes to use the pasture to teach her horses to long trot and lope out freely. Ashley later talks through correcting a horse who wants to get tight and […]
Ashley takes Derby back to a snaffle bit for her ride. She talks expectations and being able to have her horses be quick, soft, and responsive when she picks up on the reins and how she goes about teaching this to a young horse. […]
Ashley uses Halo, a two year old filly by Streakin Boon Dox, to talk about her two year old program and demonstrate different ways she works on softness and leads on a young horse. Ashley then schools Halo through the barrel pattern. […]
Ashley starts her warmup on Fancy, a three year old mare by Freckles Ta Fame, by working on softness and counter flexion. She then goes on to working on Fancy’s softness and body position around the barrels. […]
Ashley uses Gunner, a three year old by Darkelly, to talk about her getting started process and how she teaches the horses to move out forward and free in preparation for using their hind end on barrels. […]
Ashley explains her different visual points on the barrel pattern and how they help to create more accuracy and confidence while working the pattern. Ashley also explains how he uses her points to break down and work on the horse’s footwork around the barrels. […]
Read More… from S2E9: Footwork and Positioning Around the Barrels
Ashley uses her warmup on Kid to determine what she needs to work on during her ride. She talks about the importance of being able to use different bridles and how they can help to make a horse softer and more broke. Ashley then goes onto demonstrate a figure eight exercise that she uses to […]
