This site is a bit different. It's about You and Your Horse and how to get the best out of the relationship by thinking differently. Anyone can change a bit or saddle. That's easy, but changing your thinking?... Huge! The time to have the map is before you enter the woods.

Click on Training Tips/Videos to see the story about the above video.

How Comfortable are you on your Horse?

Are you getting the results you desire? Wishing "If we could just..."? If great horsemanship was so easy, you could buy it, but…

Picture your horse doing exactly what you ask with a kind eye and willing attitude! Tired of using  "That's just the way horses are" to explain away behaviors you'd prefer your horse didn't exhibit? Do something about it! Learn what precision means to a horse and how to aquire your own. Learn how to influence your horse's gray matter so it's an exceptional time for you when you're with him.

What do you really want? What matters to you?

  Exceptional Horsemanship...

...starts about 50 feet away from your horse as you approach and ends after you’re walking away. Change is dramatic in both horse and rider when concepts are introduced that make sense but are not normally taught to people. Horsemanship doesn't start when you're already tacked up and mounted in the center of the arean. But, that's where many people engage their thoughts about riding. Horses already know these concepts, and are keenly aware that people don’t...

"Lauren,
Picture me Jumping up and down screaming! Oh man! Zane & I Curbsided today. I am so proud right now! And I owe it all to you. Thank you so much for your book and advice. It took us about 15 minutes. I thought there was a communication barrier to me and my horse. I kept calm, but now I see that I was giving the wrong signals which was distracting. So I went home and read the Here We Go Chapter for the 3rd time. Then, I went out and tried it today, and here we are! Thank you Thank you Thank you.
I know this Curbside Technique is not your only trick. I plan to find out so much more from you in the future. Thank you for helping me better communicate with my horse and have this OMG Moment!
-Tenille & Zane
Utah Curbsiders!

Fun, hunh??!!! Wouldn't you like to be like that! Pop yourself over

The Challenge... are you training your horse Or is your horse training you?

How far can you go with your horse?

Are you aiming high enough?

Now I'm not talking about competition here specifically, although enhanced horsemanship and horse behavior couldn't possibly hurt that, could it? But, I am talking about aiming higher as far as your expectations from both you and your horse as to what your experience together is going to go like.

Are you a 'gonna be' or a 'wanna be' horse person?

Many acts of disrespect from the horse go completely ignored by the people and then their story turns into an "... and all of a sudden ____". Not so. Like someone lighting a match. That's a little, tiny flame and yet ignored, it turns into a forest fire. Horse lights the match, person ignores it "...and all of a sudden ___". This doesn't mean your horse is bad, just a horse and better equipped than you to handle the situation.

Maybe you're simply stuck. You're working on getting your horse to do something, it's going okay or maybe you've been working on it for months instead of minutes. If you and your horse are physically capable of accomplishing the movement, then it's probably a

Would YOU like to be... Mostly like NO ONE else?

My purpose is to help by placing both the facts and the motivation directly in your hands and from that point, it's up to you to aim your horsemanship toward exceptional, using all the tools, knowledge and skills to do so.

Check out "Lauren's Horse Musings" for tons of training info you can use Right NOW!

Ready for something different?

It takes a different perspective. Steve Jobs said, “Simple can be harder than complex: you have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”

It's my desire to have people be the absolute best they can be, with and for their horses. And it really is simple. It's just not easy because they aren't widely distributed concepts.

Rogues, renegades, spooks and knuckleheads a specialty and a privilege.

I had a blast… Never a dull moment with you! I’m always intrigued and amazed with you. You have such profound and thought-provoking perspective! Have you thought about being a counselor?? It’s like learning horse-ABC’s, and then putting the letters together to make “See horse run.” – J

Lauren – 

Had a few extra minutes this morning, and I just finished reading all your blog entries.  I REALLY enjoy reading your stuff!  I ran out too soon.  Can you write one maybe every hour or so …   Just kidding … every two hours will do … 

Thanks,     --Randy Carson

"There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling."

-- John Gardner

Being Exceptional changes everything!

• Heightened trainability and time savings
• Helping people make positive changes in their life with their horse
• Overcoming obstacles

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• Private lessons for adults in the Phoenix Metro area (gift certificates available too!)
• Phone and/or email lessons
• Clinics, Workshops, and Seminars – Lauren presents a series of workshops which have great ideas and strategies with a combination of fact, humor, insight and hard-hitting practical concepts that you can apply immediately for better results.
  
  • Horseplay 101
  • Leading for Respect
  • Improve Your Game
  • What are the Obstacles to Your Obstacles?
  • Being Goldilocks
  • Enhancing Trainability
  • Simple Changes for Exceptional Results

                              Exceptional Horsemanship -
                              Where horses hope their people go.