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Our journey continues 🥰

Because helping a horse find balance isn’t just about improving the ride—it changes the horse. You can feel the relief, the confidence, the willingness. It becomes something they want to do, not something they tolerate.

Massive gratitude to Jan Symons for the clarity, the honesty, and the quiet “magic” he brings to every horse he touches. It’s not tricks—it’s truth in the work, and the horses feel it.

This is the part of the journey that matters most.Not flashy. Not forced.Just real progress—and a partnership being built the right way.

Showgirl 🥰 proud of you mama

It’s tempting to think progress = bigger fences.In reality, progress = better foundations.

When you slow down and invest in the flat, the poles, the small details… something shifts:The horse starts to carry itself.The jumps come to you instead of being chased.Confidence replaces resistance.

That’s where real development happens.

The biggest change in my horses hasn’t come from jumping more —it’s come from going back, simplifying, and building correctly.

Grateful to Jan Symons for reinforcing this at the highest level.The kind of horsemanship that reminds you that nothing great is ever skipped — only built.

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Looking forward to absorbing every nuance, every correction, every moment of insight.

Because this is where real progress happens.

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She didn’t come back the same after having a foal—and that’s where the real story started.

“Mama” Showgirl wasn’t just green… she was weak, unbalanced, and unsure of her own body again. The canter felt disconnected, the turns fell apart, and the strength simply wasn’t there yet. No shortcuts here.

So we slowed it down.

Day by day, focusing on the boring things no one posts:
• Straightness before power
• Balance before height
• Understanding before pressure

At first, even a few correct strides felt like a win. Now?
She’s starting to step under, organize her body, and carry herself—on her own.

We’ve just introduced small gymnastics. Nothing fancy. Just enough to help her think, wait, and use her body correctly.

It’s not perfect.
It’s not finished.

But it’s real progress.

And that’s the part that actually matters-so proud of her 🥰

Not long ago, this wasn’t possible.

The field meant tension, spooking, holding together every stride.
Too much environment, not enough connection.

So we didn’t push it—we built it.
Step by step, ride by ride.
Less hand, more feel.
Less control, more understanding.

Now it’s loose reins.
Snaffle.
Quiet mind.
Same field.

Nothing changed on the outside.
Everything changed between us.

Don’t confuse the end result with the means by which end result is achieved