Words do not describe how proud I am after last weekend's dressage show at Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center! For this competition I took Soulman (a Right Brain Extrovert horse who…
MichaelaFebruary 2, 2019
Put your Seven Games to the test by incorporating them into this flowing pattern! The "Sideways Dance" is a great way to build connection, test your horse's yields and most…
MichaelaApril 19, 2018
Below you will find a video that shows one of my go-to patterns. The Falling Leaf Pattern is one I encourage my students to build as a rote skill. This…
MichaelaApril 2, 2018
The close of this week brought Jerome and I home from an international trip and into a state of reflective thankfulness. I am still playing catch up and am a…
MichaelaMarch 11, 2018
A few weeks ago, Tessa and her horse Casper trailered from the Santa Cruz area to come into training for her winter break between semesters. Tessa’s goal is English pleasure,…
MichaelaJanuary 8, 2018
There are only 2 spaces left on this year's Costa Rica Horse Trek! This will be my 2nd year partnering with Sabanero Horse Ventures to bring Natural Horsemanship to…
MichaelaDecember 13, 2017
I hope this gives you a new perspective and empowers you to up the anti on the Figure 8 Pattern with your horse!
MichaelaNovember 19, 2016
LATE NIGHT REFLECTIONS OF AN AWESOME DAY: I just returned from a "launch party" for dressage rider and Para-Olympian, Lauren Barwick.I first met Lauren in 2009 while studying with Pat…
MichaelaAugust 30, 2016
For over a decade Valhalla Farm and Herwig Radnetter, of the Spanish Riding School, have been in cahoots. I never got the exact story of how the two came together,…
MichaelaAugust 3, 2016