09/12/2024
Well well well, if it isn't that trainer chick who disappeared from social media last year only to pop back up again without warning.
Hello all! It's time for an update! I'll do a few posts to fit in all the pics I want to share, but here's a quick, crazy recap:
Living in Australia for 3.5 months was hard. I learned a lot and came back with a lot of new views and goals. But it was hot, more humid than I've ever experienced, isolated, and there might have been more insects than air. It was challenging in a lot of ways, but I'm definitely grateful for all of the chapters of my life and extremely happy to be home.
Silver Stirrup is teaching minimal lessons again, but now includes Conneqted Equine Training, which will evolve to offer a holistic approach to helping owners with their horses in an approach that considers the body and mind. The path that I'm on now is one that focuses more on the physical and biomechanical aspect of the horse, and only partially on training. This is because of all my studying, I've found that understanding the entire body and the way it's designed and functions is inescapably essential to understanding the psychology of the horse and the ability to be a great, truly effective trainer. For the next year, I'll be taking courses to be a certified equine body worker, as well as continuing my education on barefoot trimming. It's been a crazy ride, but I'm truly loving this path.
I'll be moving away from what Silver Stirrup has been for the last decade, only teaching a few lessons a week, and slowly retiring my few lesson horses into an easy life they deserve. However, it will always be apart of the world I want to create for equestrians. Who knows what the future holds? I have a feeling I will always come back to educating others in some form or another. In the meantime, I'll still be teaching and training here and there, and I'll try to post more of the journey!
