What this AQHA World Show Junior Reining run teaches riders We just wrapped up the 2024 AQHA World Show—woo hoo! What a time. The energy, the competition, the stories. And let me tell you, AQHA World Show Junior Reining gave us a perfect little masterclass in what actually wins under pressure. Every competitor at the […]

A five-point lead change penalty in reining can feel brutal. Especially when it keeps happening. My client came to me after repeatedly getting five-point penalties in her reining patterns that were, understandably, tanking her scores. She was scoring 65 after 65… instead of the 70s she knew she was capable of. Ouch. Reining isn’t cheap. […]

It’s easy to look at top trainers and assume they have something the rest of us don’t. Maybe they’re naturally confident. Maybe they never struggle with nerves. Maybe they always know exactly what to do when things go wrong. But the truth is, the best horsemen and horsewomen are often asking the same questions we […]