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Kathy and Sha
Nov 27, 2021
The Gauntlet-As told by Sharon
The best Christmas tradition in our family is our joy of "making"! Our earliest Christmas presents were made by our Mom and the days on...
Kathy Troxler
Jul 27, 2017
Water...and other scary things!
The basics of training calm forward connections in the long lines!
Kathy Troxler
May 23, 2017
Hero and Sharon
Sharon's visit this month was all about taking Hero to a show. But because my sister really "gets" horse training, it wasn't actually...
Kathy Troxler
Oct 10, 2014
Starting Vinny!
I've been lax on posting new material this week. And there are three reasons! The first is that Mike and I have both been working a lot...
Kathy Troxler
Sep 14, 2014
Horse Trainers Labor Day Weekend... Saturday, A Day of Firsts!
Day One....Saturday.... #HorseTraining #TeamTroxlerTraining #teamtrox
Kathy Troxler
Sep 11, 2014
Moochie's Solo...and my first video editing project!
A rainy day, so perfect to learn a new skill...video editing. Mike has taught me just enough to be dangerous. While this isn't nearly the...
Kathy Troxler
Sep 7, 2014
Putting on a Bridle-Jet
This is simply a series of photos showing my hand and arm positions while putting a snaffle on a youngster. At this point in his...
Kathy Troxler
Sep 2, 2014
Second Installment of Chronicles of Z
Last Monday, I introduced Monica and Zenith! We delivered him to her scenic place in Deansboro on May 12th, and took some pictures and...
Kathy Troxler
Aug 30, 2014
Storm's day...Good, Naughty and Great!
Good, naughty and great all in one session? Welcome to horse training! If you think there aren't ever any days where they give you some...
Kathy Troxler
Aug 29, 2014
Long Lining with Moochie
I've had some people asking for more shots of the long lining and I decided to use Moochie's workout today as an example. This is not...
Kathy Troxler
Aug 19, 2014
Pet Peeves? The term 'desensitize'
First of all, what is a "peeve" and why would someone make it a pet anyways? Thank goodness for Google! But right away I learn that...
Kathy Troxler
Aug 8, 2014
The rest of Jamaica's first session of 2014
After negotiating the route in from her turn out pen (see post from August 5), we needed to evaluate whether or not Jamaica knew how to...
Kathy Troxler
Aug 5, 2014
The New Girl in School- or- Start as You Mean to Go On!
This is Jamaica! Well that's not her registered name but that's what everyone at the barn calls her and it was stuck to her when we...
Kathy Troxler
Aug 4, 2014
Fiona's new home!
Yesterday was the "big day" for Fiona as she headed up to her new home with Martha. Upon reflection, Mike had decided that it was very...
Kathy Troxler
Aug 2, 2014
Fiona-Trailer loading practice.
It is possilbe that this was Fiona's first encounter with a trailer, but I'm not certain. She is eight years old and I do know that since...
Kathy Troxler
Jul 29, 2014
Horse Training Fundamentals
Vinnie is a three year old gelding and he doesn't know much. But he knows a little. He did not learn to stand tied as early as he should....