Posts by sunnysidehorsetraining

Our preconceived ideas of how we believe things should be causes so much angst and strife in our relationships.  For instance, in the relationship with our horses, we believe they must act a certain way because we take care of them. We spend our hard earned money, sweat, blood, tears…

Opening your heart doesn’t mean you don’t have boundaries. When you open your heart you need boundaries to know when and how you need to make changes in relationships.  Boundaries aren’t there to control others. Your boundaries aren’t to tell others what they have to act like and who they…

Modern day life is busy. It is chaotic and noisy. We are flooded with messages, thoughts, ideas, catastrophic events, and horrible things people do to each other. We are desensitized and taught, purposely or not, to shut down, fake emotions, pretend to be something we aren’t and fit in. But…

Horses don’t have a time frame or schedule like people do. They know when they eat and sleep and they hang out with their buddies, but their day doesn’t operate in minutes and hours. ⁣⁣When a person walks to the barn and constricts themselves to a time frame and expectation…

You are responsible for your problems and the way you view them. It might not necessarily be your fault, though it could be entirely or partially, but you are still responsible for them and how you let them affect you. For instance, if you have a pushy or rude horse,…