skinny.

Latest / Relatively Stable

Julian Thinks the Barn Is Stupid

What’s the difference between being in control and being controlling?

This week in Stable Roots, I’m thinking about all the ways I’ve confused the two — from spending four hours trying to convince Max to get on a horse trailer, to watching well-meaning humans become complete doormats in the name of giving horses a voice, to one very opinionated chestnut gelding who spent an entire thunderstorm explaining exactly what he thought about being put in a stall.

We’ll talk about consent-based horsemanship, horse training, groundwork, boundaries, and what it really means to listen when a horse says…

The skinny

The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.