I think a lot about how I communicate with my horses and how I coach others to do the same, and I realize that the same principles have bled into my human relationships...

I’m writing from the plane back home to the USA, which feels like a good time to reflect / take inventory of the last 3 months. In some sense, horses and horse shows and farms and people are all the same everywhere you go… but in many way the sport feels completely different on the other side of the ocean.

We find these truths to be self-evident that all horses are good for people… Now more than ever.

Mitigating your bad days is one of the greatest strengths a person can have, especially if you’re working with horses. The animals are emotionally sensitive; when we are upset or unfocused, they feel it. … All that considered, I realized that as a rider it behooves me to be great at having bad days. I’ve made it one of my personal missions over the past 2 years to handle bad days as well as a person possibly can.

In honor of the 2026 Lunar Year being the Year of the Fire Horse, I’m starting a blog to share a bit about my life with horses, and the equestrian industry at large. Part of this will be answering questions about the “horse world,” but I’m going to start here by providing some background on what my life is all about.

So for those of you who have no idea what I even do for a living (most of my close friends), here’s the brief run down: