I strongly believe in desensitizing horses to everything you can. You never know what you will come across while with your horse and it's up to you to remain relaxed in all situations to pass this confidence onto your horse.

I was very lucky to board at a barn who also owned a contracting company. All of my horses have learned to not bother with heavy machinery and loud noises. Dump trucks, dump gates crashing shit, bulldozers, bobcats, excavators etc are all no big deal no matter how far… Continue

This is going to end up a rather large blog, that could be seen as a rant, but it's not really intended as such.  Just keep in mind that this is my opinion, from my experiences and you are free to disagree.

I find the more I browse the internet or go spectate at shows the angrier and frustrated I get at many of today's horse people's attitudes.  I've banned myself from looking at riding photo's for the most part or getting involved in any kind of training conversation as I usually…

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Hello fellow horse enthusiasts,

This being my first blog entry I am going to introduce you to everyone here at Applegate stables. We are a family owned and operated company where each of our animals are family. Human wise, there is myself (Sarah) who is the main caregiver of all the critters. I do all of the training of the horses, give lessons, etc. My passion is classical dressage. I love soaking up as much information through literature and clinics. I have been so fortunate to be able… Continue