Quantum Training Center

What can I say about my Sunday girl??? She is the most sassy, sweet, crabass mare ever!!!!! But you know what??? I can trust her with a 5year old little girl leading her. Worth her weight in gold.

When you pay for a lesson or training, you aren’t buying an hour of my time. You’re paying for thousands of hours of sweat, struggle, success and tears. You’re buying injuries, mistakes, and revelations. You’re buying nights awake thinking about a horse or student I need to help more. You’re buying hours of hauling hay, mucking stalls and grooming, of carefully checking your horse over like It was my own. You’re paying for my further education, because i still take lessons as... frequently as possible. You’re paying for my care, concern, over dinner conversation, and you inevitably become a central part of my life. You can’t put a price on education, or personal development, or the bliss of finally being with a horse. Thank you for sharing with me, teaching me, and letting me teach you, while I put food on my table and hay in my barn with the most fulfilling job ever. Beautifully written by the eloquent Amy Skinner!

Appreciate your trainer. We spend way more hours at work than you could even imagine. We are here six if not seven days a week every week. We work holidays. We work weekends. And just because our office is outside and we get to be surrounded by beautiful animals the whole time does not mean we aren’t working. The barn to you is your sanctuary. It’s your escape. It’s your place to vent. Your place to relax. Your place to unwind. That is not what the barn is to us. While we ha...ve moments of serenity when everything is quiet, this is still our job. We are still on the clock. We still need to be on our game. Always. Our job is not just riding. We deal with all of you every day. Long before and long after we have come and gone from the barn. During dinners. During drinks with friends. During family time. On days off. We are here for you. We care. We care more than you could ever know. Each and every horse is a part of our soul. We know their mannerisms. We meticulously watch their weight, their movement, monitor what they eat and how much of it, how much they work, whether they are happy doing their job, and how to make them go in a way that pleases you without jeopardizing them. We stay up late with them if they are sick. We write down every time they batted an eyelash wrong. And we remember what they need when. We take pride in them going well for you. We listen to every flaw you find with them, even if it is in fact your flaw, and try to help them do their job better. When you are unhappy with how they go, we take it as a personal failure, and strive to never let it happen again, even if your expectations are unreasonable. We bend over backwards to make your horse perfect, even if what you’re asking for is a horse without spirit, or personality. We stand up for them when we can, trying our best not to make you upset in the process. They are our life’s work, and we know them inside and out. We listen to you. Whether you are rational or not. We remain calm when you bring the stress of your day job to the barn and take it all out on your horse and on us. We pick up the pieces when you’ve been unforgiving with your horse, who was simply surprised by your lack of patience after a long day. We are their rock, their shoulder to cry on, and yours. When we go home, we still reply to your texts and your emails and your calls. We are never off the clock. We take in stride as best we can your rants of frustration when your horse or your riding isn’t exactly where you want it to be exactly when you want it. We take the blame. For you. For your horse. For the rest of your life. For everything. And yet here we are. Still showing up. Still being here for you. For your horse. No matter how you treat us. Regardless of whether you deserve us. We are here. Appreciate your trainer.

"Horses have injured me, made me cry, made me swear, pissed me off until my breaking point, made me do stupid things, made me hate myself, made me hate other people, made my heart break, put my heart back together, been there when I was alone, been there when I didn't need them, always tested me, tried me, put me in bad situations, made me think, made me work, push myself, push them, work harder, faster, better than anyone else, made me jealous, made me self-centered, made me happy, abused me, used me, torn me apart, healed me, helped me, loved me, snugged me, made me laugh, helped me up, put me down, made me a better person, made me want to help others. In ever aspect of who I am, horses are there. They have made me the person I am today." Author unknown

Me. Daily. #horsetrainerproblems

True. Very true. But they also provide life long friendships

"How much weight can a horse carry. In my experience, a horse can carry an infinite amount. They can carry the weight of broken hearts, broken homes, and broken bodies. Countless tears sometimes comb their tangled manes. Moments when parents and friends cannot be there to help and hold a person, horses embrace and empower. They carry physical, mental, and emotional handicaps. They carry hopes and dreams; and they will carry the stress from your day when you can't carry it any...more. They carry graduations, they carry new careers, they carry moves away from everything familiar, they carry marriages, they carry divorces, they carry funerals, they carry babys before they are born, and sometimes they carry the mothers who cannot carry their own baby. They carry mistakes, they carry joy, they carry the good and they carry the bad. They carry drugs and addictions, but they also carry the celebrations. They will carry you to success when all you have felt is failure. They will carry you, never knowing the weight of your burdens and triumphs. If you let them, they will carry you through life, and life is hard, life is heavy. But a horse will make you feel weightless under it all." Written by Sage Sapergia

Have a happy and safe 4th!!!!

Me. Daily. #horsetrainerproblems

Seems about right

This is brilliant!!!!

Had some fun this week with my very tolerant horses. My boot camp is donating money for every post that is made with a certain exercise or stretch or move...... so I went try hard and used my horses as props. I think I may just lose my mind if I can’t have the kids back to riding soon....... anyway.... here’s my planks for this week. Hope everyone is staying safe!!! Can’t wait for everyone to be back riding soon!!

Anyone care to color???

Amen!! This is a great time to step back from horse shows and remember why you started riding in the first place. I have done this over the past couple months and it’s given me a completely new perspective #crazyhorsegirl

Good morning everyone. Until further notice; to keep EVERYONE safe I will be limiting lessons to those who have their own horses and equipment. Thank you for understanding this very confusing time and hopefully we’ll be back to normal soon.