03/11/2026
Early morning thoughts that have been knocking around my head:
Most of the conversations I have with clients about how to best support their horses end up in that gray area of “maybe it is this, or maybe it is that, but probably it is a little of both.”
Horses can start to feel like a giant puzzle, and it is human nature to want to solve that puzzle. Sometimes the pieces fall neatly into place. But often they do not. Sometimes a piece needs to be reshaped a little. Sometimes you have to swap one out. Sometimes it takes several pieces working together before anything really changes.
I am not sure that metaphor works perfectly, but what I am trying to say is this. To work with horses, you have to get comfortable in that swirly middle ground. The perfect fix probably does not exist. When we accept that, the next best thing we can do is focus on making small improvements across all aspects of their care over time.
That is usually my very un-fun answer. Sometimes there is a clear solution. Most of the time though, it is a little bit of yes, and.
(Pictured: Mia owed by Jodi Willis
