09/02/2026
This has been on my mind. Key board warriors in the horse industry are in over supply. The amount of people that judge, point fingers, complain, trash talk and bully people from behind a computer or cell phone screen is unreal.
Let's go back 100 years? Have a problem with the person? Sit down and talk to them. Call them. Heck even write a letter/email.
I read some of the posts in the groups that focus on rage bait Meta driven posts to gain money and publicity, basically a soap opera based equine stir the pot type mentality. Entertaining, well not so much to me, I think it's just negative energy and feeds into peoples insecurities as well as their egos.
I see people complain about trainers, sellers, buyers, owners and I wonder if they ever actually voice their concerns the actual individual they are upset with? Speaking only for myself, I offer a written buyers satifaction guarantee on my sales horses. If you buy a horse from me and you don't like it, call me. I'll either talk you through your struggles, give you free lessons or training or I'll take the horse back and sell it for FREE. And it doesn't have to be based on you being unhappy, I'll take it back if your life changes or if you just decide to take up scuba diving instead of horseback riding. No questions asked. But there is zero reason to trash talk the horse you bought from me, or myself or staff, because if you are unhappy, I will do whatever it takes to fix the situation. Same goes with my training horses, get one home from us and it won't do the same lead changes that you watched us do on it, call me, I'll help you, no judgement, no charge, no pressure. And while my buyers guarantee might be unique, honestly most trainers want their clients happen.
But if you don't go back to the person who trained the horse, rode the horse, raised the horse, sold the horse, etc., etc., and tell them you are unhappy or struggling, you are not even giving them a change to remedy the situation. Are there instances where the original party might ghost you, yep, there are bad owners, sellers, trainers just like there are bad, buyers, riders and brokers. But for the majority of us, this is our passion, we make our living doing this, we do this in the heat, the cold, the wind and rain. Our hourly rate if we broke it down is much less than most realize. You need to do this for the love of the horse, not just the pay.
So next time you see a ranting post or you find yourself frustrated with a horse training response, consider suggesting the poster contact the original rider, owner breeder, trainer, same for yourself.
And if you really get stuck or ghosted. Grab a video of your issue and send it to me with a detailed message. Even if I didn't train your horse, sell you your horse, I'll try to help. And there are alot of trainers like myself, that will help if you just ask. I can refer you to a few if needed.
It's so easy to judge and form opinions based of someones post, but the bad day behind it or the grandma with cancer, or the silent migraine or financial worries, or depression, doesn't show online.
Practice kindness and communication, they are both free.
And honestly if I can ever help, call me. I love to talk horses and I want everyone to have success with them.
