Katy Negranti Performance Horsemanship

06/04/2026

Advanced Horsemanship…

It’s logical to assume that advanced horsemanship involves the ability to do the high level or technical work. If you just work harder, pull harder or kick harder, the advanced thing happens.

Most people want to learn how to do the hard things, naturally. They run towards the end result like their life depends on it.

But… the struggles emerge.

Every tack store has the next bit, spur or gadget that supposedly helps break through the tough spot. You may get your hands on supplements, herbs or prescriptions too. Your horse just needs that right piece of tack or substance that will force them to finally listen.

The truth about advanced work and advanced horsemanship, isn’t in their ability to do the hard things…

***It’s their ability to refine the simple tasks***

When I work with people that have come across struggles with their horse, almost always does it come back to simple tasks that are messy. Theres poor connection. Theres poor communication. And the metaphorical ABCs of basics is rough. The problem is only the problem because you’re missing vital parts.

Riders that are ready for advanced training, will willingly break down and start from scratch. Basically, starting over in their groundwork or riding as if they’re starting a green c**t. They dedicate themselves to filling in the holes. They’re fed up with working so hard, only to fail.

Truly being a “black belt” in horsemanship, means taking your basic skills and chiseling away all the mess, all the stickiness and all the resistance. It’s a daily practice of cleaning up one thing a little more than the day before.

The struggle is… it’s boring!!!!

It’s simple, repetitive and takes patience. And if you’re new to this level of work, you don’t have much patience yet. Patience only develops when you do it anyway and see what happens. The things that happens, is the result from commitment to the process without wavering into doing the fun stuff. The magic emerges from the newly practiced consistency and discipline. You’ll literally see how the work magically fixes problems you never had to address directly. Basically, refined basics just takes care of the problems without you knowing it.

So if you’ve ever broken down, started over and committed to the process… congratulations!!! You may feel far behind but you are miles ahead of those trying to mash and crash their way through.

Real, quality, results, come from time spent in the quiet with your horse. Taking simple tasks and turning them into art. Creating this beautiful dance of connection and communication. And to quote a friend Craig Johnson, “cleaning up your zeros”.

Most people will spend their time chasing the destination. They’ll buy a new horse and then sell the horses that fight with them or become to difficult. They’ll settle for behavior problems thinking “it is what it is”. But those who are ready for enlightenment, ready to make a shift and ready for real growth, will come back to rock bottom. ♥️

06/03/2026

Pop Up obstacle practice for horses ;) !

Sunday June 7th

9am to 11am

Negranti Ranch in Morro Bay

$50

PLEASE RSVP!

805-714-5156

06/03/2026

Tonight (6/2) we did a little groundwork, a little riding and some cow work! To finish the evening, we doctored a calf that injured its eye.

Next opportunity is next Tuesday!

Please RSVP to join us:)

06/03/2026

We have a good number of cows but ranch work isn’t on the daily agenda. I don’t have enough ranch work to get one ranch broke. Therefore, I rely on finding a solid candidate, rather than making just any horse work. This one is fun. The chaos of doctoring a calf or welding on a fence, draws her over to take a closer look. Some are just like this. It’s easier to make the dream work when you’re already halfway there.

Good girl Stevie ♥️

05/30/2026

His work is game changing ♥️

Here is something worth understanding about your horse.

The core is not just about fitness. It is the control centre of everything — balance, suppleness, athleticism, collection, and even the horse’s capacity to learn and retain new work over time. When it is free and active, everything about your horse’s movement and partnership potential opens up. When it is locked, everything downstream is limited — no matter how talented the horse or how dedicated the rider.

The beautiful thing is that this is not fixed. Every horse, at every level, has the capacity to unlock his core and become a more expressive, more capable, more willing athlete.

Simon Cocozza has spent over three decades developing the most effective system in the world for doing exactly that — and the Core Conditioning Audio Warm-Up Series puts that system directly in your hands. Four progressive warm-ups, guided by Simon in real time through your earpiece while you ride, each one designed to wake up your horse’s core from the very first step of the session.

A horse with a free, active core is a different athlete entirely. 🐴

Ready to find out what yours is truly capable of?

📩 www.coreconditioningforhorses.com

05/29/2026

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This applies to riding off property, horse events, clinics, etc. too. But the biggest shifts will be when their life does 180 degrees on them.

Why are so many horses being “mis-sold”?

I’m not entirely convinced they are.

You go and try a horse, in its home environment, with people it knows, in a routine it understands. You like what you feel. Maybe you go back and try it again… same place, same setup. It all feels good, and you think this is the one.

Vetting passed and you bring your new horse home...and then everything changes.

New yard. New field. New stable. New people. New routine. New smells, sounds, expectations.

You give them a day. Maybe two. Sometimes not even that.
Then you get on. New tack, different bit, new arena, people watching.

But suddenly, you’re not sitting on the same horse you tried.
They feel different. Tense. Sharp. Spooky. Not quite what you remember.

So now you’re on edge. Watching for everything. Questioning every step, every reaction, every feeling.

And this is where it starts to unravel.

Because what we often forget, or maybe underestimate, is just how big that upheaval is for them.

We’ve taken them out of everything they know, everything that felt safe and predictable, and dropped them into something completely unfamiliar… then expected them to perform exactly the same, almost immediately.

When they don’t, it’s easy to assume something’s wrong.
That the seller wasn’t honest. That the horse isn’t as advertised.

And so the horse gets labelled ''not as described''. The lucky ones are sent back, the unlucky ones are sold on, some going on to boomerang from one place to the next.

But what if the problem isn’t that the horse was mis-sold…
What if it’s that we expect instant consistency from an animal going through complete change?

Horses don’t just arrive and slot neatly into our expectations. They need time to settle, to understand, to feel safe again. They need space to adjust before they can show you who they actually are.
If we don’t give them that, we’re not seeing the horse we bought, we’re seeing a horse trying to cope, and that’s a very different thing.

Maybe the question isn’t “why are so many horses being mis-sold?”
Maybe it’s… are we giving them a fair chance to be the horse we thought we were buying?

05/28/2026

Self Awareness

Horses are great teachers for self awareness!

When you’re around horses and you fail to read the signs or take the signs seriously or ignore patterns or ignore basically anything, a horse will humble you.

And there’s 2 types of people…

1) The person who blames the horse. The horse did x, y or z while interacting or being handled by a person, yet the person doesn’t have enough responsibility or awareness that they were part of the problem.

2) The person who takes responsibility. They ask why. They adjust. They dig deeper.

Horsemanship is about the latter. Being good with horses isn’t just about talent or expertise or finding the right horse but rather the continuing practice of better self awareness.

That horse that’s “hard to catch” is telling you how he feels about you…

That horse that doesn’t load in the trailer…

That horse that pulls the reins out of your hands…

That horse that spooks at nothing…

That horse that doesn’t even know you’re alive…

These aren’t horse problems…

These are horsemanship topics on self awareness and learning how to “fix” them, isn’t about the horse but rather it’s about how we interact and handle horses. Our technique and energy.

Not every horse will show you the same problem. Trends happen when you have enough horses but each horse will have their own “quirks” based on our interactions and proximity to them. They all teach you something new.

Yes, the horse is a big factor BUT the horse isn’t the one that needs to be fixed… we know this because the trainer will fix it, send it home and not long after, the horse goes right back to their old ways. When the human evolves, so does the horse 🙂

05/28/2026

Tuesdays!

5:30-7pm

Are you and your horse unenthused by the endless circles in the arena?

Do you get bored riding in the arena?

Transform your routine from dull to dynamic!

My Summer Evening Horsemanship Lessons will teach you engaging, targeted patterns, groundwork, and obstacle challenges designed to build a willing partner and sharpen your riding skills.

Why Switch Up Your Arena Routine?

Stagnant rides lead to bored horses and uninspired riders. My methodical but progressive exercises turn standard schooling sessions into purposeful, enjoyable adventures.

You can expect the following benefits:

For Your Horse: Improved suppleness, responsiveness, and mental engagement.

For You: A stronger foundation in balance, exact steering, and soft but clear communication.

The Goal: A horse that eagerly walks into the arena ready to work with you!

What We Cover:
Anti-Boredom Groundwork: Unlock your horse's movement and build connection.

Precision Patterns: Master exact geometries—figure-eights, teardrops, and serpentines & straight lines.

Creative Pole & Obstacle Work: Fun, multi-tasking exercises to improve your horse's focus and cadence.

A short ranch ride to enjoy the beautiful landscape.

Join Us Tuesday Evenings from 5:30-7pm

Where: Negranti Ranch, 1771 Negranti Rd, Morro Bay, CA

Cost: $50 per rider

RSVP to 805-714-5156

Spaces are limited to ensure personalized coaching.

05/28/2026

Broodmares, weanlings and yearlings all coming down for the night. ♥️