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We Love Horses and It Shows!

We have a passionate love for horses which we want to share with the world. We endeavor to find and create products and services which support the love of horses everywhere.

Our best teachers are our horses. Our love for them has lead us to learn about means of communication and care that are natural to them. Our preference and theirs has been Natural Horsemanship including playing at liberty, riding bareback and bridleless as the ultimate goals and living in open space in a herd with bare feet.

We have also learned from some of the best in the business both in person and through books and videos: Ray Hunt, Pat Parelli, John Lyons, Leslie Desmond, Deb Cooper, Robert Miller, Jamie Jackson, Lyle Bergeleen and Martha Olivo to name a few.

We have shared many adventures with our horses: trail riding, trail blazing, trail trials, liberty and freestyle including an appearance as a Savvy Player with David Lynch, endurance, and three-day eventing. We have learned about natural hoof trimming, equine sports massage, somatic therapy for horses, horse management, nutrition, foaling, foal handling, and colic surgery recovery. We have been tested and challenged to be our best selves. Our horses have become part of our family. We have made a lifetime commitment to them.

We also love the sea. Mike raced sailboats and built a steel sailboat as a young man. We lived on boats for ten years. Our horsefriendly business is a natural outcome of the combination of our marine and horse experience. Mike personally puts his years of experience into every splice.
We have been in business as horsefriendly.com on the internet as since 1997. We are a family run business dedicated to excellence in customer service. Our customers consistently receive our personal attention. Our testimonials are unsolicited.

Our daughter has been riding since she could sit up. Photos of her at various ages are sprinkled throughout the website.

After gaining a strong foundation in Natural Horsemanship, she has applied her balanced seat and ability to communicate with horses to more traditional equestrian sports through participation in Pony Club. We have kept her horses barefoot, living in a herd, and wearing no more than a snaffle bit in their mouths throughout.

We are continually learning and enjoy sharing our love of horses and the wisdom they inspire in us.

Mission Statement:

  • To support people in developing a closer relationship with their horses
  • In a way that provides high quality products, services and support
  • So that our passion is reflected in the love and thanks horses reflect back to people we touch

horsefriendly.com  -  Your horse will love you for it!

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