The other day, I had a discussion with a client regarding the length of my training sessions. She was frustrated as she had sent her horse to a different trainer before myself, and the horse had made no progress at all within two months. The trainer had made a lot of guarantees, promised she'd have a trail ready horse, and come to find out he just took her money while the horse sat in a stall. That same horse came to Wilde Child, and after sixty days of training the mare went from feral to...

Earlier this year, we had two horses surrendered to the rescue who needed extensive hoof rehab. It was a unique situation that brought out a lot of emotions amongst our rescue team. Both horses had obviously not had their hooves done in quite some time. One of them, Lilo, was in so much pain she laid down constantly and could barely walk. The other, Nani, had such a severe case of DSLD (Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis) that her hind fetlocks literally touched the ground and she...

For the year of 2026, Wilde Child decided to take the chance and start our own 501c3 nonprofit horse rescue. For years people have been encouraging us to do something like this given the amount of horses we already rescue and rehome - and every time I refused. Not because I don’t like helping horses in need, but because most horse rescues aren’t always what they seem. The thought of grouping myself into one of the shadiest parts of the equine industry when I advocate so strongly for equine...