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#PositiveReinforcementHorseTraining for equestrians. Pro rider, trainer or amateur, our Priority to Positive® approach will guide you to success at riding a happy, willing #sporthorse🐴 Discover our R+ workshops. Santa Fe NM USA www.vianovatraining.com
Road Trip! We’re headed to Temecula for Carl Hester dressage clinic this weekend. The team was scheduled to fly but ATC delays horrendous. So the intrepid crew has decided to drive it, 12 hours, what’s that? Nothing stops #equestrian #eqsky #eqbsky from going to see horses!
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Just thinking back to our visit to New Zealand for the International Society for Equestrian Science (ISES) conference in 2024. What a trip! We made a special detour to meet Geoffry the Conquerer, world famous miniature #horse and his mini #donkey pal. Baby kiwis!
October 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And now this hind leg! #gypsyvanner #drumhorse #equestrianbsky #sporthorse sorta kinda
October 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
When even the horse can enjoy competition. Smiles all around at USDF Regionals! More to come from our R+ team Orlando, Vicki (rider) and Gilly(coach). #dressage #equestrian #eqbsky #eqsky
September 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
well dang
August 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Playing PORTL really gets people talking! And understanding much more about how positive reinforcement and shaping work together. Check behaviorexplorer.com for more information about it! 4/4
June 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Our VN team Deanna, Clara, Ana, Dhyana, Jasmine and Hannah in conference, making sure all horses were ready for their demos on time, even when I kept changing the schedule at the last minute! 3/
June 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
All our workshops have been great, but this one was a truly memorable gathering of people interested in #positivereinforcement training for #horses. From the academic world Prof Paul McGreevy and Nat Waran; dressage judge Dolly Hannon; liberty riders Alizee Froment and Jesse Drent + more! 1/
June 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“Hey, new guy! It ain’t bad here at all. You get paid in carrots, and they never hit you if you’re going slow or make a mistake. They just try to explain it better so you figure out how to get the treats. Yer gonna love it!”

Guapo (Gypsy Vanner) gives new arrival Romantic from Holland the lo-down.
April 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Ohhkay, now where are we?”

Both new kids lookin’ like they took the Red Eye. (Which they did, got here 1:30 am last night.)
April 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Speaking of two really nice horses, they finally arrived last night! Meet Revolutionary (aka Rebel, mare, white blaze) and Romantic (aka Romy, gelding, bay), both 4 yo. They have both accepted their first cookies. More as soon as they recover from the jet lag and our high altitude!
April 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Gypsies Out and About! Spring is for trail rides.
#horsesofbluesky #horses #equestrian
March 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A little puff for ourselves…Santa Fe #Dressage Association Year End Awards last night!

Imagine VN
3rd Level Open Champion

Incredible
4th Level Open Champion
Prix St George Open Champion

Here’s Imagine, ridden by Gilly Slayter!
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#Dogs just want to go shopping at #Clicker Expo. So do the humans #positivereinforcement
March 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We’re at #Clicker Expo in Chi town getting *bathed* in #positivereinforcement. @maryhunter.bsky.social gave a great talk on Reinforcement Systems!
March 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
if/when you come back, know that I had the same, but it has been conquered by blocking every cat. Here’s a horse and dog tho
March 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
When you get a chance to meet your favorite band SNAXX but you’re kinda overwhelmed by the fame and talent
March 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
New Year’s Resolutions Around the Barn: Wally (mustang gelding of indistinguishable age) - I had planned to give up my pacifier in 2025, but I am re-thinking this resolution. Clearly I’m going to need it.
January 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
New Year’s Resolutions Around the Barn: Imagine (11 yr old KWPN gelding) - Now that I’ve reached 4th level in dressage, I vow to grow a mustache worthy of Tom Selleck. If you think I’m too young to know who Tom Selleck is, Boomers, I googled it. 👨‍🦰
January 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Drake, Heart Horse
January 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
We’ve got one of those in our barn! She’s a darling. #drumhorse #eqbsky
January 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
New Year's Resolutions Around the Barn: Pooh (lead brayer), Pickles (bass), Tinkerbelle (drummer) - Our band SNACCX be dropping our Christmas album on Spotify and Apple Music by July! We swears it, long as our fans keep dropping the snaccs in our feed trough. Love ya all!
January 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
New Year's Resolutions Around the Barn: Sadie (TB mare old enough to be considering an ear lift) - This year I resolve to hire a new stylist because I'm tired of being featured on the annual "Fashion Don'ts" list. I knew I shouldn’t have let Rafael talk me into that plaid with electric blue. 😤
January 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We’re #positivereinforcement training for horses and #dressage. And we’ve got some minis too, who just laze around!
January 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM