In this episode of “In Stride,” Sinead is joined by horse development specialist Jake Biernbaum.

Jake completed a two-year Horse Management Program at Michigan State before working for Parelli Natural Horsemanship on the Ranch Crew and Tour Team. Jake also spent two years as a part of the Parelli Mastery program, graduating as a 3-Star Instructor and Horse Development Specialist. He traveled the country helping horses and humans for 5 years as a Licensed Parelli Instructor. Before his horse career, Jake spent almost 5 years learning at Tom Brown’s Tracker School, where he practiced tracking, wilderness survival, and primitive skills. Jake now teaches clinics across the country and runs a business out of Pear Tree Farm in Citra, Florida, where he builds successful relationships between horses and humans.

In this episode, Jake discusses various topics related to horse and human training, including:

• Working for Pat and Linda Parelli and the education he gained from that experience.

• His approach to teaching pressure, feel, and timing to horses and humans.

• How expectation plays a role in a rider's relationship with their horse.

• Identifying fear in horses and humans and helping them overcome it.

• The difference in the nature of sport horses vs. recreational horses.

Join Jake and Sinead in this exciting conversation on developing horses to be productive members of their community.