Jeremy Buhler had a record year in the futurity industry, helping DT Horses’ Hickory Holly Time top $1 million in offspring earnings in 2025. Here’s the mental approach he’s taken to learning the futurity game.
Everything that happened for me this year came from deciding I wasn’t done learning. Even after winning last season, I hit a point this spring where I felt a big shift. I had a really big learning curve in the spring, and the only way through it was to reach out. I bet there were 10 or 12 guys I reached out to. Anybody who would stand still. We’d talk, ride, watch video—whatever it took.
That process changed how I see my job. I quit trying to force things. I’m always trying to find a weakness to touch on, but I learned that fixing holes starts with understanding the horse’s mind, not just its mechanics. I’ve been trying to figure out the softness and the balance and get more into the horse’s mind instead of trying to make them do it. That became the center of everything I did.
