Wednesday, August 2, 2017 I am flying home from a week in Reno helping my fantastic fabulous fine Faygo transition to a new home in the desert. She was my first horse and now the first to move on. It's almost 10 years since I first rode her and over time I've watched the mareContinue reading “Moon Landing”
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Obsession: work for solo horse and rider in 4/4, 2/4 and 3/4 time
Sunday, July 23, 2017 I can hardly remember the last solo ride I’ve taken with Khaleesi. I’ve been blessed with the season of riding friends as some of my favorite riding buddies have been ‘in town’ for the nice weather and for the past 2 years or so Susan has been coming up to rideContinue reading “Obsession: work for solo horse and rider in 4/4, 2/4 and 3/4 time “
The Work on Rider Etiquette
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 It’s a brand new year! I start my new years in July because that’s when my life began. It’s also the middle of summer so as a teacher makes sense for me – I’m heading toward a new school term starting in August. I’ve spent some time in the past yearContinue reading “The Work on Rider Etiquette “
Tack and Tweaks
It’s a much more interesting journey when I’m able to include her in the decisions of her own care and tack. To stop looking at her behaviors as training issues and first ask what she is saying.
Seek… and ye shall find.
Thursday, July 6, 2017 After a really fascinating day at the barn I’m left reflecting over that gut thing, that voice from somewhere else that has led me to the place I’m in right now. Then I feel grateful because that search that started as a gut feeling those years back that sent me offContinue reading “Seek… and ye shall find. “
The land of unicorns
Tuesday, July 4, 2017 I’m just back from Scotland which I learned adopted the unicorn as its national animal in the 1300s. Apparently much of the Western world believed them to be real until ‘disproven’ in the 1800s. (We all laugh at this now but we are more civilized and modern than that… of courseContinue reading “The land of unicorns”
Now what?
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Since pulling out of the OD100 on my first try a couple weeks back I find my life to be surprisingly normal (slight sarcasm). No long term disappointment holding on… just back to life as usual! No regrets. My farrier came out. He looked at the bare hoof and wondered whyContinue reading “Now what?”
Gifts [edited]
Monday, June 12, 2017 One thing I love is finding ways everything is a gift- even the things you didn’t think you wanted. If you change perspective and turn them around enough you can see the beauty- but sometimes it takes a little squinting through tears! I am back from the OD safely and haveContinue reading “Gifts [edited]”
Oops!
The gifts post is unedited and without photos. If you get it- disregard and I’ll put out an edited one soon!
Love letter to my crew:
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 5:30am start on Saturday means an early morning- in fact 5:30 am start means I’m on my horse by 5:15 (ideally but it hardly ever works that way for me) so probably getting up by 4am to make sure we are adequately dosed with coffee. As for Khaleesi, I will offerContinue reading “Love letter to my crew:”
green to 100 