Sunday, April 29, 2018 Life goes on without much to write about. A great trail ride with girlfriends, days in the field… nothing particularly interesting. Until yesterday. I decided to take a short ride in the afternoon and upon arriving at the pasture Khaleesi came over to greet me. I gave her a rub andContinue reading “Equine Charades”
Category Archives: Horsemanship
A million times.
Monday, April 23, 2018 Sunday evening I went to feed hay. My girls are on restricted pasture now so there is grass but it’s limited so I throw a few flakes of hay a couple times a day. Normal behavior when I toss the hay is for the mares to wait until I get aContinue reading “A million times.”
Success.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 Friday morning was cold and windy and I had to put a fair amount of effort into keeping Khaleesi’s attention. I was not completely successful even as we walked my speed onto the open for competition trail past the starting line following 10 minutes of asking for a walk and gettingContinue reading “Success.”
Odds are
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Well today is load up to my favorite ride of the season and anniversary of sorts as it was my endurance event as well. The Old Dominion No Frills 55. Last weekend I spent two hot days (high of 80 on Friday) riding with my endurance friend Sally and a friendContinue reading “Odds are”
Love is patient.
Friday, April 5, 2018 I have been very interested in love for at least a year… what does love require… what does walking in love cost (it always costs something)… how do we take and give love to others and how do we love like the other (horse, human, dog etc) needs and not justContinue reading “Love is patient.”
Failure?
Sunday, March 11, 2018 I recently had coffee with a friend who also studies the Simple Equine Teaching (SET) method where we commiserated briefly on how we sometimes feel like failures with our horses. She had a few stories of horses questioning her leadership that sounded to me like she worked through pretty nicely. IContinue reading “Failure?”
Florida
Saturday, February 24, 2018 I’ve been on a tour de FLA this week and horses have been the thread linking the 3 legs of the trip. It began on the East coast catching up with dear friends Laurie, Sarah and Madison. Laurie owns the property in VA my horses currently live on and through herContinue reading “Florida”
What’s in a name?
Monday, February 12, 2018 Meet Wyoming. She came in late October 2016 with lots of human hopes and dreams she knew nothing about. Her name was Wild Heart. She was rounded up around Sweet Water Wyoming as a 2-year old wild mustang and lived on a reservation for a couple years. She was picked inContinue reading “What’s in a name?”
Look… no hands?
Thursday, February 8, 2018 I’m grateful to have been able to find a day or two here and there for some regular riding each week in between freezing rain howling wind and snowstorms. We ended up with more snow accumulation than anticipated Sunday then beautiful sunny and mild Monday with the bonus of closed schoolsContinue reading “Look… no hands?”
Groundhog Day
Saturday, February 3, 2018 Some local friends have an annual tradition of spending February 2 (regardless of what day of the week it falls or the weather) devoting a night to their favorite French peasant dish: Cassoulet — paired with a screening of the classic allegorical film Groundhog Day. I love good food and thisContinue reading “Groundhog Day”
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