Big sister Annie, has contributed her blog too about a horse of her dreams. When I first saw her, she was only a new born foal. And I was only eleven. She was only a little one. But we always wanted to see each other. When I was 18 she was...
Hi, a while back I wrote about my daughters who want to ride. Well, Charlotte, who's almost seven years old has written a poem that she wants to share with you. There was a horse that had a owner, I dreamed of her when I was sleeping. I loved ...
She was just a little brown horse. Looking back she was nothing special. I have no idea what breed she was, or even how old she was. Sonya was the horse that I rode at day camp. But she was so much more than that to me. I dreamed that Sonya...
Once, long ago, while I was in college, I was assigned a project. The task was to think of an equine business venture. That sounded enticing. . .but here was the catch. It had to be profitable. . .say what? Having grown up around horses I heard...
Hills are great and here's why! GOING UP? Use uphill work to: Teach your horse to engage his hindquarters. Build muscle in the rump, stifle and gaskin. Increase his cardiovascular fitness. Introduce him to the idea of lengthening...
Have you ever been out for a walk (on your own legs), and entertained the fantasy of finding a horse? Of course in my fantasy, the horse is not any old horse. The horse is a fantastic jumper, just waiting for me to discover it and take it to the show...
Sometimes we get help from the most unusual places. Once, while waiting to go into the ring with a horse, a curious little man approached me and said that he liked the way I handled my horse, and would I like to come and ride his horse. He had a jumper...
First let me say this up front. I love horses and think that disciplining a horse out of anger is wrong. Having said that, most of us have lost our cool with them at one time or another and feel terrible about it! But you can keep a cooler head by...
Last year, I stood outside a ring with my children, Annie, Charlotte, and Owen. We stood beside a huge oxer, probably 5 feet tall and at least as wide. We were at the new horse show facility, Angelstone Farm, just outside of Rockwood ON. We'd come...
Your horse is amazing. She's beautiful, charming, co-operative. . .well okay maybe that's only in your dreams, but you can take control of the first quality. Once she's beautiful, she won't be able to help but be charming and co-operative right? Well...
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