“My life has been filled with calamities, some of which actually happened,” Mark Twain Since it’s football season, I’ve been reading a lot of articles on my favorite team, the New England Patriots. ESPN magazine recently did an interesting story on ...
Identify and Overcome Obstacles Along Your Horsemanship Journey In the face of obstacles along your horsemanship journey, the quality that separates the successful riders from the unsuccessful riders is their attitude about their obstacles. The uns...
It’s not uncommon to see trainers use groundwork to improve a horse’s under-saddle performance. In fact, it’s well-understood that specific, targeted ground exercises can increase a horse’s strength, flexibility, and coordination for under-saddle work...
Just as there are no truly bombproof horses, there are no bombproof riders. Like horses, humans are fight or flight creatures. Often when we begin to experience fear or uncertainty around horses we are instructed to “do things” with the horse—move his...
“It was like watching two halves of a bridge come together and together they were complete, each one understanding the other better than anyone could understand either one of them,” – Kim Meeder, Author and Rancher at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch Tara ...
“It isn’t her job to patch us up and make us whole, but for a moment, she can let us feel what it would be like if we were.” - Anna Blake, Author and Equestrian My work-to-ride lease horse is named “Tara,” which means “Goddess of the Seas.” Outside ...
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it.” – Rudyard Kipling The world has seemed determined to bombproof my new relationship with Tara from the start. Throughout this past month...
“Horses are a confidence barometer. In general, they relax when a strong, sure being is present. Confidence is contagious with them...” – Tom Moates, Author and Equestrian I love watching riding instructor Natasha Aalthoff on YouTube and last week h...
I think everyone’s definition of a heart horse is different. For me, it’s the horse that makes your heart whole. The animal that made you sing when you rode. The one that you could watch for hours. A heart horse is your best friend. My horse Annie w...
If you are having issues with your horse on the trail or with obstacles, have you ever thought of getting off? That’s right, I’m asking the big question some trainers do not dare suggest. The concept of staying on and working your horse through issues...
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