When you don’t own your own truck and trailer, finding ways to get out and about can be difficult. If you don’t want to relegate your horse to being a homebody forever, you’ll need to explore your options for...
"Keep a straight line from elbow to bit,” is something that most equestrians hear in their riding careers. It’s simple advice but it’s also a guideline that carries quite a bit of weight both literally and figuratively. A horse’s...
It’s every horse person’s fantasy: You and your horse are galloping through the sand, the surf lapping at his hooves. The sun is shining, the air is cool, and the waves are crashing on the shore. Your horse’s mane...
Hello and happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what you and your barn buddies will be discussing during the upcoming long weekend.I love any story about animals helping animals, and I know you do, too. Here’s...
Q: On my last dressage test, the judge wrote "inconsistent contact.” I know contact is one of the foundations of dressage; how do I keep it consistent?
A: Contact is the point where rider’s hands feel the horse’s mouth,...
As a child I cried when I thought my favorite horse, Geronimo, was being yelled at (my 3-year-old self did not know the difference between a command and a punishment). Now as an adult when I hear about 200...
Most of us have read Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! It’s a timeless confidence-builder—the message being not just, "You can do this!” but also, "Sometimes, you will doubt you can do this, but you can do this.”...
There are times in many horse lovers’ lives when they can’t own a horse of their own. That doesn’t mean you have to forgo your horse fix. From lessons to catch rides, leasing, renting, volunteering, and more, there are...
June 24, 2015
Dear Diary,
I woke up early this morning because Ruby was banging the wall in the next stall, just to annoy me. I made faces at her until she stopped. Then the people came and gave us our...
