Today was a banner day! After nearly a year of trying to retrain my mare Tally, from her poor experience at the trainer, this was our first day with no complications! The pieces finally all fell into place, and I was on Cloud 9!
About fifteen years ago, when I backed off from riding seriously, I got my first dog. It was late in life, for an animal crazy girl like me. I’d grown up loving dogs, almost as much as I loved horses. But, by the time I was an adult, I’d come to mostly not like them. … More Dog “tricks” for horses
I am about to become a supervisor again, after five years of being responsible for my work only. In fact, I spent today interviewing candidates for one of the positions on my new team. This change in role and responsibility has me thinking about leadership again. How do I get the people who have been … More Establishing leadership
Another adventurous day with the horses … perhaps a bit too adventurous this time. It started with Tally. I am so proud of her progress – slow but steady. Today she was so relaxed that she was actually lazy! When else would you be proud of a horse being lazy? But that is a significant … More Of triumphs, tearaways and terrifying aliens!
I learned this week that Noble’s sire was recently euthanized. To non-horse people he would be “just a horse”, but horse people know that there are those special horses that rise above the rest. For Katje’s person, he was one of those horses. I never met Katje, as he lives a continent away, but I … More Farewell, Katje
We have a running joke around here – that I get perfectly mannerly horses and ruin them. By some people’s standards that would certainly be true … and there are days that I’ll admit to wondering about it myself. Most people – vets, trainers, farriers – tend to comment on how well behaved my horses are. So, why do we … More Move over Mr. Ed …
Horse Crazy Once Again 