I was looking forward to finally riding Nash last Sunday. He’s been off for over a year and a half, and is finally fit and sound enough to return to work. As he is the best trained horse in the barn, I’ve been hungering to be back on something with power steering! He seemed a … More Listen To Your Horse!
One enormous change in the horse world, since I was riding and training seriously, is the spread of the internet. Oh, it was there – but social media was a few years from taking over. Now, anyone who owns a horse and has an opinion feels free to share it with the world (irony of … More Oh The Guilt!
In January of 2013, at the outset of my journey back to serious horsemanship, my mother had a wreck. This was the type of riding accident that you never want to witness. She was on Java, our 20+ Dutch Warmblood gelding, in a relaxed swinging trot when he blew sky high with absolutely no warning. … More Love The One You’re With?
Today was triumphant, although not in a way that most people might recognize – today I was able to walk Tally around our back acre without a single spook! Sounds unremarkable, right? After all, she grew up in that field. But for me it was a banner day, and proof that I am on the … More Small Triumphs Can Be Huge!
It was over fifteen years ago that I turned my back on the sport of Dressage. I would catch whatever I could of the Olympics every four years – but beyond that I was content to ignore what was going on in the sport. So, when I decided to rededicate myself to horses and pulled … More Waking Up In A Strange Land
Horses have been part of my life for over four decades. I was horse crazy then, and I’m horse crazy now. But a lot of life has passed in between those times. Horses have been a continuous part, but not always the focus. Like most horse crazy girls, I had big dreams – I’d ride … More How I Got Here
Horse Crazy Once Again 