If you read this blog for very long, it will become clear that I have no trust for the “Natural” Horsemanship movement. From my first exposure, with a now world famous practitioner before he was anybody, I have listened to explanations that rarely accurately reflect reality. Among my favorite topics covered by many of the … More Predator and Prey?
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!
Although talent is a gift from God, the true development of the artist is only through great introspection, diligent work, untold energy and enormous patience. Horsemanship is an art that does not live indefinitely through its creations (because horses die) and when there are no longer any teachers who are able to inspire and produce … More Indefinite Art
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?
“In matters regarding their nature, it is hardly surprising that horses can outwit the rider with considerable ease – after all, they only need to be themselves to succeed. This is so, because in horsemanship the task lies entirely with the rider to become more horse-like, and not for the horse to become human. But, … More Of Horses And Chess …
Horse Crazy Once Again 