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and me, so very long ago.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/echo.jpegEchohttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/echo2.jpegEcho2As with most parrots, Echo had few boundaries.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190913_2114304810410826540811933.jpg20190913_2114304810410826540811933.jpgLittle Maggie, our newest family member.2019-09-15T02:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/08/24/one-step-backward-three-steps-forward/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_1306108222696445547162632.jpg20190824_1306108222696445547162632.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_1305134995313445018989691.jpg20190824_1305134995313445018989691.jpgNoble, impatiently awaiting his turn in the arena.2019-08-25T01:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/08/19/in-a-split-second/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190531_1108054157000815888268870.jpg20190531_1108054157000815888268870.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190819_192948166516145076559172.jpg20190819_192948166516145076559172.jpgNoble enjoying a relaxed nibble after his evening scare.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190819_2128352236393265326075591.jpg20190819_2128352236393265326075591.jpgI was standing to the left of the hitch, and he to the right, when chaos struck. How did he pivot in that tight space without hitting anything?!2019-08-26T01:38:19+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/08/03/im-still-here/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190801_070616-15901207890647669978.jpg20190801_070616-15901207890647669978.jpgGardening and projects have filled the hours I could not ride.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190727_1715256395056125542036467.jpg20190727_1715256395056125542036467.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190803_2241238894678550597097080.jpg20190803_2241238894678550597097080.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190803_2239486231821654562145003.jpg20190803_2239486231821654562145003.jpg2019-08-04T14:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/06/08/coffee-a-photo-essay/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190121_162735.jpg20190121_162735https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190121_162719.jpg20190121_162719https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190121_162717.jpg20190121_162717https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190121_162708.jpg20190121_162708https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190121_162643.jpg20190121_162643https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190121_162628.jpg20190121_1626282019-06-09T02:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/05/31/a-tale-of-two-fly-masks/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190531_1342597374226346617559124.jpg20190531_1342597374226346617559124.jpgNoble in the fly mask he clearly prefershttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190530_2140412448956632559226285.jpg20190530_2140412448956632559226285.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190530_2132535361706807973577524.jpg20190530_2132535361706807973577524.jpgNoble and my mom - just a slight size difference2019-06-04T01:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/05/04/a-pause-to-refresh/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190503_110438982609049570858625.jpg20190503_110438982609049570858625.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190502_103754_1556823687410427624538223862381.jpg20190502_103754_1556823687410427624538223862381.jpg2019-05-05T23:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/04/19/i-used-to-believe/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dual-peppy.jpgdual-peppyNot how you would expect to find a World Champion and leading sire, is it? (Photo source: www.wittelsbuerger.dehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/capture3.jpgCapture3Few see the problem here, and cannot be convinced, even by science.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/beliefquote.jpgbeliefquote2019-04-20T01:28:17+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/03/29/embracing-the-messy-life/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20181123_1021583446195525218884219.jpg20181123_1021583446195525218884219.jpgWhere most see litter to be raked up, I see cover for frogs, housing for bugs that feed the birds, and eventually fertilizer for the very trees that dropped the leaves.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_1233042541715476372041935.jpg20190322_1233042541715476372041935.jpgOne of the 'residents' enjoying my untidy ways.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190328_2206308466150019504751902.jpg20190328_2206308466150019504751902.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190328_1253047592535003117673076.jpg20190328_1253047592535003117673076.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/rather-clean-stalls.pngrather-clean-stalls2019-03-29T15:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/03/10/do-you-have-a-man/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190303_1718282150521567457403208.jpg20190303_1718282150521567457403208.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20171121_1217255315805857421928974.jpg20171121_1217255315805857421928974.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190310_1201253379306469081592536.jpg20190310_1201253379306469081592536.jpgThe item in question ... no "Made for Men" label that I can see!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190310_1459305870719968687330880.jpg20190310_1459305870719968687330880.jpg2019-05-05T14:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/02/23/there-is-only-one-must-in-riding/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/nh-example.jpgNH-exampleThere is nothing 'natural', friendly, or honorable about this sort of 'training'.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/jump-positioncompare.jpgJump-positioncompareThe top rider maintains a straight line, while the bottom rider does not. Yet both are in beautiful balance with the horse, and both horses have the freedom they need.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/coffeebeforenafter.jpgCoffeeBeforeNAfterCoffee has developed a more upright carriage with no direct ask that he raise his head. He continues to move toward collection through the work itself.2019-06-21T16:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/02/12/the-explosive-equine/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190211_2228266511404476912460713.jpg20190211_2228266511404476912460713.jpgJake demonstrating the ultimate impulse control, leaving the cookie on the bedhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190209_1137556931768194803565555.jpg20190209_1137556931768194803565555.jpgRoxie, after her second self-imposed timeout, letting me know she's ready to move on.2019-02-20T18:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/02/03/what-guides-you/2019-07-27T03:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/01/31/noble-and-the-mud/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/horsesundershelter.jpghorsesundershelterDry horses opting to enjoy a rainstorm from under shelterhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/coffeenapping.jpgcoffeenappingCoffee is a big fan of the afternoon nap in a nicely bedded stallhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190131_1902009030461920666078961.jpg20190131_1902009030461920666078961.jpgThe mud having dried enough, Noble picks his way out back once again.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20180318_102019-13924545137069065357.jpg20180318_102019-13924545137069065357.jpg2019-02-01T03:37:35+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/01/26/fun-with-photos-the-trot/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/collectedtrotbad_li.jpgcollectedtrotbad_lihttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190126_0824324363496418053766354.jpg20190126_0824324363496418053766354.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190126_0823294866374529886033773.jpg20190126_0823294866374529886033773.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190126_082229523719192431812171-e1548520155800.jpg20190126_082229523719192431812171.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190126_0811524349311009048921077-e1548521377315.jpg20190126_0811524349311009048921077.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ext-trot-bad.jpgext-trot-badhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/harnesstrotter.jpgharnesstrotterhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/harnesstrotter2.jpgharnesstrotter2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/extended-trot-hannoverian.jpgextended-trot-hannoverianhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/trot_comp.jpgtrot_compTwo top horses that apparently are "mechanically" different from other horses.2019-01-28T23:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/01/20/horsekeeping-while-ill/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190120_153422214181372711066540.jpg20190120_153422214181372711066540.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190119_0843173394223933323951787.jpg20190119_0843173394223933323951787.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190119_162643170252202171992470.jpg20190119_162643170252202171992470.jpg2019-01-21T00:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/01/11/a-special-anniversary/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ourruminantherd-gales.jpgourruminantherd-gale'sAlong with our horses, our little herd of goats and sheep (here at one of the rentals) had to move three times before settling into their final home.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20180525_0636504627035522115930200.jpg20180525_0636504627035522115930200.jpgIt would be hard to give up this view from my bedroom!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ourhome-front-original.jpgourhome-front-originalhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ourhome-driveway-beginning.jpgourhome-driveway-beginningOur second visit, and the property was showing all of its charm.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img14a.jpgimg14aThe arena that was the icing on the cake!2019-01-12T06:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2019/01/02/the-fearful-equine/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/scaredhorsecartoon.jpgscaredhorsecartoonhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20180324_1752325508581462720361107.jpg20180324_1752325508581462720361107.jpgNoble going through IB with an umbrellahttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190101_1138088559331554721097786.jpg20190101_1138088559331554721097786.jpgNosy Noble!2019-01-03T04:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/12/27/bad-decision-good-outcome/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20180318_1020197856221149349515704.jpg20180318_1020197856221149349515704.jpg2018-12-28T15:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/12/22/the-long-strange-trip/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181222_2155302398360248009283912.jpg20181222_2155302398360248009283912.jpgThis was often my view of Noble during his juvenile delinquent periodhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20180505_2012547357083549044220158.jpg20180505_2012547357083549044220158.jpgThe soft eye and focus on me has returned https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20180325_1040004086170891887849024.jpg20180325_1040004086170891887849024.jpgNoble meeting an umbrella2018-12-23T06:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/12/10/do-you-love-your-horse/2018-12-12T20:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/12/01/searching-for-a-leader/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/leadership1.jpgLeadership12018-12-11T20:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/11/24/bendigo-the-event-horse-who-wasnt/2018-11-25T15:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/11/19/when-things-turn-bad/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ben-ccbadjump.jpgBen-CCbadjumphttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/quote-understanding1.jpgQuote-understanding1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/quote-judging.jpgquote-judging2018-11-20T03:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/11/10/why-do-you-ride/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/quote-perfection-is-an-illusion.jpgQuote-Perfection-Is-An-Illusionhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/schoolhalt.jpgSchoolHalt2018-11-11T22:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/10/31/my-ghost-story-repost/2018-10-31T05:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/10/28/small-gifts/2018-10-28T19:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/10/12/what-is-the-goal-of-training/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/strollers-marion.jpgstrollers-marionThe penultimate goer, Stroller, jumping a fence he wouldn't even be able to see over.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20171006_114528.jpg20171006_114528.jpgRoxie doing her best 'Passage'https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/grandjete.jpggrandjeteTalent may be inborn, but such grace is developed through long work and training.2018-10-13T01:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/10/07/its-all-about-you/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/waetjen_piaffe_gr.jpgwaetjen_Piaffe_grCompare this photo of Richard Waetjen to the sculpture above - a balanced seat is timeless.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/greekstatue525bc.jpgGreekstatue525BCThis sculpture from 525 BC exemplifies a balance seat.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/its-all-about-you.jpgIt's all about youMale hand writing phrase It's all about you on virtual screen.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sketch-seated-leaningback1-e1538890361585.jpgSketch-seated-leaningback1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sketch-seated-legback-leaning1-e1538889597736.jpgSketch-seated-legback-leaning1It is hard to imagine that this rider is not creating a lot of noise with this position - taken from a still of a video, I can attest to there being a wiggly middle, banging legs, and overactive hands - all of which show in the posture.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sketch-seated-legforward1-e1538889424382.jpgSketch-seated-legforward1The arched back, open elbow, and forward leg braced against the stirrup are signs this rider lacks elasticity, and is likely not able to sit quietly.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sketch-seated-in-balance2-e1538889774939.jpgSketch-seated-in-balance2A nicely balanced seat, in good posture. There seems little doubt that this rider could maintain this position even while standing on the ground. How many of the above sketches fit that criteria?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sketch-jump-toofarforward1-e1538887864430.jpgSketch-jump-toofarforward1Some jumper riders can make this work, but imagine how landing will be for both horse and rider!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sketch-jump-falling-back1-e1538887746917.jpgSketch-jump-falling-back1The bulk of the riders body is behind the balance point, and not over his feet. The effect can be seen in the horse, by comparison to the first illustrationhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sketch-jump-in-balance3-e1538887616323.jpgSketch-jump-in-balance3A nicely balance position that causes little burden for the horse - and would remain stable if placed on solid ground in the same position.2018-10-07T14:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/09/30/sculpting-the-equine-body-pt-2/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/coffee2018_li.jpgCoffee2018_LIhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/coffeestanding2015_li.jpgCoffeeStanding2015_LIhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/coffee2014_li.jpgCoffee2014_LIhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/coffeelunge2018_li.jpgCoffeeLunge2018_LICoffee trotting, nowhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/coffeelunge2015_li.jpgCoffeeLunge2015_LICoffee trotting, thenhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180916_1006267908508198605737270.jpg20180916_1006267908508198605737270.jpg2018-10-01T14:52:27+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/09/22/a-day-with-christoph-ackermann/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/christophackermannflyer-e1537657349131.jpgChristophAckermannFlyerhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180921_1418033408025898836458401-e1537651767504.jpg20180921_1418033408025898836458401.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180921_2128382340299341455956876.jpg20180921_2128382340299341455956876.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180921_1057137295581178048911923.jpg20180921_1057137295581178048911923.jpgThe view from my seat2018-09-22T23:22:46+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/09/14/sculpting-the-equine-body-pt-1/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180911_1720142643967006667116423.jpg20180911_1720142643967006667116423.jpgFelix Burkner on Herder. Photographer unknown.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180911_1712062020683827274223210.jpg20180911_1712062020683827274223210.jpg2018-09-15T00:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/09/09/fly-mask-fashion/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180820_161452_15348069049094929029518142151130.jpg20180820_161452_15348069049094929029518142151130.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/java-flymask2.jpgJava-flymask2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/java-flymask1.jpgJava-flymask1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180717_2205356158332668102883264.jpg20180717_2205356158332668102883264.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180610_1709171337420899535911814.jpg20180610_1709171337420899535911814.jpgThe cowl neck, for those nippy fall evenings.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180611_1956073206204965015690843.jpg20180611_1956073206204965015690843.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180611_1910572433488939865668827.jpg20180611_1910572433488939865668827.jpgShe calls this one The Cardinalhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180611_1910353785702812519525745.jpg20180611_1910353785702812519525745.jpgShe calls this one Retro Nurse - my personal favorite!2018-09-10T04:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/09/03/coffee-confidence-builder/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn2258.jpgDSCN2258Coffee in the beginninghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180903_1015063655188958883264422.jpg20180903_1015063655188958883264422.jpgCoffee nowhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180618_0743535448386547781859601.jpg20180618_0743535448386547781859601.jpgMom and her Coffeehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20171227_182645_15144280136622032063359.jpg20171227_182645_15144280136622032063359.jpgA rare photo of me and Coffee, warming up last winterhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20171202_150833567487538.jpg20171202_150833567487538.jpg2018-09-03T22:22:58+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/08/26/there-are-those-days/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lorensbarn.jpegLorensBarnOur first rented barn, during one of very rare snows in our area.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180525_0636331750841534205574891.jpg20180525_0636331750841534205574891.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180429_1805266808228665998194431.jpg20180429_1805266808228665998194431.jpgThorny, left, and Granny last spring.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180823_0849521648578687773041358.jpg20180823_0849521648578687773041358.jpgMacie and Jake out for a run.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180826_1115578215467371083278616.jpg20180826_1115578215467371083278616.jpgFrappy post meal.2018-08-27T05:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/08/18/to-be-a-teacher/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/george-morris-teaching.jpgGeorge-Morris-teachingThe incomparable George Morris2018-08-19T01:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/08/11/then-comes-a-revelation/2018-08-14T02:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/08/05/what-type-of-horseman-are-you/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/questions-horse.pngquestions-horsehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/eclectic.jpgeclectichttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/artist.jpgArtisthttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/scholar.jpgScholarhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/engineer.jpgEngineerhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/scientist.jpgscientist2018-08-07T14:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/07/28/four-weeks/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180728_1033083587171352143427795.jpg20180728_1033083587171352143427795.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180728_0954491064756537036696330.jpg20180728_0954491064756537036696330.jpgThe most peaceful Noble's been in-hand in over two years. (Just look at those ears!)https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180728_1423281719970192034916165.jpg20180728_1423281719970192034916165.jpgSuch a soft, sweet expression!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180728_0750462205830220374261722.jpg20180728_0750462205830220374261722.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180728_1419414621836279723500852.jpg20180728_1419414621836279723500852.jpgCoffee making a rapid acceleration!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180728_1036375355481514295153322.jpg20180728_1036375355481514295153322.jpgTwo simple little steps that any coordinated adult should be able to manage, right?2018-07-28T23:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/07/22/can-they-suffer/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/jeremy_bentham_by_henry_william_pickersgill_detail.jpgJeremy_Bentham_by_Henry_William_Pickersgill_detail2018-07-23T14:47:48+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/07/17/what-is-happiness/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20161119_1626245626307942090564060.jpg20161119_1626245626307942090564060.jpgRoxie looking worried and less than happy when we first picked her up. Moments like this should be noted, but sometimes cannot be avoided in any life.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20171006_1140062856002919921774855.jpg20171006_1140062856002919921774855.jpgIf Roxie looks alert and happy while engaging in what appears to be play, why not assume she is happy? Compare her expression to the photo below.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20171006_0740227799383441871656573.jpg20171006_0740227799383441871656573.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ebony1-2.jpgEbony1 (2)Ebony's expression embodies a relaxed, confident, happy horse. Photo borrowed from her loving partner, Ainsley.2018-07-27T16:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/07/12/revisited-horses-are-amazing/2018-07-12T15:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/07/08/eye-of-the-beholder/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/confirmation-bias.jpegconfirmation-biashttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/valegro-head.jpgValegro-headhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/isabell-werth-rollkur-ldr-520x400.jpgisabell-werth-rollkur-ldr-520x400It is hard to see the love in this moment, which is not an isolated one in this rider's career - yet recently she has been lauded for how much she "loves her horses".2018-07-10T02:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/06/30/from-shutdown-to-shining/2018-07-01T03:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/06/26/deadlines-bottomlines-stress-and-letting-go/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/relax.jpgrelaxhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/angryboss.jpgangryboss2018-06-28T04:26:27+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/06/17/like-sex-without-foreplay/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rockhead.jpgRockHeadRock, early in our brief friendshiphttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180428_215048859247098.jpg20180428_215048859247098.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rubbercurries.jpgRubberCurriesNoble and Tally prefer the nubby one on the left, while Coffee and Nash like the classic model on the right.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180420_170440328461321.jpg20180420_170440328461321.jpgShould have made this video, so you could see Coffee's lip twitching with pleasure!2018-06-18T04:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/06/10/ben-and-joy/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/p_g11agl87j7z0343.jpgp_g11agl87j7z0343Ben, shortly before we left the old barn.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bickersons.jpgBickersonsDon Ameche and Frances Langford as John and Blanche Bickerson.2018-06-11T04:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/06/03/branch-day/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180602_1101431433657739.jpg20180602_1101431433657739.jpgCoffee didn't wait too long to start stripping barkhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180603_0658311680063167.jpg20180603_0658311680063167.jpgNoble in his apparently favored flymask.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180602_095419825491977.jpg20180602_095419825491977.jpgTally immediately tore into her branchhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180603_0654021775158039.jpg20180603_0654021775158039.jpgEven Nash was quick to enjoy!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180602_095824997821181.jpg20180602_095824997821181.jpgA piece torn off and soon to disappear!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180324_165645.jpg20180324_165645.jpg2018-06-03T16:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/05/27/bargaining-with-noble/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180505_201254246736427.jpg20180505_201254246736427.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180325_104000214360242.jpg20180325_104000214360242.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180404_191334630614238.jpg20180404_191334630614238.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180505_0956071659456731.jpg20180505_0956071659456731.jpg2018-05-30T14:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/05/22/the-dog-you-need/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180427_0647561413764462.jpg20180427_0647561413764462.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180318_1010031163274551.jpg20180318_1010031163274551.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180408_2234401621995339.jpg20180408_2234401621995339.jpgJake, my bundle of joy!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20171127_0631372112277156.jpg20171127_0631372112277156.jpgThe face I wake up to2018-05-22T22:40:10+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/05/04/enjoying-each-others-company/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180503_194148937299485.jpg20180503_194148937299485.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180503_1939581500254292.jpg20180503_1939581500254292.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180503_1933231152391308.jpg20180503_1933231152391308.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180503_1923421614929749.jpg20180503_1923421614929749.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180503_190214109811182.jpg20180503_190214109811182.jpg2018-05-05T21:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/05/01/is-your-instructor-worthy/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180429_14583522831758.jpg20180429_14583522831758.jpg2018-05-13T10:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/online-resources/2018-04-27T22:37:53+00:00weekly0.6https://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/04/27/apprenticeship/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/erasmus-wind-vane.jpgerasmus-wind-vane2018-04-28T02:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/04/23/come-play-with-me/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscn3332.jpgDSCN3332https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180423_110114639304024.jpg20180423_110114639304024.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20151013_101056.jpg20151013_101056.jpgMom (only her foot visible) and Coffee playing follow the leaderhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20171202_150901.jpg20171202_150901.jpgCoffee, telling me he's done after a play session.2018-04-27T13:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/04/17/be-eclectic/2018-04-17T18:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/04/13/nothing-educates-like-a-horse/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180412_062717.jpg20180412_062717.jpg2018-04-14T03:26:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/04/08/death-of-a-tack-store/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/christensens2.jpgChristensens2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/storeclosing_1.jpgstoreclosing_12018-04-08T02:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/04/02/spring-has-sprung/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180119_221042.jpg20180119_221042.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180401_172108.jpg20180401_172108.jpgNoble's patchy spring lookhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180401_095900.jpg20180401_095900.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180401_161455.jpg20180401_161455.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180401_112525.jpg20180401_112525.jpgThe result of a simple head shake2018-04-02T04:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/03/26/the-measure-of-a-horseman/2018-03-26T14:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/03/20/noble-still-a-brat/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180318_102019.jpg20180318_102019.jpgOn a recent day, the big wimp won't go past the puddle to the grass beyond!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20171228_112025.jpg20171228_112025.jpg2018-03-20T04:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/24/training-trust-and-horsemanship/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/trainingposter.jpgtrainingposter2018-03-16T02:48:30+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/03/10/dont-let-the-bullies-win/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bullyingquote.jpgBullyingQuotehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/meannessquote.pngmeannessQuotehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cesarparraabusesnip.jpgCesarParraAbuseSniphttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mustangabuse.jpgmustangabuse2018-03-10T19:30:21+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/03/06/a-great-resource-now-free/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/benhart.jpgBenHartBen Hart and friendhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/eponatv.jpgEponaTv2018-03-06T03:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/03/02/leadership-lessons-from-horses/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/leadershipquote.jpgleadershipQuotehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/veterans-riding-therapy.jpgveterans-riding-therapyWhat better job for a plodder than helping veterans?2018-03-02T05:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/02/25/principle-above-technique/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180225_112540.jpg20180225_112540.jpgThis page is from one of my favorite works, from a classically oriented master, focused on biomechanics. Many classical enthusiasts I know would judge the horse at top as on the forehand - yet that school obviously resulted in a stunning result, seen in the photo at bottom.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pk-student.jpgPK-studentA recent debate of this, and similar photos, stirred up some classical followers - yet some of us have found this a useful way to ride some horses, with no negative effect on the final "product".https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/beudant.jpgBeudant2018-02-25T20:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/02/17/the-divergent-paths-of-art-and-sport/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/equestrian-portrait-of-philip-iv-1635.jpgequestrian-portrait-of-philip-iv-16352018-02-20T00:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/02/12/coffee-has-a-bad-day-or-three/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20171202_194247.jpg20171202_194247.jpg2018-02-12T04:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/02/09/dont-scribble-on-the-billboard/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180115_192401-e1516073560200.jpg20180115_192401.jpgThe authors image in reference to the passage: "Waldimar Seunig. An exemplary, impulsive passage. Horse well in front of the rider. This 'billboard' is telling it like it is.2018-02-10T13:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/02/05/parlor-games/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/horseplay.jpghorseplayhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sumowrestler.jpgSumoWrestlerFeet wide, knees bent ... facial expression optional!2018-02-05T16:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/02/01/what-is-a-master/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/quote-you-must-always-be-the-apprentice-jpg.pngquote-you-must-always-be-the-apprentice.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/quote-the-master-has-failed-more-times-than-the.jpgQuote-The-master-has-failed-more-times-than-thehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/quote-master-philip-gerard-126-63-71.jpgquote-master-philip-gerard-126-63-712018-02-01T06:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/03/dressage-wars-2/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/helgstrandstamina2.jpgHelgstrandStamina2One of the photos from Falsterbo, 2015https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/parcival-blood.jpgParcival-bloodhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/parzival-hyperflexion.jpgParzival hyperflexionhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/parcival2.jpgParcival2How can so many people not listen to the pain this horse is expressing so clearly?!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/parcival.jpgParcivalhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cornelissen3.jpgCornelissen3https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cornelissen2.jpgCornelissen22018-01-30T03:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/01/26/where-is-your-line/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/line-in-sand.jpgline-in-sandhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/werthbtv.jpgWerthBTVhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/btv-iwclinic.jpgBTV-IWclinicDoes this horse look happy in this moment?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/klimke-btv.jpgKlimke-BTVhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/westerncurb.jpgWesternCurbhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gribaldibtv.jpgGribaldiBTVhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/beudant.jpgBeudant2018-01-26T20:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/01/21/scary-smart/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180119_220851.jpg20180119_220851.jpgLunge line over the bridle.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180119_221042.jpg20180119_221042.jpg2018-01-26T15:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/01/15/respecting-the-laws-of-nature/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180114_195516-e1515989396183.jpg20180114_195516.jpgShould this beauty not be what we are seeking under saddle?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180114_195130.jpg20180114_195130.jpg2018-01-15T04:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/01/11/is-it-affection-or-just-my-imagination/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180110_210611.jpg20180110_210611.jpg2018-01-12T00:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2018/01/06/a-blast-from-the-past/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180106_071010.jpg20180106_071010.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180106_064540-e1515250633475.jpg20180106_064540.jpgLook at the calm faces in this lineup of the world's top Dressage horses from 1969 - how often will you find even one so calm, let alone ten or more?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_220111.jpg20180105_220111.jpgPepel (Elena Petouchkova) U.S.S.R.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_205232.jpg20180105_205232.jpgPepel (Elena Petouchkova) U.S.S.R.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_204857.jpg20180105_204857.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_202501.jpg20180105_202501.jpgPepel and Elena Petouchkova, a pair that always gives me the impression of mutual enjoyment.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_201709.jpg20180105_201709.jpgGladstone (M. Phelps) U.S.A.2018-01-14T16:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/12/30/we-are-not-so-different/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/new-year-wishes_650x400_51514541982.jpgnew-year-wishes_650x400_51514541982https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170204_163155.jpg20170204_163155.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171229_160521.jpg20171229_160521.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/noblelibertysquare.jpgNobleLibertySquareA young Noble following because he wants to.2017-12-30T06:40:45+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/12/19/how-would-you-react/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/reactionquotegaryzukav.pngReactionQuoteGaryZukavhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/absenceofempathy.jpgabsenceOfEmpathyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171014_183454.jpg20171014_183454.jpgRoxie on high alerthttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/carolyn-myss-on-making-choices.jpgCarolyn-Myss-on-making-choices2017-12-19T04:03:53+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/12/09/making-a-happy-mouth/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/eggbuttsnaffle.jpgeggbuttsnaffleThe standard eggbutt model of bit that Wicki carried.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/spadebit-modern.jpgSpadeBit-modernA conversation about spade bits, such as this one, was this post's inspiration.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20160911_114420.jpg20160911_114420.jpgThe loose ring Coffee has warn for a year or more.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20160911_185637.jpg20160911_185637.jpgTally's bit for the past few years - double-jointed Happy Mouth with rubber guards.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20160911_192438.jpg20160911_192438.jpgThe bit that served Dani and I well for twenty years.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171125_145631.jpg20171125_145631.jpgCoffee's new bit.2017-12-09T05:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/12/03/playtime-for-coffee/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_150902.jpg20171202_150902.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_150901.jpg20171202_150901.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_194330.jpg20171202_194330.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_150848.jpg20171202_150848.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_194152.jpg20171202_194152.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_150830.jpg20171202_150830.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_194221.jpg20171202_194221.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171202_194247.jpg20171202_194247.jpg2017-12-04T00:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/11/28/video-cossacks/2017-11-28T15:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/11/24/gratitude/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/williamarthurward1.jpgwilliamarthurward1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/thankful.jpgThankfulhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dchitwoodgratitude.jpgDChitwoodGratitudehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/gratitudethanksgiving.jpggratitudeThanksgiving2017-11-24T22:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/11/17/why-would-they-deal-with-us/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tally-baby.jpegTally-babyEven on her first day of life, Tally wanted attention from her human family members.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tame-russian-fox.jpgTame-Russian-fox2017-11-17T17:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/11/09/the-horse-becomes-the-artist/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/oliveiralevade.jpgoliveiralevadehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nuno-oliveira3.jpgNuno-Oliveira32017-11-09T06:11:43+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/11/05/october-i-hardly-knew-you/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171008_161308.jpg20171008_161308.jpgThe tack room contents moved to our grooming area.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171011_180146.jpg20171011_180146.jpgSomewhere in the blur that was October, I did manage to squeeze in a birthday.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171104_180047.jpg20171104_180047.jpgFinished floor! Worth all of the hard work! But now the walls are looking shabby and in need of paint ...https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171104_104814.jpg20171104_104814.jpgThis time a layer between the wood and linoleum, hopefully adding protection for the wood from above.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171029_155458.jpg20171029_155458.jpgFinally, we can walk across to the saddles without tiptoeing through the joists!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171029_113711.jpg20171029_113711.jpgIt felt so good to get that first sheet of plywood in place!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171029_104722.jpg20171029_104722.jpgFloor joists and cross-supports in place. This time, lesson learned, I added a moisture barrier below the wood. On the first morning, I could see condensation underneath it, even in hot dry weather. Who knew?!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171024_191409.jpg20171024_191409.jpgAll the rot finally cleared, it took a couple of weeks for the ground to fully dry out.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171008_164813.jpg20171008_164813.jpgFascinating growths were uncovered as we removed the moist floor boards.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171008_163357.jpg20171008_163357.jpgMold and a few sagging boards weren't too surprising, when I peeled back the linoleum.2017-11-05T03:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/10/21/playing-god/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dog-quotes-love-puppy-quotes.jpgdog-quotes-love-puppy-quoteshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/isaacasimovlifeanddeath.jpgIsaacAsimovLifeAndDeathhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/euthanasia-is-simply-to-be-able-to-die-with-dignity-at-a-moment-when-life-is-devoid-of-it-quote-1.jpgeuthanasia-is-simply-to-be-able-to-die-with-dignity-at-a-moment-when-life-is-devoid-of-it-quote-1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/tess.jpgTessOur Tesshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/oldyeller.jpgOldYeller2017-10-21T21:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/10/14/romanticized-cruelty/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/high-tang-horse.jpghigh-tang-horseHigh Tang Horsehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/elginmarbles2.jpgelginmarbles2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mullerindianpony.jpgMullerIndianPonyMuller Indian Ponyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pam-hessey-muller-military-stander.jpgPam-Hessey-Muller-military-standerMuller military stander (my favorite carver)https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cochise-bonanza.jpgCochise-Bonanzahttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/james-stewart-_-the-rare-breed-_-pie1-1.jpgJames-Stewart-_-The-Rare-Breed-_-Pie1-1Jimmy Steward on his beloved Pie in "The Rare Breed"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/georgemontgomery.jpgGeorgeMontgomeryGeorge Montgomeryhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/queenvictoria.jpgQueenVictoriaQueen Victoriahttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/great20horse20of20prague.jpg056_PRAGUEhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cosimomedici.jpgcosimomedici2022-12-16T03:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/10/09/artists-and-architects/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/coppa-con-orlo-mosso-1955-faustomelotti.pngCoppa-con-orlo-mosso-1955-FaustoMelottiWas this a plan? Or a happy accident? Either way, knowledge of the material was key. Coppa con orlo mosso, Fausto Melotti, 1955https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fallingwater-wright.jpgFallingwater, also known as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence,It takes structure, blueprints, and a clear plan to create something like Fallingwater, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 19342017-10-09T04:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/10/05/when-horses-try-to-help/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171002_170638_002_1506993680320.jpg20171002_170638_002_1506993680320.jpgNoble helping with a different chorehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20170930_111035.jpg20170930_111035.jpghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20170930_110850.jpg20170930_110850.jpg2017-10-05T14:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/09/29/the-herd-falls-ill/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170928_200928.jpg20170928_200928.jpg2017-09-29T23:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/09/26/embracing-challenges/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/64598-paramahansa-yogananda-quote-truth-is-not-afraid-of-questions.jpg64598-Paramahansa-Yogananda-Quote-Truth-is-not-afraid-of-questionshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1176252-carol-s-dweck-quote-in-a-growth-mindset-challenges-are-exciting1.jpg1176252-Carol-S-Dweck-Quote-In-a-growth-mindset-challenges-are-excitinghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/quote-the-key-to-wisdom-is-this-constant-and-frequent-questioning-for-by-doubting-we-are-led-to-peter-abelard-347.jpgquote-the-key-to-wisdom-is-this-constant-and-frequent-questioning-for-by-doubting-we-are-led-to-peter-abelard-347https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1176252-carol-s-dweck-quote-in-a-growth-mindset-challenges-are-exciting.jpg1176252-Carol-S-Dweck-Quote-In-a-growth-mindset-challenges-are-exciting2017-09-27T01:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/09/22/leverage/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/classicaldouble.jpgClassicalDoublehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/doublejointfullcheek.pngdoublejointfullcheekThe style of bit Roxie now goes in.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tomthumbpelham.jpgtomthumbpelhamThe model bit I used in the last couple of years of Ben's jumping career.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/jointedcurb.jpgjointedcurbThe style of bit Roxie wore in our first ride.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westerncurb.jpgWesternCurbWestern horse showing characteristic loose reinshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/leverage-compare.jpgLeverage-compareThe before and after, showing the affect of changing bits2017-09-23T16:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/09/18/liar-liar-fur-on-fire/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/jake-portrait-8mths.jpgJake-Portrait-8mthsWould that face lie? Perhaps ...2017-09-18T05:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/09/14/coffee-calls-the-shots/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170913_072610.jpg20170913_072610Part of the course Coffee decided to maneuver on his own.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170913_072227.jpg20170913_072227Coffee chose to step ON rather than over the middle pole in the pile.2017-09-15T16:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/09/09/a-horsewomans-prayer/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/coffeeandmom2016.jpgCoffeeAndMom20162017-09-10T01:24:46+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/09/04/my-kingdom-for-a-saddle/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170901_102024.jpg20170901_102024Roxie modeling her new saddle.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1962-thelwell-trotting-pony-print_700_600_q7ch.jpg1962-thelwell-trotting-pony-print_700_600_Q7CHAdd spots, and that's my Roxie!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170904_091318.jpg20170904_091318An American brand, made in Germany and founded specifically to fit the wide horse.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170901_095547.jpg20170901_0955472017-09-06T03:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/08/30/horseworld-beware/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alf.pngAlfOne of the groups that has targeted our university.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/charlesinhay.jpgCharlesInHayOur rooster Charles.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/risksahead.pngrisksahead2017-08-30T04:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/08/21/how-can-you-be-mad/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170524_203227.jpg20170524_203227https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170514_093714.jpg20170514_093714How could you get mad at such a face?2017-08-25T23:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/08/18/talk-to-the-animals/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/drdolittle.jpgDrDolittleRex Harrison and a couple of his friends from "Dr. Dolittle"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hammer-quote.pnghammer-quote2017-10-27T18:34:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/08/11/a-tale-of-two-barns/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/roxieadphoto.jpgRoxieAdPhotoRoxie in her old life and attire (complete with tail extensions).https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170702_1142401.jpg20170702_114240https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170702_114240.jpg20170702_114240https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/paths-to-the-top-of-the-mountain.jpgpaths-to-the-top-of-the-mountainhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stereotypes-quotes-racism-quotes.jpgstereotypes-quotes-racism-quotes2017-08-13T02:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/08/08/a-thousand-little-things/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/192563-forward-motion-quotes.jpg192563-forward-motion-quoteshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nevergiveup.pngnevergiveuphttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170618_074630.jpg20170618_074630It is hard to dwell on a personal sense of failure when you have such lovely companionshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/roxieundersaddle.jpgRoxieUnderSaddleYou can see just how beefy this girls shoulders are!2017-08-08T04:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/meet-the-family/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roxie_newlyhome-e1500523504197.jpgRoxie_NewlyHomehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jake-cobwebs-11mths.jpgJake-cobwebs-11mthshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kenzie-wading.jpgKenzie-wadinghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/macie-nap-2017.jpgMacie-nap-2017https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/noble_3yrs.jpgNoble_3yrsNoble happily leaves the green grass to come visit.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tally_profile.jpgTally_ProfileTally at seven, when we started this journeyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/meandnashsmlr.jpgmeandnashsmlrNash and me in our initial attempt to renew our partnership.2018-10-02T22:48:19+00:00weekly0.6https://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/03/08/paying-the-price/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wp-1488952545557.jpgwp-1488952545557.jpgAll wrapped up and back in his stall.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wp-1488838925662.jpgwp-1488838925662.jpgNow shaved clean, the scope of the wounds is now clear.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wp-1488838795593.jpgwp-1488838795593.jpgThe wounds, now clean, begin to show more clearly.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wp-1488838699693.jpgwp-1488838699693.jpgThe wounds before cleaning.2017-03-08T06:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/02/27/the-power-of-influence/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/blessedinfluence.jpgblessedinfluenceImage borrowed from mariashriver.comhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/influence-2.jpgBlackboard "Influence"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/influence1.pnginfluencehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wp-1488153077146.jpgwp-1488153077146.jpgMy little Jake, "puppy number 2" in my tale. 2017-02-27T00:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/02/19/voices-of-reason-needed/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dalailamaquote.jpgdalailamaquote2017-02-20T01:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/02/08/rain-rain-go-away/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wp-1486534327612.jpgwp-1486534327612.jpgWhat appears to be an ocean is actually a bypass area that takes river overflow - now at least twenty feet deep.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wp-1486529330813.jpgwp-1486529330813.jpgI always wanted lake front property!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wp-1486529254505.jpgwp-1486529254505.jpgThe journey to the barn is an adventure these days, beginning with wading through our backyard.2017-02-09T05:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/01/27/the-madness-continues/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/horse-rollkur-string-abuse-465x375.jpghorse-rollkur-string-abuse-465x375https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/soring.jpgsoringCaustic substance applied to the legs of a gaited horse.2017-08-18T02:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/01/22/memory-of-a-mustang/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rickycarlieearly.jpgrickycarlieearlyRicky and Carlie, who would become his girl, in early dayshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rickyolder.jpgrickyolderRicky at 5, the year of his health scarehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rickyadoption.jpgrickyadoptionRicky, 3, acting as Mustang ambassador at an adoption, just before the crowds surrounded him.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ricknjava.jpgricknjavaRicky and young Java playfighting2017-01-22T15:53:10+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2017/01/03/the-end-of-lofty-goals/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jake_3-5months.jpgjake_3-5monthsMy "little man" Jake.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roxie_newlyhome.jpgroxie_newlyhomeRoxie, our newest herd member, soon after her arrival.2017-01-03T01:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/10/16/farewell-java/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/image.jpgimageJava in his first hours of life.2016-10-16T04:20:05+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/10/09/my-horses-my-teachers-dani/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/daniat25.jpgdaniat25Dani at 252016-10-09T16:38:57+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/09/13/the-noble-horse/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gericault-gray.jpggericault-gray2017-08-18T02:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/09/10/the-horse-speaks/2016-09-10T05:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/09/05/a-moment-in-time/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/momandcoffeetrotting.jpgmomAndCoffeeTrottingMy mother and her current dancing partner, Coffee.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/scan_20160904.jpgScan_20160904Dani grew up at the old barn, here being ridden in the Dressage court.2016-09-05T02:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/08/28/try-not-to-laugh/2016-08-28T02:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/08/22/the-nash-dilemma/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/nashnnoble.jpgNashNNobleHard to accept that such a robust horse as Nash, seen here telling young Noble who is boss, is becoming fragile in unseen ways.2016-08-24T03:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/08/13/which-would-you-choose/2016-08-13T14:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/08/07/a-pure-gift/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/horsepeoplebookcover.jpgHorsePeopleBookCover2016-08-07T04:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/08/03/ah-capricious-youth/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wp-1470196156342.jpgwp-1470196156342.jpgNoble looking rather innocent, 5 minutes before deciding to break away yet again.2016-08-03T04:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/07/28/off-topic-a-big-moment/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/femaleleaders.jpgFemaleLeaders2016-07-28T17:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/07/25/a-visit-from-the-vet/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tally-looking.jpgTally-looking2016-07-25T01:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/07/19/horses-teach-us/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tally-sunset.jpgTally-sunset2016-07-19T05:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/06/27/training-an-appaloosa/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/coffeeneckrub.jpgCoffeeNeckRubEven when he's not the best student, Coffee gets a nice neck rub at the end of each session.2016-06-27T05:32:57+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/06/21/noble-turns-three/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/nobleatsunset3bday.jpgNobleAtSunset3BdayNoble as the sun set on his third birthday.2016-06-21T05:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/06/18/needs-a-title/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/edwardsplatemountnman.jpgEdwardsPlateMountNMan"A WELL TRAINED HORSE SELDOM REFUSES"2016-06-18T19:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/06/09/a-warm-glow/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/goals.jpggoalshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/thatlittlevoice.jpgthatlittlevoice2016-06-09T05:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/06/06/venturing-out-alone/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/coffeenmomjune2016.jpgCoffeeNMomJune2016Mom and Coffee in early work on steering from the seat.2016-06-06T06:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/31/full-circle/2016-05-31T04:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/28/is-silence-golden/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/momandcoffeetalk.jpgmomAndCoffeeTalk2016-05-28T15:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/24/the-horses-provide-perspective/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tally_cruising.jpgTally_cruising2016-05-24T04:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/20/my-kingdom-for-a-horse/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/horsequestion.jpghorsequestion2016-05-23T21:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/16/a-week-of-firsts/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160514_1231441.jpg20160514_123144[1]The view while leaning on Tally2016-05-16T05:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/13/mount-and-man/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mountandman.jpgmountAndMan2016-05-13T22:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/11/body-language-reality-check/2016-05-11T05:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/05/nobles-little-game/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160504_20144711.jpg20160504_201447[1]2016-05-07T16:00:46+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/05/01/judge-for-yourselves/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/noblejavagrazing.jpgNobleJavaGrazingNoble and Java, this past Spring2016-05-01T05:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/04/24/two-equilibria/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/henriquet-passage.jpghenriquet-passageHenriquet trained in the French tradition.2016-04-24T23:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/04/21/it-cant-hurt-and-it-might-help/2016-04-22T14:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/04/17/whose-horse-is-that/2016-04-18T14:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/04/13/transformation-or-just-transitory/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tallyeyes.jpgTallyEyes2016-04-13T13:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/04/08/social-politeness/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lungeattack.jpglungeattackNot just a moment in time - most of this session looked like this.2016-04-08T05:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/04/04/progress/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nashlongreining.jpgNashLongReiningNash beginning to settle into the long reins.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/newtrailer.jpgnewtrailerNew trailer and the first load of hay!2016-04-04T04:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/03/21/the-aid-system/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160313_101526.jpg20160313_101526Laurel and friend take a break and address the audience during a long reining demonstration.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_083710.jpg20160312_0837102016-03-21T01:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/03/14/other-nations/2016-03-14T04:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/03/11/striving-for-total-harmony/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/herbermann-atlantis-piaffe.jpgHerbermann-Atlantis-piaffe2016-03-11T01:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/03/07/dont-be-a-drill-sergeant/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/drill-sergeant.jpgdrill-sergeant2016-03-08T05:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/02/29/noble-the-adventurer/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/brokenfencepost.jpgbrokenfencepostJust one example of Noble's handiwork2016-03-03T04:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/02/26/a-battle-of-wits/2016-02-26T06:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/02/22/bratty-with-a-twist/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nobleturnout.jpgNobleTurnoutNoble bears a striking resemblance to the chestnut I once coveted.2016-02-23T15:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/02/13/scratches-in-the-dark/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nobleinthedark.jpgNobleintheDark2016-02-23T15:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/02/08/horses-as-pets/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/noblenjavajan16.jpgNobleNJavaJan162016-02-26T20:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/01/31/a-moral-tale/2016-01-31T21:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/01/16/app-aloof-sa/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nashstanding.jpgNashStanding2016-01-16T04:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/01/11/fighting-winter-blahs/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160110_120936.jpg20160110_120936https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160110_120747.jpg20160110_1207472016-01-11T04:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2016/01/03/the-things-they-dont-teach/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tally-dentist.jpgTally-dentist2016-01-03T01:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/12/31/what-a-year/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/charlesxmas2015.jpgCharlesXmas2015Charles joined our family in 2015.2016-01-01T00:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/12/30/its-the-quiet-moments/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/noblelibertyscratch.jpgNobleLibertyScratchhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coffeelibertyscratch.jpgCoffeeLibertyScratchMom and Coffee have done more bonding this year than the rest of us.2016-02-16T03:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/12/24/two-years-ago-today/2015-12-24T01:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/12/14/a-tale-of-two-coffees/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/coffee_nose.jpgCoffee_noseCoffee has become one of the most "talkative" horses we've known!2015-12-16T07:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/12/10/out-of-darkness/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/your-plan-reality-route-1024x769.pngyour-plan-reality-route-1024x7692015-12-12T19:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/30/the-beauty-of-a-blog/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/there-is-a-difference-between-expressing-your-opinion-and-being-rude-quote-1.jpgthere-is-a-difference-between-expressing-your-opinion-and-being-rude-quote-1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/never-respond-to-rudeness.jpgNever-respond-to-rudeness2015-11-30T08:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/26/doggie-detour/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/macienkenzie.jpgMacieNKenzieMacie and Kenziehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/macie-chair.jpgMacie-chairMacie the laid-backhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kenzie-bone-5.jpgKenzie-bone-5https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kenzie-bone-4.jpgKenzie-bone-4https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kenzie-bone-3.jpgKenzie-bone-3https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kenzie-bone-2.jpgKenzie-bone-2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kenzie-bone-1.jpgKenzie-bone-1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kenzie-face.jpgKenzie-face2015-11-26T04:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/23/nash-brings-balance/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/nash.jpgNashHandsome old Nash2015-11-23T06:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/20/cavaletti-on-steroids/2015-12-01T02:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/14/living-with-doubt/2015-11-15T00:42:35+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/11/how-it-was-1976/2016-02-26T19:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/08/needs-manners/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/noblecrossties.jpgNobleCrossTiesNoble is normally a gentleman in the cross-ties.2015-11-23T18:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/11/03/personalities-in-the-bag/2015-11-03T05:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/31/my-ghost-story/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/halloweenmoon.jpgHalloweenMoonhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/halloweeneve.jpgHalloweenEvehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/britaspirit.jpgBritaSpiritMy best imitation of the apparitionhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/girlsingrass.jpgGirlsinGrassBrita, laying, with Kelly her lifelong companion ... in younger years.2015-11-03T02:31:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/28/halloween-comes-early/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/plasticbagcomic.jpgplasticbagcomicThe timing of this comic on Facebook, this week, was just too perfect!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tally_bag2.jpgTally_bag2Goblin? What goblin?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tally_bag1.jpgTally_bag1The goblin was much scarier at the far end of the arena!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fullmoonnight.jpgFullMoonNight2015-10-28T14:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/19/on-horses-and-learning-zettl-quote/2015-10-19T15:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/16/barnyard-mystery/2015-10-16T14:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/11/the-beginning/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/liaonpepper.jpgLiaonPepperLia on her favorite Dude Ranch horse Pepper - clearly no longer worried about how tall the horse is!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/momonbaby.jpgmomonbabyRhonda on Baby2015-10-11T15:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/10/06/the-birthday-mustang/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rickynmom2015.jpgRickyNMom2015Ricky greeting mom, after a long time aparthttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rickycarliejump.jpgRickyCarlieJumpRicky, the mustang we raised, was one heck of a 'trier'. https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rickyben.jpgRickyBenMy favorite picture of Ben and Ricky, as the Blues Brothers!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rickyjump.jpgRickyjumpMom and Rickyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rickyfirstride.jpgRickyFirstrideFirst time on his back!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/newricky1.jpgnewRicky1Ricky, just after adoptionhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rickyface.jpgRickyFace2015-10-12T02:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/09/29/a-little-slice-of-normal/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cloudyskies.jpgcloudyskiesBeautiful skies added to the mood this weekend.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nashfollowingmom.jpgNashFollowingMomNash following mom across the arena.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/momnnash.jpgMomNNashhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dustrays.jpgDustRaysThe sun through the vast dust cloud raised by our boys.2015-09-29T05:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/09/25/pedro-and-oxidado/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pedro-torres-07.jpgPedro-Torres-07Oxidado, Pedro Torres' Working Equitation champion, coming out of the Vaquero tradition.2015-09-25T02:58:49+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/09/21/it-could-have-been-worse/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pond.jpgPondNot far from the burned barn is this lovely pond, teaming with lifehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/oldrickynmom.jpgOldRickyNMomMom reuniting with an old friend.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/burnedbarn.jpgBurnedBarnWhat is left of a once lively barn.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/charlienshoer.jpgCharlieNShoerCharlie supervising the farrier..2015-09-21T05:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/09/18/having-a-moment/2015-09-20T00:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/09/13/life-goes-on/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nashgrazing.jpgNashGrazingGrabbing a rare moment of horse time with Nash.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/noblenmom.jpgNobleNMomMom and Noble - what a good boy he's been!2015-09-14T12:20:33+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/09/04/call-me-crazy/2015-09-05T00:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/09/01/horse-play/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/editkappel.jpgeditKappelEdit Kappel and https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/e-kappel02-w-c.jpge-kappel02-w-cEdit riding with lightness2015-09-01T01:54:26+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/29/the-video-that-will-not-die/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/matinepiaffe.jpgMatinePiaffeJust one of the horrible moments in my least favorite video.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/helgstrandstamina.jpgHelgstrandStaminaJust one of many, many photos causing outrage on the internet.2025-12-06T23:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/26/actors-and-directors/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/actorndirector.jpgactorNdirectorThe director taking in the whole scene.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/olympicmedalist.jpgolympicmedalistThe rider I was not "allowed" to criticize.2015-08-26T03:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/22/thank-you-for-being-a-friend/2015-08-26T14:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/18/sunday-at-the-er/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/er.jpgERNever where you want to end a day of riding!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tallynmeshadow.jpgTallyNMeShadowA peaceful moment shortly before things went very wrong.2015-08-21T05:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/reading-list/2018-07-21T15:11:42+00:00weekly0.6https://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/15/crime-and-punishment/2015-08-15T05:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/12/why-i-prefer-horses/2015-08-12T05:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/08/what-is-cruel/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/coverphoto.jpgCoverPhotoIs this a victim of cruelty?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kounellis_12horses.jpgKOUNELLIS_12HorsesThe original Italian "installation" by Kounellishttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kounellis_12horsesrecreation.jpgkounellis_12HorsesReCreationAn image of the recent New York "art exhibit".2015-08-08T14:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/04/in-praise-of-tally/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tallyattrailer.jpgTallyAtTrailerTally contemplating her options to entering the trailer.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tallyaug2015.jpgTallyAug2015My pretty girl today.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tallyintrailer.jpgTallyInTrailerCautious but munching down her reward in the trailer.2015-08-04T05:27:06+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/08/01/the-eye-has-it/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nashgreeting.jpgNashGreetinghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/eyediagram.jpgeyediagramA diagram of what Nash's eye now looks like on the inside.2015-08-01T06:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/29/rough-week-to-be-a-horse-mom/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tallytree.jpgTallyTreeTally modeling a new cedar swag, after our session on Saturday.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nashseye.jpgNashsEyeThe strange white fibers in Nash's eye, just above the arrow, were the cause of our recent visit to the vet.2015-07-31T05:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/25/horse-based-religion/2015-07-25T00:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/21/nash-tries-selfies/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nashselfie4.jpgNashSelfie4https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nashselfie2.jpgNashSelfie2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nashselfie1.jpgNashSelfie1https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nashselfie3.jpgNashSelfie3Hard to fit that long nose in there!2015-07-21T04:58:09+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/17/i-am-a-horse/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/benpostshow.jpgBenPostShow2015-07-18T01:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/14/lovely-weather-but-no-riding/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/coffeeprettytail.jpgCoffeePrettyTailClean Coffee!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/arenalights.jpgarenalightsOur now well lighted arena will be appreciated as daylight hours dwindle2015-07-14T05:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/11/my-horses-my-teachers-delight/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/delightnme.jpgDelightNMeThe only picture of Delight I could find, not long before our horse show debut.2015-07-11T04:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/07/playing-with-noble/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/twoshadows.jpgTwoShadowsInstead of "follow the leader" maybe I should call it the "shadow game"?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/noblenose.jpgNobleNoseNoble at my side.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/noblesunrays.jpgNobleSunRays2015-07-07T05:12:23+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/05/inspiration-kyra-and-matador/2015-07-05T14:15:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/07/02/splish-splash/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/noblewet.jpgNobleWet2015-07-03T02:22:07+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/29/the-experiment-works/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tallysaddled.jpgTallySaddledDoesn't look like a bronc, does she? Someday I'll be back in that saddle.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tallyinbridle.jpgTallyInBridleTally enjoying a carrot in her Happy Mouth bit and bitless bridle.2015-06-29T06:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/24/horses-are-amazing/2015-06-25T13:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/21/noble-turns-two/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/noblemtgkoda.jpgNobleMtgKodaChatting with the neighborshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nobleattwo.jpgNobleAtTwoStopping for a snack on our walk.2015-06-21T14:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/21/i-hung-up-my-bridle-today/2015-07-18T10:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/18/video-fun-police-horses/2015-06-18T05:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/15/appaloosas/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/coffeenmom.jpgCoffeeNMomMom having a moment with her special Appaloosa, Coffee.2017-10-10T13:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/11/video-from-when-dressage-was-fun/2015-06-11T04:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/08/horse-breathing/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/stormyskies.jpgstormyskiesThe weather has been just as chaotic as everything else this week.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tally_kisses.jpgTally_kisses2015-06-08T04:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/06/03/control-the-feet/2015-06-05T02:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/05/31/my-paper-anniversary/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/charlesdekunffy.jpgCharlesdeKunffyCharles de Kunffy, one of my inspirations to keep going.2015-06-01T05:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/05/27/before-it-is-too-late/2015-05-27T05:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/05/23/how-do-you-learn/2015-05-23T14:50:42+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/05/20/what-a-punk/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/coffeenoblechase.jpgCoffeeNobleChaseHot pursuit!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/coffeenoblepeace.jpgCoffeeNoblePeaceA quiet moment.2015-05-20T19:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/05/14/a-big-hit/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/turnout_pals3.jpgturnout_pals3Pals ... sometimes.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/turnout_noble.jpgturnout_noblehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/turnout_pals2.jpgturnout_pals2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/turnout_pals.jpgturnout_palshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/turnout_nobleruns.jpgturnout_noblerunshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/turnout_tally.jpgturnout_Tally2015-05-14T04:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/05/10/fence-day/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/newfencing.jpgnewfencinghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/charlesincage.jpgCharlesInCageCharles napping in his new "house".https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/charlesonpatio.jpgCharlesOnPatioOur latest resident, Charles, on his favorite human viewing perch.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/noblenewpen.jpgNobleNewPenNoble checking out the new fence line.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fenceguys.jpgFenceGuysThe crew at workhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tally_082806.jpgTally_082806A young Tally on our back acre, eight years ago.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fenceline.jpgfencelineWe're really good at posts, by now!2015-05-10T05:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/05/03/writers-block-and-riders-block/2015-05-06T06:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/27/a-lovely-spring-weekend/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/coffeeskeptical.jpgCoffeeSkepticalCoffee showing off those expressive Appy eyes ... any guesses what he's thinking?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/noblesunset.jpgNobleSunsetNoble at sunsethttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nashdone.jpgNashDoneWhen Nash is done, he's done!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/springrain.jpgSpringRainThe first raindrops, Friday night.2015-04-29T02:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/22/teenagers/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nobleteen7.jpgNobleTeen7https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nobleteen6.jpgNobleTeen6.jpgA young Noble showing Levade in the making.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nobleteen5.jpgNobleTeen5https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nobleteen4.jpgNobleTeen4https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nobleteen2.jpgNobleTeen2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nobleteen1.jpgNobleTeen1No respect for his elders!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nobleteen9.jpgNobleTeen92015-04-22T05:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/18/thats-what-its-all-about-isnt-it/2015-04-19T04:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/15/seunig-on-walk/2015-04-15T04:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/10/leadership-empathy-is-key/2015-04-12T14:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/06/do-you-hack/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/quadrille1972-3.jpgquadrille1972-3Back in the day when Dressage horses were well rounded and calm. See the bottom of this post for the "who's who" in this photo.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dressagehorseblowup.jpgDressageHorseBlowupBecoming a more common sight in the Dressage arena than ever before.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dennyhacking.jpgDennyHackingOne of Denny's hacking pictures that make me so jealous!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tally_scratch2.jpgTally_scratch2Tally enjoying a good scratch to get rid of that winter hair!2015-04-07T03:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/02/getting-to-the-real-root-of-my-horse-wont-do-what-i-want/2015-04-02T03:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/04/01/isnt-that-life/2015-04-01T05:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/03/29/lessons-from-facebook/2015-03-30T06:09:15+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/03/26/ouch/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/clip-front.jpgclip-frontThe clip, viewed from the side of the shoe.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/clip-side.jpgClip-sideThe clip that was embedded in her foot - viewed from the front of the shoe.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/holeinfoot.jpgholeInFootThis photo does not do justice to the deep hole (circled), right in the most vulnerable part of the hoof.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/twisted-shoe.jpgtwisted-shoeInnocent looking twisted shoe, with a hidden secret.2015-03-26T04:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/03/23/grazing-psychology/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/noblegrazing.jpgNobleGrazinghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/coffee_roseeater.jpgCoffee_RoseEater2015-03-23T05:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/03/21/equus-interruptus/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/baucher-doing-flexion.jpgBaucher-doing-flexionOne of the images from Baucher's work. Even the artist couldn't make the horse look happy with this "exercise" in flexion!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shellslittleones.jpgShellsLittleOnesJust a few of the new friends I made in Maryland. Noble's daddy lived with this little crew until his death last year.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gaylordatrium.jpgGaylordAtriumWho could complain about staying in a hotel that has an actual little village inside of it?!2015-03-21T16:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/03/10/listen/2015-03-10T21:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/03/07/tonight-we-played/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fenceline.jpgfencelineDoesn't everyone build fence on their vacation?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tally_scratch.jpgTally_scratchEnjoying a nice scratch as a reward!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tally_stop.jpgTally_stopSimon says ... halt please!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tally_come.jpgTally_comeReady to play now, mom!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tally_trot-off.jpgTally_trot-offFirst, a little free time to stretch her legs.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tally_whoa.jpgTally_whoaAt my shoulder, for the shadow game ... walk ... left turn ... right turn ... halt ... back-up.2015-03-07T06:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/03/03/its-my-turn/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/noble_fit.jpgNoble_fitNoble in mid-fit!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/noble_grassisgreener.jpgNoble_grassisgreenerYes, the grass really is greener ...2015-03-03T06:53:19+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/26/sports-equipment/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/horse_as_ball.jpghorse_as_ball2015-02-27T04:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/23/a-visit-from-the-north-wind/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/noblerunningfeb15.jpgNobleRunningFeb15Off to the races!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/noblecloseup.jpgNobleCloseupLook at that handsome face!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/playfight.jpgPlayFightSparring partners!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/javaprancing.jpgJavaPrancingJava, last year, acting half his age!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nobleinspectingbridge.jpgNobleInspectingBridgeNoble, acting like the bridge that's always leaning there is something brand new!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/windytail.jpgWindyTailNoble's tail blown by the wind2015-02-24T05:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/20/seunig-defining-collection/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cutting_horse.jpgcutting_horsehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/horse_bella_donna-_3big.jpgHorse_Bella_Donna-_3bigMeredith Michaels Beerbaum and Bella Donna showing collection on the jump course.2015-02-20T05:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/17/what-a-lovely-weekend/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/grassisgreener.jpgGrassIsGreenerNoble enjoying some of this weekend's sunshine ... and the neighbor's grass!2015-02-26T05:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/13/i-like-mysteries-but/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/goose_weather.jpggoose_weatherLast weekend's weather was better suited to goose activity than horse activityhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/badfoot.jpgbadfootNot exactly proper foot attire for riding, is it?2015-02-13T06:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/09/do-we-love-them/2015-02-27T03:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/06/judging-gone-astray/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/christiancarde.jpgchristiancardeColonel Carde 2015-02-06T06:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/02/02/for-want-of-a-shoe/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tallynewbridle.jpgTallyNewBridleTally modeling her new bridle.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/momonnashfeb2015.jpgMomOnNashFeb2015Mom and Nash - a combined age of 97 years!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nashboot.jpgNashBootNash's fancy boot does nicely as a shoe substitute!2015-02-03T03:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/28/hot-nails-high-jinx-and-humility/2015-01-28T14:41:11+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/24/do-not-eliminate-the-negative/2015-01-24T23:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/21/competition-as-art/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/oliveira.jpgoliveiraGreat beauty achieved using negative reinforcement training2015-01-21T04:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/17/peeling-the-onion/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tallylongrein1.jpgTallyLongRein1By our third session, she's relaxed enough for some sightseeing.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tallylongrein3.jpgTallyLongRein3Tally, just after her fit, wondering what to do next.2015-01-17T17:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/11/what-is-equestrian-art/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/oliveiralevade.jpgOliveiraLevade2015-01-11T05:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/08/leader-or-attachment-figure/2015-01-08T05:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/04/tally-has-a-tantrum/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tallygrazing.jpgtallygrazinghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tallyonatear.jpgtallyonatearTally on a tear!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tallyfocusedonbarn.jpgTallyfocusedonbarnTally, more interested in the barn than in running or me.2015-01-04T04:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2015/01/01/2014-frustration-and-inspiration/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tallyflagstreat.jpgTallyFlagsTreathttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/topsellingfoal.jpgtopsellingfoalTypical of the top selling foals I'm seeing - already showing a lack of connection between neck, back and haunches; and showing significant front leg action, but limited hind leg engagement. In less than fifteen years, warmbloods have lost the natural thrust and carrying power they once had.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cornelissen.jpgCornelissenhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cardi2014trotxgm.jpgCardi2014TrotxGMNorth Forks Cardi, a cob that beat the big horses because someone provided him the leadership to fulfill his full potential.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lauragraves-verdades.jpgLauraGraves.Verdades.jpg.Sport, not art. 2015-01-01T06:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/12/30/attack-of-the-little-people/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tallystaring.jpgTallyStaringTally modeling her side-pull bitless bridle - really just a glorified halter.2015-01-03T04:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/12/25/santa-hat-day/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santamacie2.jpgSantaMacie2As my dog Macie can attest, horses are not my only Santa Hat victims. Here Macie is doing her best Grinch impression.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santamacie3.jpgSantaMacie3https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santanoble2.jpgSantaNoble2But even when the hat fell over, he handled it with great tolerance ... bodes well for the future silliness to come!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santanoble1.jpgSantaNoble1Noble has come a long way from attacking when I'd approach to letting me put silly hats on his head!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santacoffee5.jpgSantaCoffee5The "money" shot!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santacoffee3.jpgSantaCoffee3"I hear this is how they're wearing them in Paris!"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santacoffee2.jpgSantaCoffee2"We're done here!"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santacoffee1.jpgSantaCoffee1"Santa wants a carrot!"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santacoffee4.jpgSantaCoffee42014-12-25T07:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/12/22/too-much-excitement/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brokensnap.jpgbrokensnapThe snap that broke before my colt's leg did. I'll take broken equipment over a broken horse any day!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/noble_12-21-14.jpgNoble_12-21-14Noble, being quite boring when first let out today.2014-12-23T03:09:47+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/12/18/mythbusting-horses-love-carrots-apples-and-oats/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn3534-600x800.jpgDSCN3534 (600x800)Noble and his "birthday cake" - a mix of oatmeal, molasses, apples and carrots ... of which he only ate the carrots!2021-01-26T16:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/12/11/choice-and-control/2014-12-11T05:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/12/04/i-was-so-spoiled/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/floodedarena.jpgfloodedarenaOh, I just love how the fence reflects in the lake that was my arena?2014-12-04T06:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/11/27/giving-thanks/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/benmesillyface.jpgBenMeSillyFaceBen and me, still youngsters.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bencollage.jpgBenCollageMe and my buddy, Ben, in our first year together.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/babydaniandme.jpgBabyDaniAndMeBaby Dani, years before we learned how to dance together.2014-11-29T06:33:29+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/11/24/my-horses-my-inspiration/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sunset.jpgsunsetLong days at work, and earlier sunsets, make more challenging to get my horse time in.2014-11-25T02:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/11/05/dealing-with-ghouls-in-the-dark/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/tallyindark.jpgTallyInDarkAlthough we have lights, it's not quite the brightly lit arena I was once privileged to use.2014-11-05T05:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/11/01/dressage-wars/2014-11-01T16:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/10/18/what-a-week/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/carebears.jpgcarebearsThe Care Bears! (That would be me in the middle.)https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/psychthermometer.jpgPsychThermometer"All I pay my Psychiatrist is the cost of feed and hay and he'll listen to me any day"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/java_noble_butts.jpgJava_Noble_buttsBrief moments like this were all the interaction I had for over a week!2014-10-18T15:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/10/10/weighty-matters/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/reining.jpgreiningBig man, big saddle, small horse - yet one of the top reining competitors in the country, and not likely to be questioned over his weight.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nuno-piaffe1200.jpgnuno piaffe1200The master Nuno Oliveira was no lightweight, later in life - yet no one would dream of debating whether he had a right to ride the mostly smaller horses he trained - his skill made him little burden to themhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/individual-jumping-heidi-robbiani-sui-and-jessica.jpgOlympic Games, Los Angeles,USA 1984Heidi and Jessica, on their way to Olympic individual Bronze - not your typical petite rider, at a time when women were still very rare at Grand Prix level2014-10-10T05:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/10/06/not-bad-for-an-old-lady/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/momlungingcoffee.jpgMomLungingCoffeeMom lunging her "Coffee cup"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dayatthebeach2013_sm.jpgdayatthebeach2013_smLacking our own pair of sane, sound, trailworthy horses, we rented a pair for my mom's 75th birthday celebration.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rickyfirstride.jpgRickyFirstrideMom's first ride on her mustang, Ricky - breaking her first horse at age 53!2014-10-06T14:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/10/05/the-pieces-come-together/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tallyunbalanced.jpgTallyUnbalanced2014-10-05T04:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/10/02/sylvia-loch/2014-10-02T03:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/28/dog-tricks-for-horses/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tally-stay.jpgTally-stayTally in a nice "Stay" before bridling (and catching a yawn, while she's at it!)https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/britasitpretty.jpgBritasitprettyBrita, my soulmate dog.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hurri.jpgHurriHurri, one of the Belgian Shepherds that showed me what it was like to be around truly well trained dogs 2014-09-28T23:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/25/establishing-leadership/2014-09-25T04:11:53+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/22/of-triumphs-tearaways-and-terrifying-aliens/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscn3540.jpgDSCN3540Noble is a bit of a tank to hang onto when he bolts!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/handsomecoffee2.jpgHandsomeCoffee2https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tallyonalert.jpgTallyOnAlertTally on alert for "trolls"2014-09-22T05:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/19/a-slight-diversion/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/firstencounter.jpgfirstencounterOur first encounter with the night maraudershttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pawprints.jpgpawprintsPaw prints gave me a clue to the identity of our night time visitorhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/skunkbabies1.jpgskunkbabies1These little buggers grew up in the barn - only the dogs get upset about them.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/possumnmoochie.jpgpossumNMoochieMoochie and "friend" waiting for chowhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/possumatcatbowl9-7-14.jpgpossumAtCatbowl9-7-14One of the casual visitors to our barnyard, but not the cause of the excitementhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/babypossum.jpgbabypossumNot yet the "grumpy old man" look I've seen in the adults2014-09-19T16:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/15/farewell-katje/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/right-trot-field.jpgRight Trot fieldKatje enjoying life!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kalamino.jpgkalaminoA young Kaareltjehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nobleflags4-20-14.jpgNobleFlags4-20-14My own Noble, 2013 colthttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ishin_weanling.jpgIshin_weanlingIshin Maru, 2013 fillyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imari_weanling.jpgImari_weanlingImari, 2013 fillyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/alix-1-week-s.jpgAlix 1 week sIn Italics, 2013 colthttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/age-22-flower-bed.jpgAge 22 Flower BedKatje, age 22https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kpiaffe.jpgkpiaffeKatje in Piaffehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/age-22-best-eyes.jpgAge 22 Best EyesKatje, age 22https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/horse_hollands_golden_boy-big.jpgHorse_Hollands_Golden_Boy-bigDenmark's Golden Playboy, renamed Holland's Golden Boy, was approved for breeding in Holland for five years, up to 50 mares per year2020-01-18T00:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/10/mythbusting-horse-training-methods-were-cruel-until-recently/2015-01-30T06:22:47+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/07/move-over-mr-ed/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nashsightseeing.jpgNashSightseeingNash watching the neighbors at the end of one of his walks.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nashlunging2.jpgNashLunging2Another claim is that stepping in synch with your horse changes his movement. For me it's unconscious, but I've seen it in many photos like this one.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/silverado.jpgSilveradoNash, when we first met him, living alone and emotionally shut down.2014-09-07T04:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/05/relaxation-is-the-first-goal/2014-09-05T02:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/09/02/what-dressage-should-look-like/2015-04-27T11:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/31/following-the-leader/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/coffennobleclose.jpgCoffeNNobleCloseHorses are more interested in establishing friendship than they are in establishing leadershiphttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nobletarp4-20-14.jpgNobleTarp4-20-14And sometimes the best thing a leader can do is let them figure it out for themselves.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/benhartandpony.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA... or the quiet guy who gives you a chance to work it out for yourself?https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/naturalhorsemanship.jpgNaturalHorsemanshipIf you find yourself in a moment like this, you've probably violated a "do not" item.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wildhorses.jpgwildhorsesThere is no evidence that the positions of these horses mean anything about their "position" in the herd2014-08-31T15:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/28/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-talaria-part-2/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tallysummer2014.jpgTallySummer2014https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tallylungeing2014.jpgTallyLungeing2014https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tallytrainerwarmup.jpgTallyTrainerWarmupTally, being part Friesian, can easily raise her head and neck, while dropping her back and trailing behind.2014-08-29T13:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/27/ambitions-or-ideals/2014-08-27T01:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/24/facebook-is-killing-dressage/2014-08-27T01:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/21/thoughts-are-things/2014-08-21T03:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/19/music-video-surprise/2014-08-19T04:39:14+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/16/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-talaria-part-1/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tallytiedhome.jpgTallyTiedHomeTally in a much more relaxed attitude, a year after coming homehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tallygrazingtrnr.jpgTallyGrazingTrnrEven grazing was a nervous activity at the trainer'shttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tallytiedtrainers.jpgTallyTiedTrainersA nervous Tally, during her stay at the trainer two years ago.2014-08-16T23:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/13/a-most-costly-mistake/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tallyrunning.jpgTallyRunninghttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tally_trot2012.jpgTally_trot2012https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tallytrainer4mos.jpgTallyTrainer4mosTally under saddle with the trainer, not long before coming home2014-11-25T02:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/10/mythbusting-horses-dont-choose-to-jump/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/benliajumping.jpegBenLiaJumpingBen's joy in jumping was always infectioushttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rallyccwicki77.jpgRallyCCWicki77My start was in Eventing, here with Wicki.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/danijumpingthreecrop.jpegDaniJumpingThreecropDani, three years after her first taste of jumping, sailing over one for "grandma"2014-08-10T01:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/06/how-close-is-too-close/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/good-friends-cropped.jpgGood-Friends-croppedArtillery driver relaxing with his horse. Photo from The National Library of Scotlandhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tallyselfie.jpgTallySelfiehttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mehuggingwicki.jpgMeHuggingWickiWicki being tolerant of my human expression of love2014-08-08T04:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/30/uta-graf-and-dandelion/2014-08-08T04:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/28/passage-at-4/2014-08-08T04:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/23/wheres-the-fire/2014-08-08T04:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/19/even-the-vet-said-wallop-him/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nashatsunset.jpgNashatSunsetNash, now 21, spent six years racing before changing hands twice, and finally landing here, in his forever home2015-04-01T03:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/08/problems-in-walk-2/2014-08-08T03:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/04/problems-in-walk/2014-08-04T04:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/08/01/ecole-portugaise-dart-equestre-long-reins/2014-08-01T02:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/26/love-of-the-horse/2014-07-26T05:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/16/a-sack-of-money/2014-07-16T04:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/14/give-them-more-time/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/younghorse.jpgyounghorseA more proper frame for the first year of a young horse's under saddle educationhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/threeyearoldstallion.jpgthreeyearoldstallionAt just three, this stallion is already showing a dropped back and an out of synch gait2014-07-14T02:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/12/gonads-not-needed/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/noblejavafight2.jpgNobleJavaFight2Can't win them all, Noble!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/noblejavafight3.jpgNobleJavaFight3Java is quicker to intercept!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/noblejavafight5.jpgNobleJavaFight5... but Noble is not impressed!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/noblejavafight4.jpgNobleJavaFight4Noble and Java playing stallion gameshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/noblejavafight6.jpgNobleJavaFight6Keep moving, Uncle Java!https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/noblejavafight7.jpgNobleJavaFight7A rude interruption of a good snack!2014-07-12T05:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/09/alternative-dressage-competitions/2014-07-09T01:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/06/what-now-nash/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img048.jpgNashhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/newappy.jpgNash and MomNash and my mother, on his first day here2014-07-06T06:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/01/becoming-noble/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn3540.jpgDSCN3540Noble on his first birthdayhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/inigoout4.jpgInigoOut4Noble's first day outhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/inigoball1.jpgInigoBall1Noble - at that point untouchable.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/arrival12222013.jpgarrival12222013Noble leading me to the barn upon arrival at his new home.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/inigo_paddock.jpgInigo_paddock2014-07-05T04:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/27/military-centaurs/2014-07-05T04:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/21/predator-and-prey/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/innicoffeedisagree.jpgInniCoffeeDisagreeNoble showing the foal "snapping" behavior toward an annoyed Coffee - "I mean no harm!"https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/canis_lupus_pack_surrounding_bison.jpgWolf pack surrouding bisonA wolf pack controlling the movement of their prey.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hyksos.jpgHyksosWe have long history of partnership with horses, as this 4000 year old image depicts.https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wildpony.jpgwildponyA wild pony foal showing no instinctive fear of the human "predator". Borrowed from Epona.TV2014-07-05T04:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/18/listen-to-your-horse/2014-07-05T04:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/12/oh-the-guilt/2014-07-05T04:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/08/love-the-one-youre-with/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rickyjump.jpgRickyjumpMom and her mustang, Ricky, back in the fun timeshttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/innihoop.jpgInniHoop2014-07-05T04:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/02/small-triumphs-can-be-huge/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tallyjuly2013.jpgTallyJuly2013Tally two years ago - fit but with an inverted top line and injuredhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tallyatnine.jpgTallyAtNineMy beautiful Tallyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tally_5505b.jpgTally_5505b2014-07-05T04:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/05/30/two-days-in-tucson/2014-07-05T04:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/05/28/waking-up-in-a-strange-land/2014-07-05T04:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/05/25/when-horses-become-commodities/2014-07-05T04:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/05/21/how-i-got-here/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/meadnwickiwildhorse77.jpegMeAdnWickiWildhorse77Lia and Wicki, 19772014-10-06T14:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/07/03/a-real-horseman/2014-07-05T03:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/15/indefinite-art/2014-06-15T04:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/01/more-grand-prix-sans-bit/2014-06-08T19:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/05/24/a-thing-of-beauty/2014-06-08T19:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/05/22/piaffe/2014-06-08T19:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/2014/06/05/of-horses-and-chess/2014-06-08T19:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://horsecrazyagain.com/about/https://horsecrazyagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/benjumping1980crop.jpgBenJumping1980cropBen engaging in his favorite activity2018-07-29T22:24:40+00:00weekly0.6https://horsecrazyagain.comdaily1.02025-12-06T23:09:24+00:00