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The herd falls ill
There are two things that should tug at any feeling heart string – a sick child and a sick animal. Not only are they suffering from the discomfort of the ailment, but both share a somewhat confused aspect, as if … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged Coffee, herd illness, horses, Noble, Roxie, sickness, Tally, veterinarian
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Coffee Calls the Shots
For a change of pace, we set up an obstacle course this week. It was a combination of things you might see in Working Equitation and Western Trail classes. I worked Coffee on Sunday, interjecting the obstacles here and there. … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Barns
If you stay around the horse world for any length of time you will probably hear generalizations about other areas of the horse world. “All Dressage riders have hard hands.” “Western pleasure riders can’t sit anything past a jog.” “Event … Continue reading
A Thousand Little Things
The job has consumed my life. Too many evenings and weekends sacrificed over the last couple of years. The few that were not were used for catching up – either on chores or rest. Couple that with the longest, wettest … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged Coffee, coming back, finding time, horse time, Noble, Roxie, Tally
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The End of Lofty Goals
I took a much needed sanity break. My inspiration for these posts comes from two main sources – my own little herd and what is going on in the horseworld at large. As the year wound down, I found that … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged 2017, Coffee, competitive riding, dogs, goal setting, Happy New Year, Horse training, horses, Jake, Nash, Noble, resetting expectations, riding, Roxie, small steps, Tally, trail riding
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The horse speaks!
Earlier this summer, science had another shining moment of “discovering” something many of us have known for a long time – horses talk to us! I don’t mean to be flippant about science – I really like science! But animal … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, My Journey
Tagged animal language, Coffee, communication, cross species communication, feeding time, horse talk
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A moment in time
Today’s post is by a guest author – Rhonda Scott, my mother. Enjoy. There has been a lot of chatter recently, throughout social media, regarding what is or isn’t Classical Dressage. All of the shouting brought back a single memory … Continue reading
Posted in Thinking Out Loud
Tagged canter pirouette, Classical Dressage, Coffee, dancing with a horse, Dani, lightness of aids, partnership
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