My previous horse had to be retired, so my coach called me one Sunday and said “Hey, I found your horse. I already bought him so you can pay me back later. How soon can you come up here to try him?” That Wednesday I drove 3 hours to go Read more
“Starting my youngster under saddle taught me three key things: patience, responsibility, and most importantly: high hopes, low expectations. Never let your negative emotions affect your judgement and reactions to your horse. Have high hopes for them, as in, approach every training session with a positive attitude and faith in Read more
Today I was reminded of an early lesson that apparently, I did not learn very well. Let’s just say that not paying attention while riding a draft cross is seldom a good idea. Way back when in my early barn-rat training my mother would place me on ponies during the Read more