Sometimes the best moments are when you’ve just finished a great ride. Your horse is put away. You’re simply sitting in the setting sun, a barn kitty is playing in the grass in front of you, your muscles are pleasantly sore and you’re totally relaxed. That’s one of the many lovely meanings of the phrase, … More Sweet Summer Evenings at the Barn
Tonight was a super fun lesson! We changed things up and did some jumpers exercises. It was great because it made everyone – horses and riders both – pay attention and focus on the task at hand instead of going into autopilot over the same old lines we normally do. The setup: three low fences … More Jumpers Exercise: Breaking the Routine
Well, after a full week of vacation for both me and for Husky, I wasn’t all that surprised to find that he was extremely distracted and unbalanced this afternoon. It was a hot, humid day so of course we were both sweating within about five minutes. And since Husky made me work so hard today, by … More Unfocused, Unbalanced
All day long I was watching the weather and hoping, hoping, hoping the weather would stay nice for my riding lesson. Clouds rolled in, but the rain held off as I pulled into the barn. There were girls out in the arena even as it started sprinkling a little bit. Nothing we couldn’t handle if it meant … More Stormy Summer Weather
Centered in the Saddle 