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Leading from Behind, Part One.

Here's Norman, the new kid at the barn. He's a young Percheron-TB cross with pretty wonderful gaits and a sweet...
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Riding: If We Can’t Feel It, We Can’t Fix It.

    After the last blog, a friend/trainer thought legs should have been mentioned. Or as she put it, "'The...
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The Middle Path: Negotiating Care With Busy Professionals

My advice: Find someone who gets along with donkeys.   A question from two readers: "We...
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Light Leading: The Invisible Rope

  She was born on a full moon so I named my Iberian filly Claro De Luna. She was so...
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See It Through His Eyes

It's a perfect day. No wind, not hot. The kind of day that you spend most of the months of...
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A Natural Instinct to Dominate

I find it fascinating to watch children talking to animals. It's almost like studying mustangs. Kids are who we are,...
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Bringing Horses Home

We don't ask much from horses. It starts simply. On the day that we are thrilled to get the horse...
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The Art of De-Escalating

It's an ordinary day. Quiet, no wind. You could be on the trail or in the arena. You might be...
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Building the Bubble #5. Just Honor Them

  Some of us value horses for their physical working ability on ranches, we "use 'em hard." Decent care, no...
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Building the Bubble #2. Just Converse

  One of us flaps our legs while standing still, banging our boots in the stirrups, twisting around in the...
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