Relaxed & Forward Blog

Enjoying the Present (Senior) Moment.

How many friends have ridden my Grandfather Horse over the years? I lost count a decade ago. He is even...
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Dog Day Dressage: Notes from Nuno.

These are the dog days of summer. Initially, Romans related the hot weather to when the dog star, Sirius, was...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

The Golden Hour for photography is golden for riding, too. It's golden for mucking, golden for scratching noses, and golden...
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Walter on the Predator/Prey Thing.

Walter likes to think he's an only dog. Walter likes to think of himself as amazingly...
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Telling Horror Stories

People love to tell horror stories. Once they know that I have horses, they can’t resist telling me about getting...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

The world through my eyes is no surprise, it's ordinary and unique at the same time.  My gaze always comes...
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Dressage Fundamentals: One Day at a Time.

A few weeks ago it was cold and dark; winter is miserable horse weather. It was impossible to ride some...
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» Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Voluptuous, Indulgent, Rubenesque. Grace with Curves. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a...
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Firefighting, With Loaves and Fishes.

It's been in the 90's all week and our frail new grass was drying up quickly. I walked out the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Fleeting

Fleeting. Fleet of feet. Usually, I would post a photo of my Iberian Sport Horses galloping together, athletic and bold,...
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Couples Therapy or Horse Agility?

You both show up at the appointed hour. One of you is more enthusiastic, the other one is second guessing...
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Fear: It’s What’s for Dinner.

Ever been afraid of a horse? No? I don't believe you. Fear is a pretty natural response, especially if your...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

"If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain. If you're not into yoga, if you have half-a-brain....
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Why We Need Horse Friends.

“You know, no one will ever care about your horse the way that you do.” My friend said it in...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Patterns

Life is filled with patterns: the patterns of weather and patterns of relationship. We don't always choose the curve balls...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above

The view from above doesn't get better than this, it's a meeting of minds. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo...
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A Very Thin Line.

A client and I went to see a horse this week. He belonged to her in the past, but I...
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Weekly Photo Challenge : Culture

Culture, as a verb, is to maintain conditions that nurture and grow. That's the plan: to grow in understanding and...
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