Relaxed & Forward Blog

Zappa and Einstein: Riding out of the Rut

Here at Infinity Farm we are riding in a rut- literally a rut runs along the rail of the arena....
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Strong Words for 'Weak' Riders.

I was at a dressage show earlier this season and overheard two women talking about a rider they both knew....
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Why More Lessons?

“How long do you think you will have to take lessons?”  Twenty years ago and I can still hear that...
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Riding as Meditation.

Riding can be a form of meditation in the best sense- a release from day to day drama and worry....
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Let the Real Treat be You.

When I was younger, I always carried sugar in my pocket because it felt so great to have my horse...
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From a Whisper to a Scream.

  "Stop nagging him!” If I am not yelling, I am certainly speaking in a loud, firm voice. How did...
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Dressage Queen in a Parade Saddle

It is a vintage parade saddle, the kind the Lone Ranger rode Silver in.  I am a dressage rider, we...
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Ask Not…!

Some horse owners have simple expectations of their horses. Standing in the pasture about covers it- and a couple of...
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Who's Spookin' Who?

It was time to take my proud and extremely green Arabian gelding out of the arena for the first time....
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The Barn Rat Release.

First, lets get our terminology straight. A barn rat is a child who might answer an ad with the headline...
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Learning to Ride

“No one can teach riding so well as a horse.” C.S. Lewis While it is true that horses like a...
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The Problem with Perfection

  Lots of us riders are perfectionists. It isn’t a bad thing to want to get things right.  We want...
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