Riding the Middle: My Horse is Lazy.
Over-cued but under-inspired.
Over-cued but under-inspired.
Leading with peaceful persistence.
What’s a four-letter word for work?
Less correction; more direction.
Repeat after me: I’m only human. I’ll try to do better.
Last week, I wrote about horses who are The Strong Silent Type. This horse is the opposite. Describing him sounds like reading the judge’s comments on a marginal dressage test: Tense in the back. Tight in the poll. Hollow. Too quick. It doesn’t stop there. He has twitchy eyes, a furrowed brow, and he clenches his jaw. … Read more
#AgeIsNoExcuse
It’s time for the annual reminder that horses are not dirt bikes.
Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo. Let me start by saying it was never my fantasy to spend a few days standing on the cement floor of a convention hall, under fluorescent lights with no windows. It came with the extra tease that people walked by all day long, on the way to the … Read more
Can a mare become a “smart gelding?”