Relaxed & Forward Blog

Part Three: Thanksgiving Every Day.

Christmas is bearing down, getting closer every day, and I continue to defiantly focus on Thanksgiving, a week away. I...
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Ode to the Fly.

I admit it. I find mucking to be a near inspirational time; I simply do my best thinking while holding...
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Hamsters Will Never Replace Horses.

Has it been one of those weeks? Everything that could go wrong–did? We all know how it feels when gravity...
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Get Serious about Laughing.

There is so much debate currently about methods of training: German vs. French, classical vs. competitive, natural horsemanship vs. anything...
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Who Am I This Time?

Who Am I This Time is the name of a short story written by Kurt Vonnegut and made into a...
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Climbing Back On-

Riders know this lesson; if you get bucked off you have to climb back on. That’s the rule. Horse or...
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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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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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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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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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