Part One: My Horse Betrayed Me.
I hear lots of horror stories in my line of work. "My horse just started bucking, for no good reason." "He...
Photo Challenge: Collage
How many times did I ask on a breath and a thought that you consider the moment? Consider joining me...
Common Sense about Horse Communication
The first thing to remember about horses is that their senses are just better than ours. I’ve never trusted my...
Photo Challenge: Bridge
The frail filament strands that suspend us in parallel travel are intricately woven back onto themselves, situated so cleverly...
Running in Circles
I was asked to write about lunging and I assume this means with no swear words. I don't know why...
Photo Challenge: Delta
Walking the washout, high desert ground between pond silt and prairie pasture, I know to look for crushed cans, bits...
Teaching Your Horse to Relax
The rider said that her mare had an undeniable "rushiness" and was always tense. The mare is five years old...
Photo Challenge: Transient
A hand flattened to shade my brow, questioning the late-afternoon glare diced with shadow, not certain I should trust my...
Bit or Bitless? You Won’t Like the Answer.
Does anyone agree on bits? No. Is riding bitless the perfect solution? No. I've been asked for some bitless information,...
Photo Challenge: Focus
This willful mare will not be owned. She makes choices; her neck softens lower as she turns her ear...
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