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5 Steps to Better Understanding Your Horse – Part 1
Have you ever had your horse do something totally unexpected? (If not, I’d love to meet your horse!!) It seems that just when you’re on cruise control, everything’s humming along smoothly - bang. Weird response from your horse. A sudden spook at... who knows? A shift...
Google Translate Won’t Help You Understand Your Horse – Here’s What Will
We're all getting tired of being quarantined. We wonder when things will get back to "normal". This pandemic has made life feel like we're in some suspended animation. We can't make definite plans, we can't spend time in groups, and some of us weren't able to see our...
Embracing What Is
None of us signed up for this. The pandemic, the social and political turmoil, the fear. To be blunt, things kind of suck right now. We're in survival mode, and the best we can hope for is a reluctant acceptance of our circumstances... right? What if I were to...
So why, exactly, are we doing this? Knowing the “why” for your Horsey Life
If you’ve ever set goals or been working on something challenging, you’ve probably heard that it’s important to know your “why”. It’s important for things like fitness goals - having a reason that you’re emotionally connected to makes it easier to go to the gym or...
If wishes were horses
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride... I know this may sound obvious, but one of the first things that's required to make a start on your Horsey Life is... a horse! You don’t need to own one or to go to any great expense in the initial stages, but starting...
Welcome to the Horsey Life
Welcome to the Horsey Life My goal in creating this blog is to share some of the knowledge (and wisdom) I’ve gathered over the past half-century or so of my own horsey life. Think of this as you’re home away from the barn.. A place to learn, and laugh, and grow. A...
10 Ways to Find Yourself on a Horse
As a mid-life, happily married woman, I have to confess, horses add a lot to my life that I just don't get elsewhere. They fulfill my desire for beauty, for nurturing, for connecting with another life form, and yes, even for petting something warm and fuzzy. (Although...
Five ways with connect to your horse (and your life!)
In the last post, I spoke a bit about the need to put yourself first. The trouble a lot of us have with that is that we have no idea where to start. We're not even aware of the need to start - we cruise through our life on auto pilot, and quite frankly, our auto pilot...
I have a message for you, on behalf of your horse…
You need to start putting yourself first. Your horse would really love to spend an hour or so with you. I know, I know - you've got a to-do list a mile long. You have to take the dog to the vet, get another load of laundry done, and you're in charge of the...
So stressed when you get to the barn that you don’t even want to ride?
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Check out this quick exercise! If you’re like many women, getting to the barn to ride usually happens after you’ve spent the day at work, taken care of the family, done a load or 10 of laundry, and tried to find the cupcake pan that you...