Horses

Comfortable Horses

October 26, 2011

What makes horses comfortable? It matters, oh yes it does. The more time spent with horses the more noticeable it is that their comfort is connected to their behavior. Horses become more amenable the more comfortable they are. An amenable horse is a willing horse, eager to do a good job. The problem is, how [...]

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What I like best about WOW saddles

August 23, 2011

Live to ride, right?! Every year offers a new season for what I like best about my WOW saddle. This year’s reason is that it gives me the controls to stay out of my horses’ way. Then he can handle himself. I give him the aids to direct him and repeat the movements to gain [...]

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Watching Horses and Knowing What You See

June 10, 2011

Ask ten people watching a horse and rider work through a training challenge and you will hear ten different detailed descriptions with a solution, all valid. If you ask vets it’s the same thing. Everyone responds with that which is immediately on their mind, the latest research or current hot topic they are exploring. I [...]

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New Website

April 19, 2011

and The Athletic Horse blog are now live. It’s a banner moment. I look forward to great riding this spring. Is anything better evidence that all is right with the world than when a plan comes together with your horse?

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Making Horses Smart in an Instant

February 24, 2011

Thinking outside the box, is my source of inspiration. Mastering a method of equine massage therapy begun in the mid-1980′s proves it. Being the first equine massage therapist on the A Show Circuit from 1985 to 1988 established my business. It is anti-aging for horses. It enhances performance and advances ability, painlessly, with long term [...]

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Greatest Tip About Horses in 2010

January 6, 2011

You know how the movies that get scheduled for release nearest the Oscars always do well in the voting? That is how I think this Greatest Tip About Horses in 2010 is. I learned it from my veterinarian in December. Honestly, I can’t even remember the great things I learned in November, let alone any [...]

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What A Year It’s Been 2010

December 23, 2010

Summing up the year 2010 for horses in a word is, enthusiasm! It has been a fantastic time for horses in the news and making news. Online journals and blogs have been chock full of imagination in communication. The social quips from horse and men and women have been tantalizing across media outlets. Coherence and [...]

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Season of Grace

November 24, 2010

I want to clear the way emotionally to get with the collective conscious at this holiday time of gratitude. So first I have to take a moment to grieve for the loss of my rights. I have been used to controlling my personal health and privacy as have all US citizens. New dramatic changes on [...]

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Economic Recovery and Horses

October 11, 2010

Why am I writing a blog post about economic recovery on a saddle website? It’s because I like business economics, it’s a hobby. While horses are my vocation and riding is my avocation, I like business too. Besides economics being wholistic and physics, at the end of the day real estate values, horses as commodities [...]

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Young Eventing Champions

October 5, 2010

If Three Day Eventing at the World Equestrian Games is any indication, the future looks great for horses in sport. To see them televised is fantastic. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington is hosting them and it is good business that looks to benefit everyone. The ‘hard boots’, Kentucky thoroughbred breeders, give entree to legendary [...]

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