Horses

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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Deliberate Classical Dressage

September 16, 2010

In the spirit of naming a method that fills the chasm between rollkur and natural horsemanship I humbly submit a name more specific than my suggestion of THAT Riding, Transitioning Horses to Athletes for Training. I tip my hat to classical dressage with Deliberate Classical Dressage. The ongoing debates between geographical methods like German, French, [...]

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A Name Matters

August 7, 2010

Words matter, and naming things attracts energy to it. Right now there is an opportunity to help horses by naming the training method for developing muscles that allows horses to perform with biomechanical integrity. In the wake of new revelations that the FEI Rollkur policy is not being enforced, the tumultuous effects of Gerd Heuschmann’s [...]

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Horses Talking Wellness

July 17, 2010

Long ago I realized that every action of a horse is a communication. It became incumbent upon me to learn the language of the breed and the vernacular or dialect of the individual, as a horseman. When my horses are feeling well they perform well, brilliantly in fact. When they are feeling unwell, they under [...]

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To Honor Lessons Shared

June 21, 2010

What it takes to stay with a commitment involving horses year in and year out is discipline. I am so impressed by all the horseman I meet. I learn something from them everyday. To others, like mothers, brothers, spouses and friends, I explain that it must be that we all stick with it because we (click on the title)

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To Better Finesse, Test Yourself

June 4, 2010

As riders we communicate using aids to direct our horses performance. Here is an easy exercise for you to see how your cues are being felt.
Most of us have one leg shorter than another and when seated on moving horses we tend to have a certain ’sidedness’. One of our shoulders may be [...]

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Keeping Horses Fresh and Bright

May 25, 2010

This post has a great health tip for humans and horses alike. It tells all about keeping horses fresh and bright with a surprisingly simple product. You can read all about how to help yourself and horses too!

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