The Breakthroughs I Made in a Natural Horsemanship Clinic
I stood in the ring holding a lunge whip and Shadow, my lesson horse, by a lunge line. For me, this was new ground, having jumped at the opportunity to...
Author Archives: Lisa Mae DeMasi
Third Generation Suffragist Rides for Women’s Equality
A long rider, according to the Long Rider’s Guild, is someone who has ridden more than 1,000 continuous miles on a single equestrian journey. Bernice Ende has ridden over 30,000 miles...
Who Says You Can’t Get Married at the Barn?
"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake."—Henry David Thoreau On a chilly Thanksgiving weekend, I chatted with my riding teacher and a few other friends on horseback...
I Met My Hero at the EQUUS Film Festival
On a hectic Monday morning just three days before the EQUUS Film Fest, I received an email from Bernice Ende, author of Lady Long Rider, informing her followers that she’d...
The Breakthrough I Witnessed in the Healing Power of Horses
I’m all in for “anything horse.” Riding, grooming, sharing a horse’s space, stroking a muzzle, emanating every fiber of love of my being for the creature, whispering sweet nothings into...
