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Little Victories

I walked off of the cross country course in tears yesterday. Sweat poured off of my face, and the tears caught into the black mane and glistening neck of my...

When I Could No Longer Ride

The ground blurs beneath us. My horse’s hooves roar into a thunder. The wind moving past causes tears to stream freely from my eyes and I blink quickly to see...

Balance and Impulsion

Jack Le Goff told us (5,974 times by actual count) that in order to have an adjustable canter that "allows" the rider to be able to instantly lengthen, be able...

Why Premarin Still Needs Horses

It is 2015 and horses, instead of graduated cylinders, still remain key players in the production of Premarin. Premarin is prescribed to women to reduce menopausal symptoms and minimize the...

We All Need to Fall

I do not believe in the old adage that is often said by riding instructors all over the world when a student falls of their horse. “If you fall, you...

Wyatt and Callie: A Rescue Story

The newspaper articles appealed to emotion. Two-year-old horses, 40 in all, had been collected and trucked 19 hours to a local rescue. They were the disposable offspring of Canadian PMU...

Providence: The Beginning

Prov•i•dence: (noun)1. (often initial capital letter) the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth.2. (initial capital letter) God, especially when conceived as omnisciently...

Lightness of Intent

Lately I have been thinking about what is meant by being ‘light’ when we ride our horses. I have come to the conclusion that this is a one of the...

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