Category Archives: Learn

I rode a Paso Fino once. It was all rather embarrassing if I’m honest, but I wrote a story about it called, My Brief (and Accidental) Career as a Paso...

I have referred to my long list of topic ideas before. I'm constantly adding to and reviewing said list for inspiration.  I've consistently passed over two items, pommel horse and...

I’m an insecure artist and not afraid to admit to that. My weakness compels me to read the comments below my articles posted on Facebook; I want to know what...

I’ve done the etymology on all sorts of words but never the most obvious word of all, which is horse. So, we will start there.  Well, that was my plan...

I’m unsure what got me thinking about The Black Stallion the other day, but it cropped up in my mind and felt perhaps there was a story in there somewhere....

As we know horses have been helping humans do pretty much everything for centuries. Without them, we would have nothing. All over the world horses have helped shape industry and...

I’m not remotely musically inclined. I thought for sure when I was handed my recorder in grade three, I would finally learn to read and play music. I was wrong...

This week I’m turning my hand and mind to the world of unusual idioms. Horses, as always, play a huge role in this. I can only assume this is because...

I have unearthed more strange words in the horse world. Though, to be fair, it’s easy to do. What can be difficult is getting to the root of these words...

This idea was given to me by one of my adoring fans. Can I say that? “I have adoring fans.” It’s a stretch really, it was a Facebook friend and...

When I was sixteen and first learning how to drive a truck and trailer my mom was my educator, for better or worse. Driving straight ahead, as you know, is...

For as long as I can remember I have known the line, “Lady Godiva is a freedom rider.” I say it from time to time, but for the life of...

Three terms plucked from my dwindling list of topics. I’m running with the theme of, well, from the neck up. The Old Four-in-hand Necktie Knot When we hear the term...

A few weeks ago, a friend and I went to Austin, Texas for the weekend so we could go to the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival. We were excited...

I’m a hippomaniac and a hippophile. You are as well, and I know this because I’m writing about it, and you are reading about it. It means we are excessively...

Ratcatcher. What a great word. As always, this word said in the general public would conjure up a very different image than if the word was spoken at a horse...

I was watching the news the other day and they were talking about the poor air quality caused by wildfires. The news team decided to go to Hastings Racecourse to...

Some of the world’s best equestrians have a few, notable things in common. A focus on nutrition, conditioning, and the mental health of their horses; a strict fitness, sleep, and...

For me, eventing has always been about Badminton and Burghley, the two most prestigious 5* in the world. Since my trip started with Badminton, it only seems fitting it should...

I’ve noticed while on this voyage of mine that I have taken a rather casual approach to life. I often don't know where I'm headed, and despite making it to...