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Unbridled Desire: How To Spend Your Next Paycheck
It’s getting to be back-to-school time. Some of you may have even already sent your kids off for their first day. This time always reminds me of new clothes, the smell of fresh paper in spiral notebooks and hope for a new year (will my social standing elevate above dorky horse lover???… Spoiler alert, it…
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Why I Saw A Hypnotherapist, And How It Changed My Outlook
Sometimes, our desires are a little, or a lot, beyond what we believe we can do. Carrying the American flag for the rodeo is one of those dreams of mine that I struggled to believe I could actually accomplish. A little less than a month prior to the rodeo I sat in my kitchen crying…
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Why All The Meanness On Social Media?
I’m not in a great place right now. I’m not in a bad place, but I’m still kind of sad about my dog and perhaps a little sensitive. My drum of creative writing nectar is empty and there’s just a little pebble of sadness rattling around in there. So it’s from this emotional place, this…
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Horses As a Memory: A Poem About Saying Good Bye
Some dear friends of mine recently had to put down their 26 year old Arabian horse who had 11 national championships, 8 reserve national championships and was truly part of their family. One of the original horses of their herd, a special horse who elevated the riding skills of all of his riders and remained…
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Tales From The Trail: First Wrangle & A Mud Bog
I’ve spoken before about my husband’s skill with horses, his ease with the animals lends itself well to interacting with them. I think this comes from his laid back nature, even when stressed, he doesn’t get nearly as animated or worked up over things as I do. My husband began his foray into horsemanship when…
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Five More Reasons To Thank Your Trainer
Recently there’s been a post making the rounds on social media, 10 Things Trainers Do That Often Go Unnoticed. It’s a great post to remind all of us in the industry about the sometimes unrecognized parts of the job of being a horse trainer (and hopefully inspires us to thank our trainers a little more).…
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Ode to The Horse Widower
[social_warfare]You’ve heard of the horse whisperer, but have you heard of a “horse widower?” Urban Dictionary defines it as horse owners, usually women, who give their horses the best of everything and inevitably neglect their spouses. Ha ha, sounds about right. The below poem was my very first blog post ever, but I thought sharing it before Valentine’s Day seemed…
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4 Rookie Riding Mistakes To Avoid
[social_warfare]I’ve grown so much in my riding; I cringe to think of the hell I must have unwittingly put my trainers through. You have to start somewhere when learning a new skill, and although I didn’t start at the bottom, I definitely had some challenges to overcome. Learn from my rookie riding mistakes so you…