I want to thank everyone for the kind thoughts and condolences I received after the passing of my horse Jazz two weeks ago. He had been my best friend for 32 years and we shared so much. He will always be in my heart and my memories. It’s also been a tough two weeks on Apollo as Jazz was his father ...
In this week’s ’emailbag’, there seemed to be a theme so I thought I would share two of my readers’ opinions with you. Personally, when I used to ride in a saddle I always had someone who claimed to be a professional with saddles come out and do a saddle fitting for my horse. They would come out and check my ...
This week was a mix of fun, disappointment, pain, and relaxation. That’s a lot of emotions all in the last 7 days. Let me explain. I have battled clinical depression ever since my mother passed away in 2005, which was devastating to me. My depression continued after my grandmother got sick and passed away in 2008. Another devastating blow for me. ...
Growing up – even well into my late 20’s – I was so insecure it was painful. My insecurities were deeply rooted since childhood. And they went far beyond just feeling a little bit nervous at a party or wondering whether my hair looked good. I was brought up to be a “good girl” and I spent years of my life ...
Today I’d like to tell you a quick story of what happened this week with me and my horses. I have been around horses all my life, literally, and it still amazes me that after 30 years with my boys, Jazz and Apollo, they can still surprise me… in a good way. This week I wanted to move Jazz and Apollo ...
I’ve been meaning to write a follow-up to an email to one you may have read titled “Bracketology and why horse training has nothing to with basketball”. To give you a summary, in that email I compared the knockout process in the annual college basketball tournament known as March Madness with supposed hierarchies in wild horse herds. More relevant though, I ...