One of my students told me she was looking for a new horse and asked me what she should look for. She said that she had gone out to see two horses for sale and the seller had her watch her handle the two horses on the ground and in the saddle. But the seller didn’t allow her to handle the ...
As you know, if you’ve been following my past blogs, that Jazz was my heart horse. He and I were best friends for 34 years. I came into his life when he was about 1 as his trainer. Then became his owner and his rescuer a year after that. But the short version of our long journey together is that I ...
Today’s blog is a heart-felt condolence for all those who have lost horses in their lifetime. It is a blessing to have a horse, but it is also devastating when you lose one. Just this past month I lost my beloved Apollo. He was 31 years old and had a heart attack during a terrible storm here in Maryland. We had ...
This is a continuation of the blog story from the last 2 weeks, so if you haven’t read those choose one of the links below first… https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/is-it-you-or-your-horse-part-i/ https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/is-it-you-or-your-horse-part-ii/ In the last part of the story, I had finally regained the use of my legs and had gone back to my old study books to try and discover a more compassionate way ...
This is a continuation of last week’s blog story so if you haven’t read that first, click this link… https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/is-it-you-or-your-horse-part-i/ As you will recall, after being confined to a wheelchair I found that none of the usual training methods were working and I couldn’t figure out why. Just as I seemed destined to fail…the breakthrough came. What I learned from the ...
In this week’s blog I want to tell you a little about my background and how I got to where I am today. At first glance this might seem a little self-serving, but by reading about my journey with horses, my hope is that you too will benefit from the insights and lessons I learned along the way. I promise you, ...