“Getting old, ain’t for sissies”, my grandmother used to say. I didn’t really understand it then when I was 20 years old and healthy. But now that I’m over 50, I get it. My grandmother was an active, vibrant, hot redhead. She lived almost 100 years. She always seemed healthy as she went dancing every week, she had lots of friends ...
This week a student and I had an interesting conversation about when it’s ok to ask more from your horse, how to know when to ask, and when to stop asking. It was kind of like the age-old question of what came first… the chicken or the egg? I’ve seen both sides of the coin here. Some people are to the ...
I don’t know if this has happened to you, but I almost had to call the Fire Department to get my cat out of a tree. I’m not even sure if they do that anymore. Here’s how it happened: Now that spring has sprung in Maryland, I decided to let Tiger, the rescued barn cat, out of the house so she ...
You hear me talk a lot about being mindful in the moment and “being” there with and for your horse. But here’s something you might not have heard of… “Mindful Movement” This is something that takes your mindfulness to another level. And you may be doing it without even knowing that you are. Not only is it useful for creating a ...
I received a very sweet email from a student who has been taking a few of my self-study programs and I wanted to pass it along to you. “I just want to thank you for all your courses. When I was desperately looking for help with connecting with my horse you were one of the only horsewoman that had courses that ...
Because of what I do, I see a lot of heart-breaking stories with horses. However, I also see a lot of amazing transformations and beautiful dreams come true. And every once in a while, I see something that just warms my heart. As a follow up from last week’s blog about moving Apollo… He is doing really well with his new ...