Eddie
“So, the new addition to my ever-growing herd of equines is ‘Eddie’.”
Scrat's Mother
“We’ve started calving about full time here at the place.”
When Ladies of a Certain Age Ride Colts
“I’m heading up to take a ‘test ride’ on my three-year-old quarter horse filly”
Colts in the Spring
“I’d like to talk about the colts Dad and I are riding right now. At the moment we have four”
Are Clinicians Great Horseman?
“The sheer fact that a clinician has hung out their shingle in the realm of professional horsemanship leads folks to believe he is an experienced, expert horseman.”
When Ladies of a Certain Age Ride Colts Part 2
“So one might ask why a woman of my age has only ridden young stock since she climbed back into the saddle again after so many years?”
Santos "The Stallion"
“It actually wasn’t that much of a surprise this morning when I pulled into the barn (the scuderia as it’s known in these parts) for my weekly Dressage lesson with Derek Frank.”
Joe Wolter Clinic
“Labor Day weekend was especially fun this year for a few people”
Pat Parelli in Portugal
“It wasn’t the usual packed house that Pat Parelli is accustomed to. The small crowd attending the 3rd International Dressage Forum in Portugal numbered just over one hundred.”
Putting The Odds in Your Favor
“Riding into competition on a green horse generates its own unique pressures. Aside from the normal nerves, a host of anxieties often get tossed together during those last few minutes of warm-up.”
Fast Food Horsemanship
“If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the go. Like an old fashioned record player that has the speed set too high for the song, our lives seem to be running at an ever faster pace.”
Leachman Sale
“The beginning of this April there was a very large scale dispersion sale of the Hairpin Cavvy belonging to Jim Leachman.”
Over Fifty and Still in the Saddle
“As an older lady I consider myself fortunate to still be in the saddle, even more so to still be riding colts.”