by admin | Feb 4, 2019 | Horses and Life
I have something to admit. I love Hallmark Channel movies. Even though it is the same plot line every single time, I get sucked into them! Every time, the small town girl is losing the family farm and falls in love with the town’s hottest guy who helps her get the...
by admin | Jan 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Consistent soft request goes further than an increase in frustration. Have you ever tried to put a horse in a horse trailer? If you have, and encountered a horse who did not want to go into said horse trailer, then you are very familiar with the mounting...
by admin | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was scrolling through facebook the other day and I came across a post from horse trainer that read: To go fast, slow down! I stopped and thought about it. How true! Whenever I work with a horse I noticed that whenever I get in hurry...
by admin | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Remember that time that boyfriend lied? Remember that time your dad didn’t take the time to really be present and listen? Remember when your mom lost her temper when she was busy doing something else? Remember when your brother mocked you when you...
by admin | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
The rain was coming down in a steady shower like someone left the faucet in Heaven on. The horses were all playful in the pasture, working overtime to distract my 5 year old bay mare. She hadn’t had regular work in longer than I would care to admit, so it wasn’t...
by admin | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
It had been over two years since I had taken a riding lesson. It didn’t seem that long, but when you move states and get pregnant and have a baby, life seems to shift into warp speed. As I drove the hour to meet my new instructor, my heart and mind...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
My mare’s feet where thundering on the turf of the cross country course. Pu-du-dum, Pu-du-dum. I could hear her breathing pick up as her nostrils flared. Her passion was cross country. She would swallow the jumps whole as she barreled in her approach. She was fearless...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I love watching our horses in the pasture. When they are at ease and grazing, it is remarkably peaceful. Almost daily, though, something startles them and they run to the other end of the pasture, turn around and look into the direction of whatever scared them. This...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Horses do everything out of survival. It is how God wired them to ensure his beautiful creation would survive. In the wild, horses are extremely aware of their surroundings and when they detect something is unsafe, they feel that pressure and RUN FROM IT, similarly to...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy Birthday. We are moving to Texas. That is how my 29th birthday card read. It was the day before my birthday, and to be honest I was relieved by the news. My husband and I had endured 15 months of his unemployment/underemployment after he had been laid off from...
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