“I don’t care about showing anymore,” I said to my mom yesterday after I’d finished with the horses. That was kind of a big deal for me to say. For so long, all I’ve wanted is to get back into showing. I stopped a few years ago, before Chance got sick because he just never …
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Watch Your Tone
I had a bit of a wakeup call the other day. My mom was watching me work the horses, and helping me through some difficulties. Let's just say they were both being, well, ornery. Getting loose, running from me, just plain not cooperating. I was frustrated, and I was letting them know with my voice. …
Renewed Passion
There was a time, not so long ago, that I questioned whether or not I wanted to keep doing this horse thing. Things had really not gone according to plan. I wasn't sure if Chance would ever be able to work again, and I was so busy with school, that having horses felt more like …
Equestrian Fuel
I always see memes floating around the internet joking about how equestrians make sure their horses have the best of the best diet wise, while we live off of ibuprofen and ramen noodles (or something along those lines). Honestly, I don't think that is super funny (sorry to be a party pooper!). How can we …
Take Your Sweet Time
Have you ever gone out to catch your horse in rush, because you have an hour to groom and work him before heading off to your next task, and he decides that nothing you do will convince him to cooperate and come in? Then if you don't give up and finally catch him, he is …
How A TV Show Helps Me With My Horsemanship
A few weeks ago, my parents convinced me to start watching the show, Heartland, on Netflix. I was reluctant. I thought getting hooked on a show would be a terrible idea during the school year - especially a show with like thirteen seasons! But I finally succumbed to their pressure. Naturally, I immediately fell in …
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Letting Your Horse Take the Lead
If you have been following me a while, you probably know that my horse Chance has had quite a bit of time off due to EPM. Years, actually. Now that he has recovered, I am in nursing school and crazy busy. I have tried to work him, but it has been pretty start and stop. …
I’m Back
Wow, I have really not blogged in a long time. Nursing school really knocked the wind out of me. It has been so much work that I essentially let everything else fall by the wayside. Understandable? Yes, nursing school is tough and all-consuming. We are learning how to care for people at their most vulnerable. …
That Pesky Little Thing Called Discipline
Yesterday, I stalked Chance around the pasture for maybe thirty minutes before he finally let me catch him. That horse really knows how to push my buttons, and test my patience, like nobody's business. He has been difficult to catch the past couple of weeks, and honestly it is partly because my work schedule and …
Going to Nursing School!
I started on a new journey a year and half ago to become a nurse. I was a terrible student the first few times I went to college, and ultimately dropped out. I decided that college just wasn't for me all those years ago. Over the years, I have worked and lived life and was …
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