I am missing the boys like crazy, but if I learned anything from my two-ish years off of riding it’s that a little separation can be a good thing - though difficult. I used to make horses the center of my life. An idol, you could say. I would never willingly take time off of …
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Meet The New Guy
Getting a new horse is always such a fun and exciting thing. I have posted about my new guy on my other social media pages, but I have neglected to write about him on here! What a travesty!! Anyway, meet Flynn - full name, Flynn Rider the horse after the guy from Disney's Tangled. No, …
There’s More Than Horse Shows
“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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
We’re Actually Doing It
I have been saying FOREVER that I am going to get Chance working again after his super long hiatus. But here's the thing, when you take a long time off of something it is so hard to get back to it - even if it's something you love. I got used to not working horses. …
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