There comes a time in every rider’s career when they are in the market for a new coach. This might be due to changing circumstances away from the barn, something totally out of your control like the current barn is closing or maybe the current coach is no longer meeting the riders need. I’ve put …
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Barn Family
They say you can't choose your family but you can choose your friends. But when friends turn into family, have you choosen your family in a round about way? I've been at the same barn for 3ish - potenially almost 4 years now and I honestly couldn't be happier. I have made some really good …
Heart Horse
Heart horse; what makes a "heart horse". What does "heart horse" even mean? Does everyone have a "heart horse''? I had this conversation with a friend of mine the other day about heart horses. And if we think our mares are our heart horses and what it means to us. I told her how I …
Case Of The Wednesday’s
I had a lesson this past Wednesday. DANG. It was basically a Monday disguised as a Wednesday with a lot of ass kicking involved. I SO had my ass handed to me... AGAIN! I haven't had that bad of a frustrating ride since my coach made me jump a gymnastic line for my first jumping lesson since my fall (I think we can all remember that "Monday" …
Shake it off
Being able to "shake off" those oh shit moments I believe is so fundamental to being able to move on. I can laugh off those moments, but I can't shake off those damn nerves. My current lease horse has gone and done it and now he is lame. Talk about stressed! I've been trying to work on building …
The Nervous Equestrian 