I spent the past weekend in Colfax, NC at the Piedmont Saddle Club learning as much as I could from Joe Wolter. I enrolled in this clinic in February and had hoped I might take Wyoming but I knew in my heart that she was not adequately prepared for all the pieces and parts thatContinue reading “What do you have going for you?”
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Gates
Wyoming is in boarding school this month… For various reasons she is in a field by herself temporarily (about a month) and though at first it was a necessary transition, I quickly came to see it as an opportunity to spend some focused time with her while she wasn’t “on the job” with a herd.Continue reading “Gates”
Kemp Clinic August 2021… and GO!
It’s amazing that August is already coming to a close. The second clinic with Emily Kemp is already a few weeks behind and I’m only now finding a moment to update with the highlights. This clinic ran the full 5-days which is about as long as I like to go before adding some half daysContinue reading “Kemp Clinic August 2021… and GO!”
Have Mercy on Me
Yesterday things didn’t go as planned. At all. I had a 22 mile training ride and we embarked up the mountain. I thought that climb up little mare would be the hardest part- but continuing onward out of trappers lodge the next few miles were a tangled mess that I had to hike through andContinue reading “Have Mercy on Me”
Alternate Universe
So far my greatest teacher has been my mustang mare Wyoming. I’m a “goal oriented” type and tend to be good at moving forward toward progress. Of course our greatest strengths can also be our greatest weaknesses; with Khaleesi, this goal setting personality and refusal to quit the relentless march toward progress paid off. IContinue reading “Alternate Universe”
Hope Horsemanship 