Thank you, Bo

Thank you, Bo

I recently have had the extreme honor of leasing Amy’s Prix St. Georges gelding, Bo. I have known Amy and Bo for several years and have seen Amy retrain him after he had spent some time in a program that didn’t work well for him.  I have ridden Bo a handful of...
Why I Ride Dressage

Why I Ride Dressage

I have done most English disciplines with my horse, Echo, including eventing up to the Novice level, hunter/jumpers to 3 foot, and pleasure classes. Now we are schooling 3rd Level dressage and hopefully making our 3rd Level debut in August! A lot of my friends are...
Micromanaging

Micromanaging

Recently I have been riding three very different horses but a theme has come to light during my lessons which is my bad habit of micromanaging. I think dressage riders have an especially tough task in avoiding micromanaging their horses during rides. Dressage attracts...
Judgement – Get Off Your High Horse!

Judgement – Get Off Your High Horse!

Judgement. In the horse world, it is easy to make judgements without any background information which is not doing us any favors. Horse people already can be perceived by outsiders as privileged because of our expensive hobby. So without any further information on the...
One of THOSE Weeks

One of THOSE Weeks

Ever have one of those weeks were it seems like everything you do just goes wrong?  Well that’s been my last week.  So it started with a visit to try a “kid safe” pony for my daughter.  Sounds perfect right?  Watch the trainer ride him and he’s...