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100 Things To Do With Your Horse I wrote this article way back in March. You know, when we were at the beginning of this awful pandemic. And with the threat of yet another lock down, I wanted to bring this blog post out again. Mainly because I know when thinking about being locked down …
I Love My Exercise Ball I really do. I bought a Gold’s Gym exercise ball from Amazon for less than $20.00 a few years ago. And I have used it off and on when I would go through my getting in shape phases. Then I would deflate it and hide it away in my closet. …
I Have Created A New Habit Last night, I completed my own challenge. And while I am extremely happy to be done with it, I woke up this morning feeling a little lost. Because every day for the past 32 days, I have been getting up at 5:00 AM to work on editing a video, …
Confident Rider Challenge Day 29 Oh yes, day 29 in the challenge! One more day, just one more day! And today is one I have been thinking about for a while, for myself personally. And everyone is different and has their own personal struggles. For whatever reason, mine is cantering for the first time. But …
Confident Rider Challenge Day 26 Better late than never right? This is getting up late because I had to do the trotting in order to create the blog post. And since the forecasted high temperature is 95 degrees here, I had to get out and ride early. So about 2 hours after breakfast, Frisby got …
Confident Rider Challenge Day 24 When I started this challenge, I did it with the intention to try and gain more confidence in the saddle. I was already pretty confident on the ground working around my horses. But in the saddle, my confidence was lacking. And now, 24 days into the challenge I can honestly …
Confident Rider Challenge Day 23 We are just over 3/4 of the way through our confident rider challenge. And if you have been working with your horse in some way over the last 23 days, I would hope you are feeling more confident being around your horse both on the ground, and in the saddle. …
Confident Rider Challenge Day 17 Welcome back to another day in the confident rider challenge! And even though I wish every day could be a good day, the reality of the situation is that won’t happen. When your horse has a bad day, it can make you have a bad day too, if you let …
Day 11 Of The Confident Rider Challenge Well, we are now 11 days into this challenge. And it’s another day of work on the lunge line. Walking, trotting, and cantering to get ready for riding is my focus today. For me, I only have 5 days left to work with Ethan on the ground before …
Day 8 Of The Confident Rider Challenge The day has finally come where we are going to tack up our horses! Finally, right?!? Well, even though we are tacking up our horses, I am not planning on riding today, because I can’t. But I can use this time to plan for when I am able …
Day 6 Of The Confident Rider Challenge I want to start today’s challenge with a disclaimer. I have been working with horses for the past 30 some years. And the things that I do with my horses and share with you, works for me. I am not a professional horse trainer, nor do I claim …
Day 5 Of The Confident Rider Challenge Today we are going to be working on backing and leading your horse – confidently. But like yesterday, I want to start today’s challenge with a disclaimer. I have been working with horses for the past 30 some years. And the things that I do with my horses …
Day 4 Of The Confident Rider Challenge I feel I need to start today’s challenge with a disclaimer. I have been working with horses for the past 30 some years. And the things that I do with my horses and share with you, works for me. I am not a professional horse trainer, nor do …
Engaging Your Horses Hindquarters Here we are day #30 of our being a better rider challenge! It is almost done! Today we are going to talk about engaging your horses hindquarters. Have you ever thought about the hindquarters while you are riding? This isn’t just a useful tool for dressage riders, but it will help …
Improving Your Horses Responsiveness Well here we are, day 29 of our being a better rider challenge. Today we are going to work on improving your horses responsiveness. But first, how are things going for you so far? Do you notice an improvement in your riding? In your relationship with your horse? If you have …
Becoming a Better Rider – Day 26 Rider Posture and Positioning Welcome back to day 26 of our 31 day challenge! You already have completed half of this riding challenge, and we are continuing on improving our riding but today’s plan is out of the saddle. One area of riding that I struggle with is …
Becoming a Better Rider Day 21 – Trotting Without Stirrups And yes, here we are at day 21 of our 31-day challenge! How is everything going for you so far? Are you finding the exercises and plan easy to keep up with? Or do you feel like you are falling behind? Remember this challenge can …
Day 5: Improve Your Core-Improve Your Riding We are 5 days in to our 31 day challenge. How are you doing so far? Today might seem a little bit easier, because the exercise will only take about 4 minutes.
