Posts tagged horse showing
A Letter to My Showing Students

As the first schooling shows start opening up, I like to remind my students who they are-and aren’t-competing against when they show, and how I expect them to conduct themselves. Here’s a letter to all of my students going to shows this year.

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Dressage Terms, Explained

Ever been confused by dressage terms? What’s the difference between “frame”, “round”, and “collection” anyway?

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All About That...Feet

“No foot, no horse,” is how the saying goes. But how about, “no farrier, no feet”? …

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Horses in 4 Seasons

As horse owners, it’s as easy as finding horse manure on a horse farm to find something to complain about at any given season of taking care of our equine friends …

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Why I Didn't Work at McDonald's (and maybe why I should have)

When I was 15 my instructor took me aside one day at the barn and asked me to teach a riding lesson to a new 8-year-old student. I was totally caught off-guard ….

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