I confess, I have done only a minimum amount of riding this winter, though I've spent plenty of quality time with my horses...grooming,...

As winter moves into spring and we feel the urge to spend more time in the saddle, our winter bodies may object! Yoga is a great way to...

I have heard others share my sentiment that sometimes the best thing about baking is the aroma that fills the house, and lingers long...

Several years ago I had the distressing realization that much of the time that I spent doing chores was filled with negative internal...

This winter has been particularly generous with the gift of snow, offering weekly blizzards for many weeks in a row if memory serves -...

Monthly, throughout the winter months, Pam Larson led the book study based on The Gymnasium of the Horse by Gustav Steinbrecht. This...

In previous blog posts I've described my own personal experience and convictions about the benefits of being around horses. Today I'll...

Winston Churchill's quote "There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man" sums it up. Again I cite...

Have you ever hugged a horse? Most people who have, or who have laid their head on a horse's shoulder or buried their face in a horse's...

This dressage post is an essay that I wrote for our book study, in response to Pam's essay question: "Imagine you have trained your...

I am filled with awe when I watch the horses cavorting around the pasture. They are the embodiment of grace, beauty, power and majesty! ...

Amber is a solid chestnut Paint mare who has lived with me for about ten years. She is friendly enough, but challenging to ride, and as...

Since I retired (and even before that, actually), I've become a little more cautious about riding. For years I've ridden Raznik - a 14-1...

As I shift my focus from one area of interest to another, I am continually amazed at the connections I see between one topic and another....

Steinbrecht was born in 1808 and studied veterinary medicine in Berlin. He drew referenced physical therapy in humans, which was coming...

Steinbrecht describes the horse as having the most versatile talents of all animals. Throughout the book, he expresses his admiration...

Steinbrecht spells out the supporting aids which I will briefly summarize here. First he mentions weight in the stiffups; shifting more...

In this section of the book, Steinbrecht again gives explains very clearly and in great detail, how to correctly use the restraining...

Steinbrecht gives very detailed information about driving aids which I will not ennumerate here. He points out that the rider's legs...

After many years with insignificant snowfall, the blizzard that hit on Sunday night, February 21, 2022 unloaded more than 28" of snow,...