As we age, horsemanship can involve facing fear after illness or injury. It's about honouring old dreams and being open to new realities. My mantra is living well and riding better. Hi, I'm Lee... I invite you to saddle up and ride!
A good part of my riding life has been collecting all manner of books on horsemanship. Not only did I want to be with horses, I wanted to think about them, better understand them, listen to the voices of the past masters… I wanted to soak it all in. Why read? I fear …
The horse world is full of beautiful people, God bless ’em. Books and magazine photos are of lithe bodies in sexy, fringed armitas or show jumping togs. They dream, they achieve through sheer grit and hard work, they go and DO. They are winners. Getting Good at Getting By Many of us strive …
Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you. Young or old, with pets or people, let’s make it a day of love. I have a soft spot for all the ol’ married folks. You know, the wrinkly ones who annoy each other and still know how to share a laugh. From riding over rough spots …
Turned out or turnout? There’s a world of difference. I’m in the snug house, watching the horse herd run the quarter mile down from the big hill. Many of them are in their twenties; more than a few of them are gaining ground on thirty. A small Welsh pony, with trademark jauntiness, shows his …
Corners. The dictionary tells us that these are “the angles where two straight lines intersect”. It also says that to corner something is to “enclose whereby it is hard to escape”. Hmmm. Might I add one more? Corners are ‘the key to improving our horses’. Riding out in open country is important to the …