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!
Horse health has come a long way, even since my childhood. This got me thinking about some of the old ways, versus the new. How some were good, commonsense practices while others, not so much. Not all that long ago, horses were considered workers, essential to a family’s livelihood. Their good health was necessary, …
In a world ruled by competition, few folks haul to parades anymore. No matter where my horse is eventually headed, I consider parades a gold mine of good training. For an all-around saddle horse, I make a point of hauling in to whatever local festivities I can find. If my horse can hold it together …
What do you do when you’ve bought a mistake? What if you’ve dropped a fair bit of money on a kids’ horse or pony that is nothing like what you’d imagined? We’ve all done it, some of us, more than once…. This may be a hard topic but it’s time for some plain talk. When …
Real Life Horsemanship: When You’ve Bought A Mistake…Read More »
If I could name the biggest problem with owning and riding horses, this would be it. Plainly put, a herdbound horse or pony is more interested in his friends, than he is in you. It’s an especially shadowy thing to nail down because the degree to which he acts out will often depend on the …