I don't talk much about my back round but at one point I wanted to be a writer.

And the very moment, I threw it over her wither, she thanked me for it.

In the struggle to be competitive, families are forking large sums of money into their child's equitation mount and with crossed fingers traveling from show to show to get enough points for indoors.  Timid adult beginners seek out big-eyed, well-bred young imports for their walk-trot lessons simply so they can hold their own in the battle of the beautiful in the cross-ties.  As the amateur horses are becoming more and more expensive of course professionals and parents don't want their youngsters to handle them.

I will treat your horse as if it is my own.

From both the new and old students I am reminded of the importance of patience.  Patience for oneself when starting a new exercise, patience in dealing with our horses and most importantly patience in teaching our students.  Though not always from the equestrian world, I have a lot of practice in teaching.

"The ones that return the gaze are too smart to lose."

Great horses are testy, opinionated and cannot be fit into boxes.

As far as education in all things equine, I am never satiated.

I think it is important that the horse community has ample dialogue on training methods, barn schedules and the programs and habits that engender positive horsemanship skills and practices. After all that is what my business is about- maintaining happy horses that are confident, relaxed and fit both physically and mentally.