Jumping at liberty is our favorite way to start horses over fences.  They learn so much and so quickly without the riders weight or unintentional interference.  Plus, it gives us a chance to evaluate their innate athleticism, form, courage and cattiness.  We can create a custom training program armed with this insight into each equine’s [...]

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Test your knowledge of horses and horsemanship at this great website hosted by the Canadian Pony Club: http://www.canadianponyclub.org/Games/index.php. This is an interactive quiz with questions sorted by skill level. Be quick! The clock is ticking!

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Freezing rain and ice-slick roads confine us to the farm tonight… and there is no place we’d rather be! Mark and I play with the horses well after dark. I trim Grace’s hooves and start teaching her a new trick, and we all marvel at how well Dolly’s hoof is healing. I flash between enjoying [...]

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After a little bit of nervousness, the crash bang boom of the reeds and the resounding CRACK of the lance on the quintain were met with cooperation and control

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Ive been keeping an eye on the most recent California wildfire, dubbed the Lockheed fire, which at the time of this post has burnt some 6800 acres. Fires out there are commonplace, but this one, of all of them, is personal: Ive lived there. As I was reading up on it in the Sentinal online, [...]

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