Yes, I do want an Olympic Horse. I’ve finally retired the dragon. And I’ve accepted that we are both entering a new phase of our lives. I would be lying if I said that was an easy decision or that it was made in a moment. It took me all of 2020 and a good chunk of 2021 to find my way and the path was treacherous and painful. That said, as I come out the other side and begin a new set of routines with my beloved beast, I've also determined that I have another horse in my future. My goals haven’t changed and that dragon gave me the skills to continue up the ladder I’ve chosen to climb....
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Keeping our horses cool and healthy continues to be an important topic of conversation this summer, so bear with me if hot weather care seems to be a recurring theme here. And as we know, there is an ongoing debate around whether immediately using a sweat scraper after cold hosing is better than just continually applying water to cool a hot horse.
The following poem has been trending on social media with “author unknown” at the end. I wish I knew the author and if you are her or him, please let me know so I can properly credit you. That said, with a few edits of my own, I’m sharing this because it’s very much in keeping with my own horse mom position. I haven’t sold a horse in 10 years. The last horse I sold went to an outstanding home and I can still check on his well being anytime. But selling him was emotionally devastating just the same. I’m not telling anyone this to toot my own horn. Quite the contrary. I am sharing a very painful lesson learned,...
I wrote this back in 2018, but the time feels right to bring it back. In the aftermath of the pandemic and all of the changes and loss and recovery, a lot of us seem to be recommitting to being present in our lives and figuring out how to make the most of the time we are given. That said, I don't know if the pandemic inspired my current desire to finally focus on my dreams or if indeed, I am in a mid-life crisis. Last year was rough. If I learned nothing else from it, I certainly learned that later is officially now and I am unwilling to put off my personal goals. Apparently I'm not alone. In the US,...
