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If you could try one new thing with your horse…what would it be?
Over the years, Popcorn has joined me for many things. He learned to take a bow, lie down on cue and to sit. He has carried me on trail rides and conquered mounted shooting with me. So no one was surprised, when I decided to try dressage, that it was Popcorn I turned to. I…
Read MoreIs your horse part of the family?
Popcorn joined our family when he was three years old. Our boys were four, six and eight years old. It would be fair to say that they grew up together. Popcorn changed from a wild, untouched colt into a well-trained horse. The boys learned to drive, bought their own cars and are all adults now. …
Read MoreWhat contest would your horse win…if you could invent a contest?
Now is your chance to invent a contest for horses…a contest just for fun! I would invent the ‘muddy horse contest’ and enter Popcorn. I think he could win. Check out this video of Popcorn playing in the mud. The other horses try to keep up…but none are as dedicated to the art of applying…
Read MoreWhat is one lesson a horse taught you and how?
Horses are excellent teachers…if we choose to be excellent students. Over the years Popcorn has taught me many things. From the first day I met him I knew I admired his strong, confident nature. But that hasn’t always made him an easy horse. There is this word that starts with ’s’ that has been used…
Read MoreWhat is your favorite way to spend time with your horse?
This is a bit of a tricky question for me to answer. The shortest version is ‘hanging out’…but that doesn’t paint a very clear picture for you. It does, however, illustrate the point that although I make my career in horses, compete with horses and professionally train horses… …my favorite part is still simply being…
Read MoreWhat strange or silly thing have you caught your horse doing?
Would it surprise you that my favorite part of owning horses might not be the riding? Although I love riding…I love even more the chance to get to know these quirky, amazing creatures! Horses make me laugh. Sometimes it is a facial expression, other times it is something I catch them doing. Like in…
Read MoreHow did you meet your horse?
He was tall, dark and handsome (no wait, that was my husband)… … He was sorrel, confident but not cocky. The look in his eye was intelligent and proud. We met in Tennessee at The Road to the Horse colt starting championship. When I watched him with the other horses I noticed that he held…
Read MoreHave you ever owned a Breyer horse?
Have you ever owned a Breyer horse? When I was growing up, I had a small herd of Breyer horses. It would be hard to say which was my favorite. I loved them all. Elegant Arabians, long-legged foals, island ponies that walked right out of a book. No size or shape or color was wrong.…
Read MoreUrban Trail ride…to the donut store!
Urban trail riding is a bit different than my usual trail riding but it was fun! Maybe it’s just me but I think everything looks better from the back of a horse. Thanks to the Chino Hills Horseman’s Association for bringing me to California for your event. Thanks to Rancho de Felicidad for hosting me.…
Read MoreHow do you pick where you’re going to live?
This was originally posted in 2016…I’m healthy and fine…but still trying to let people know that we don’t live in Texas (see the bottom of this post for more on that:) ———————- I’m simultaneously excited and exhausted. Excited because I’m finally making my big announcement in this blog (give me a minute) and exhausted because-…
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