The first two years I had Chant I didn’t ride much. I had recently moved and didn’t know many riders, and felt it wasn’t safe to ride a green/inexperienced Horse alone, so we only rode about 40 times in those two years. The third year I moved back to my familiar community, and we rode …
In a commencement speech Shreve Stockton says, “A secret of life. You can’t avoid pain. Hard times will find you whether you follow your Truth or whether you follow the Rules.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rWL80hRh6Y I am surprised at how much this applies to my relationship with my Horses. Whether it’s in my journey to honor our own …
Even when we have many things to be grateful for and about, even if our life is blessed and on purpose, we still live in a world with great power to influence our daily lives. We are not islands. With pandemics, political conflict, harsh weather, and overwhelming fires its hard to remain unscathed no matter …
‘A mutually beneficial relationship between different people, groups or organisms’. With all of the wildfires raging here in Northern California, the smoke in the air is overwhelming, so riding is not an option. Yet, I spend the same about of time with my Horses, grooming, walking them, and once a week I trailer the somewhere …