Saturday, January 30, 2010

Mid winter thoughts on horsemanship

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We find ourselves now in the deepest hour of winter, the farthest point from riding seasons, the one passed, the one anticipated. Though tho...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Camp meals and menu

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Now is the heart of winter. We are snowed in. The horses plow through three feet of snow, or remain confined to their trenches and packed tr...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

The Camp Kitchen

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Cooking at camp. For some, the best part of being “out there” is the food. It’s up there on my list, however the riding, nature and camarade...
Saturday, January 9, 2010

Flying on fields of snow

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Out on the field of white they run. They run because they can, because it feels good, because their legs and lungs were built to run, becaus...
Sunday, January 3, 2010

New Years Resolutions

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The start of a new year allows us time and encouragement (read: an excuse) to reflect upon the accomplishments, both large and small, of the...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

An open mind, an open heart

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Not too long ago, I read that a true horseman loves horses. Not one breed of horses. Horses. All horses. Can we doubt this to be so? We ca...
Saturday, December 26, 2009

"Identification, please..."

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Who are you, as a horse person? A question I had not considered before, now weighs heavy upon me. Showing a horse for sale a few weeks ago, ...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Solstice

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Winter solstice. Winter begins. Cold and darkness begin. Time of heavy coats, for me, for my horses. We trudge in deep snow. I do not ride. ...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Beginner's mind for a horseman

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How many times have you been at that point – in horsemanship or anything, for that matter – where you realize the more you learn, the more y...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Baby, it's cold outside

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Come inside, little horse. If I ask him, he will go. He will follow. My little stallion, Flying Crow. What I wanted to do here was lead him ...