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Rock is so ready to gallop, buck, rear, play. I ache, keeping him at a walk, but I know full well that overdoing it when your sprain is only mostly better just sets you back longer. Lately he has been full of himself, using any excuse to spook and attempt to leap about, disrespectful like [...]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch

In which I post a small update about a normal, sedate, everyday sort of play session.

Rain, wind, balloons, and a horse-eating tarp? Bring it on!

In which I document some of the games we played and lessons we learned in today’s Parelli Savvy Students – Gold Country playday meetup.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. ~ Bertrand Russell

In which I offer a few reasons why the Parelli program can inspire such scorn from the outside, especially as the organization has opened up so much and put itself out there, naked on the internet.

Tendons in, shin bones out, tendons in, shin bones out, tendons…

In which I give a micro update on Rocky’s excellent progress.

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OMG PONIES!1!!

Gratuitous Video: Salsa Scratching in Spring