I rode my friend’s Halflinger on Thursday in a beautifully groomed covered arena the size of … well, probably a rodeo arena, but I’m not exactly sure because I’m not familiar with the various sizes that arenas come in. Certainly long enough to challenge my ability to keep a horse in a straight line when [...]
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Erin’s mailbox is across the street from the main entrance to the ranch. It’s a busy road, the main thoroughfare for this part of the county, and it has a wide variety of vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic. In the spirit of putting principles to purpose as I am back on my progressive journey after [...]
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I am determined to pay attention to the smaller things, in the 10- and 20-minute sessions I’m sneaking away from work. Today I went out to strip Rocky naked and do something about his habit of swinging his head up as the blanket goes over it. I held the blanket at the base of his [...]
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In which I learn to help Rocky get calm and focused in the front arena by applying lessons I learned at the Fresno “Parelli Across America” event.
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In which I move up a level in the Stick to Me game while helping create the universe.
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In which I reflect upon some liberty and freestyle practice we’ve had lately.
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In which I summarize the practice we did today because of the rain.
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In which I describe just the merest hint of all that happened today in riding Rocky, his first day (serviceably) sound since the abscess.
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In which I summarize the lessons Rocky and I learned in a session with Erin Murphy yesterday: a new response to stimuli and a new way to communicate with a rider.
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In which I answer some questions I posed two weeks ago about Rocky and trail walks.
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In which I assess our first attempt at The Walk with just the two of us.
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In which I confess to worries that Rocky will never be serviceably sound, but trying to accept it if that’s how it has to be.
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In which I muse upon the meaning of respect, and what I need to do to increase the respect from both horses, respectfully.
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As Salsa got in and out of the trailer on his own today, with me standing to the side and just sort of gesturing and running a load/unload video loop in my head, I realized that I get some credit for this. The first time he loaded with the divider up — it’s a two [...]
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In which I report on a good horse day, and as I write, realize that I did quite a few things right tonight.
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Dick Francis Novels
I re-read the entire collection of Dick Francis novels at least once a year.
