Respect and leadership are my current priorities. Before I went outside, I thought about Rocky’s right-brain introvert horsenality and what happens when an RBI becomes confident. I thought about what I have to change in myself to provide leadership and earn respect, without damaging our rapport. My goal: “do less now instead of more later.” [...]
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I rode Rocky bareback tonight for a few laps around the arena in each direction. No bareback pad, no saddle blanket with surcingle, no breeches with leather or grippy seat. Just his bare back and my yoga pants. Honestly, are horses coated with Teflon, or is it just Rocky and me? What a slippery perch [...]
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In which I publish another video of the hilarity that ensues on the path to my red string, and share an insight I had about backwards, sideways, and journeys.
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Runners — as in, elite athletes who run races and keep stats and set annual goals like “age-graded national class” and “win the local gran prix and place in the top n of the regional gran prix” — face all the same challenges as horses, I’m finding. It’s all about condition, nutrition, and injury prevention. [...]
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12 January 2012 Rocky and I joined up at liberty and walked around the outside of the covered arena for several laps. He started out with a good trot and gallop around the ranch with the minidonks but after that was definitely asking for direction, so I tried this. Each lap, he was more relaxed [...]
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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 Rocky lets me know when my routines get boring, and engages the moment I get interesting again.
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In which I debrief about sending with draw and Salsa’s first step into Level 2 on-line patterns.
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In which I sketch out a good liberty session that resulted in good judgment on my part.
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In which I describe a walk and liberty play session with Salsa, and we share A Moment.
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In which I ponder the power of intention and the relativity of ‘pretty soon.’
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In which I try something brand new and out of my depth … and attempt to keep swimming.
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In which I share a video showing Rocky being a genius.
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I went to play with him on Sunday, intending to have a nice on-line session in the arena and see how his front feet are doing. (He’s in week 4 or 5 of transitioning to barefoot, but we don’t have boots yet.) As usual, I took the halter off, giving him some time to sniff [...]
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Dick Francis Novels
I re-read the entire collection of Dick Francis novels at least once a year.
