Saturday Junior Horsemanship Camp

Another fun day of riding, mucking and picking out hooves; this group was particularly entertaining.  Four children, all from the same family – two boys and two girls – we had a ball!  The youngest boy asked what horse he would be riding.  We pointed to Silver and said, “the white one.”  Well, he smacked his [...]

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Tango…Hunter/Jumper

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Appeal to the Great Spirit

It was Sally Swift  who said increased awareness of your body leads to a better rider.  One of her visualization exercises that I love to use (and she has alot of them!) is the Appeal to the Great Spirit, from the magnificent statue in front of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston,  by Cyrus E. [...]

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Longe Lessons at the Spanish Riding School…and Kids Horsin’ Around

As I mentioned in the previous post, I’m pretty adamant about developing a secure, balanced and independent seat in the rider.  That’s why I like to take it slow and often use longe line for lessons – there is no better way to develop a secure and independent seat.  And this tradition has strong, supportive [...]

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“Kids Horsin’ Around…

…believes a balanced and secure seat is the first step in a lifelong journey of effective,safe and fun horseback riding for all.”      That’s a quote from the website and I’m pretty adamant about it.  That’s why I spend so much time teaching body alignment, proper positioning and all that good stuff.  Kids often get it [...]

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Saturday Junior Camp

First ever Saturday Junior Camp was a total success!  Camp runs from 9am to 3pm, with two rides; one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  The rest of the time, the kids learn how to lead, groom and tack a horse.  They also get to muck (they love this after they get over [...]

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Birthday Party Bash – The Big 06!

Let’s get this party started… …Party time posse.  Birthday Boy (6 yrs!) on Emmy.  We all had a blast, even had a pinata! Tomorrow…Junior Day Camp!  Tally ho!!

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Welsh “Twins – Joined at Birth” Finally Separated

Well, Silver has gone… The good news is, we were finally able to separate Flash and Zim.  As you know, those two rambunctious boys (half brothers) have been together since birth – joyfully sharing the same paddock and feed bucket – inseparable…until now. They are in separate stalls and we’re hoping this will help considerably [...]

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Bye, Bye, Silver!

Bad news at Kids Horsin’ Around today.  Silver’s owners emailed and want to take him home much earlier than we had planned (years earlier!)…they’ll be picking him up tomorrow!   Too bad!  We had big plans for that litttle guy and he will be sorely missed. When God closes a door, he always opens a [...]

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Riding as a “Seasonal Sport”

Some of the children that ride a Kids Horsin’ Around do so as a “seasonal sport“.    What do I mean by that?  Well, today, two young riders took their last group lesson for awhile because they will be starting up baseball next Tuesday, and will not have time for horseback riding in their very busy schedules.  [...]

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