Month: January 2022
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Monday Minstrel: Patient Bird
I was sitting in my car, eating a take-out sandwich, and I had the window down. I could hear all the birds singing and chattering. Then I noticed this little bird. He was on top of a hedge and let out the occasional chirp to let me know he was there. He knew I had […]
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Book Review: When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics by Beth Baumert
Attain remarkable rapport with your horse.
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Ride like Raffa!
I have been a fan of tennis star Raphael Nadal for many years. It is not only that he has overcome injury and come back or that he is a brilliant tennis player but mostly because of his attitude! Recently I was listening to a radio report on the Australian Open . It was after […]
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When horses fly on the Derby Field CSI 3*
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” – Leonardo Da Vinci. There is no doubt in my mind that when you get to the Grand Prix in jumping and the fences are 1.5 […]
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Silent Sunday
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Is your horse ‘on the bit’? Is it the right bit?
The right bit is an essential part of having a happy horse.
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Interesting Objects.LAPC #182
I found some interesting objects that relate to horses!
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Monday Minstrel: The Warhorse of Medieval times was a pony!
Back in the pre-pandemic days, when we were still travelling my husband and I did a tour of arms and armories in England. There were several horses in armour to be seen and it was clear the horses were not huge. So when I recently saw an article in Heels Down online magazine I thought […]
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Watching! Listening! Learning!
“Always keep reminding him he’s doing a super job”
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Dressage Horses and Jumpers all in one evening!
“If we were looking for a horse this would be the one for us!”
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Biasini Speaks: My Friend Manny is here!
I could tell he was happy and not the least bit nervous.
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Virtual Press Conference opens the Florida Show Season.
The Florida Show season has begun!