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The Care Requirements of a Complicated Creature
The Care Requirements of a Complicated Creature
This reflection explores the realization that people, like animals, have individual care requirements. Rest, movement, meaningful work, creativity, time outdoors, and connection are not luxuries when they are necessary for... Read more...
When Progress Looks Like Peace
When Progress Looks Like Peace
Sometimes a horse can do everything we ask and still tell us that something is not quite right. This reflection follows a few quiet days with Luke, when the lesson... Read more...
Teaching Stillness: When a Horse Learns to Rest
Teaching Stillness: When a Horse Learns to Rest
Standing still is more than a matter of obedience. It can become a place of safety. This reflection explores how teaching stillness through patience, duration, and reward-based training can help... Read more...
Between Problem and Mystery: The Alchemy of Horsemanship
Between Problem and Mystery: The Alchemy of Horsemanship
Horsemanship is full of problems we can study, practice, and solve. But the deepest moments with horses often exist beyond technique. Inspired by philosopher Gabriel Marcel’s distinction between problems and... Read more...
Cracks in the Stone...
Cracks in the Stone...
I have always protected my heart. And if I am honest, I learned how to do it the same way many horses do. When emotions hit hard, fear, grief, frustration,... Read more...
A Weekend at the Stock Horse of Texas World Show: My Notebook Reflections…
A Weekend at the Stock Horse of Texas World Show: My Notebook Reflections…
The Stock Horse of Texas World Show gave me plenty to celebrate, but even more to think about. From discovering that Remi relaxes best on a loose rein to learning... Read more...
Lessons from the Round Pen: Trust Is Deposited, Not Demanded
Lessons from the Round Pen: Trust Is Deposited, Not Demanded
Trust isn’t something we take from a horse. It’s something we earn, one small deposit at a time. With a wild mustang, every quiet breath, every moment of patience, and... Read more...