Our family has really been thinking hard about starting a horse rescue at the ranch.  The current economic climate has been very harsh for horses.  When the real estate bubble busted back in 2008, people were so desperate they would take their horses out into the desert, tie them to a Joshua Tree ... READ the POST

Cantering is a difficult gait on a horse.  The faster you go, the more things there are to remember at one time-keeping your legs in the right position, keeping your back relaxed, keeping your hands low, ugh.  This gait has been quite a challenge for me as for most other riders.  Just look at what ... READ the POST

I rode in an English saddle today, which I'm not used to.  It was interesting to see how my anxiety caused me to lose my ability to communicate with my horse.  I asked him to go into a canter, but it took many tries before I could properly ask him.  I was afraid of not being able to stay in the ... READ the POST

I rode in an English saddle today, which I'm not used to.  It was interesting to see how my anxiety caused me to lose my ability to communicate with my horse.  I asked him to go into a canter, but it took many tries before I could properly ask him.  I was afraid of not being able to stay in the ... READ the POST

I've been doing a lot of round pen work with Sequoia, our newest sort of rescue horse (sort of because she wasn't being abused, she just needed a good home).  She is well trained, but she was trained by a strong man and doesn't respond to a sissy girl like me.  She also doesn't have respect for a ... READ the POST

I've been doing a lot of round pen work with Sequoia, our newest sort of rescue horse (sort of because she wasn't being abused, she just needed a good home).  She is well trained, but she was trained by a strong man and doesn't respond to a sissy girl like me.  She also doesn't have respect for a ... READ the POST