All Blog Posts Tagged 'of' (33)

Dear Drama Queen-

I understand getting upset. You have so much passion and desire for riding. I know how much you want to do the very best job. Sometimes the world seems to conspire against you; it’s like every bad thing happens to you and none of it is…

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Added by Anna Blake on April 15, 2011 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Wild Horse Inmate Program

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a government organization responsible for numerous things, one of them being to solve problems for the thousands of wild mustangs that roam American land. One of their sponsored programs, the Wild Horse Inmate Program, involves the rehabilitation of inmates using wild horses. The program carefully selects convicted inmates and allows them to train horses as part of their rehabilitation. Once the horses are able to execute a walk, trot and lope under… Continue

Added by The HorseLady Blog on March 14, 2011 at 12:44pm — 1 Comment

Taking the Blame.

It’s generally considered good manners in the barn to graciously take the blame anytime your horse is less than spectacular, and give your horse all the credit after a good ride. But it is more than manners, it is also a rider’s responsibility.…

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Added by Anna Blake on March 11, 2011 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Equines in Education Part II

The second part to “Equines in Education” focuses on equine related programs you can take as the post-secondary level. The list included universities and colleges from both the U.S. and Canada.

An equine management or science degree is good for interests in a career as a breeding and foal manager, equine industry consultant, equine rehabilitating specialist, equine event/facility manager, equine marketing, sales and promotion or as a coach. The rest of the programs are pretty… Continue

Added by The HorseLady Blog on March 6, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp

Lessons from the Herd

Vickers Tree interview Joe at 11am Sunday MST, and 1pm EST. It is also available as archive.…

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Added by Cynastry on November 14, 2010 at 10:18am — No Comments

Stolen & Slaughtered Horses

I came across this on The Enchanted Forest. My heart broke when I read David's letter. I would put up quite a battle if someone told me they were taking Stormy from me, which is bad enough, but to send these innocent horses to slaughter is unconscionable. Please share David's letter with everyone who loves horses, so we can stop any… Continue

Added by Nancy A. Kaiser on June 5, 2010 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Follow Your Passion

I came out of the womb with an innate love for animals - all animals. As a small child vacationing in Florida, my folks took me to a dolphin show. We went each night. The owner felt sorry for my folks and stopped charging admittance. It is…

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Added by Nancy A. Kaiser on May 30, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Our Teachers Are Everywhere!

While your pets have come into your lives to learn from you, they’ve also come to teach. After communicating with hundreds of animals over the years, I’m still amazed at how often we miss their teachings.

Lessons range from showing us how to play again to teaching us about illness within ourselves from storing unresolved, negative emotions. The roles our pets play in our lives is directly proportional to our needs.

These selfless teachers appear when the student is ready.… Continue

Added by Nancy A. Kaiser on May 23, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Their Lessons Are Never Lost

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Added by Nancy A. Kaiser on May 16, 2010 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

Different Philosophies?

The other day on a blog, http://theridinginstructor.net, I wrote a post about boarding contracts. It was triggered by a recent situation where my daughter took over care at a small boarding stable here, when the owners went out of town. A horse went head to tail down (seizure) and remained that way for at least 8 1/2 to 9 hours. The horse owners refused to get a vet for the horse. The stable owner had no board contract, and the vets will not touch a… Continue

Added by Barbara Ellin Fox on December 30, 2009 at 3:25pm — 3 Comments

with Great Gratitude for the launch of Spring Reins of Hope - Getting to the Horse of the Matter

On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 we officially launched SPRING REINS OF HOPE / Getting to the Horse of the Matter.

It is all starting to sink in and so I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that it really does take a village. WE is so much better than ME!

My amazing partner, co-founder and director of mental health services - Dr. Maria Karavidas, PsyD (clinical psychologist) has been pivotal in creating our web content and materials. Spry Marketing in Austin TX has… Continue

Added by Christianna Capra on December 15, 2009 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Questions and answers about riding to music and freestyles!

Here is a question I get all the time about the riding your freestyle at home vs. riding your freestyle at a show. I thought you might all enjoy it! Ruth

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I have ridden my freestyle a number of times in competition. I have ridden it time and time again perfectly at home and know my music very well.

This is my question. I ride my test perfectly at home but when I get to a venue... I am ALWAYS ahead of the music!!! It's not a big problem because I know… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on December 9, 2009 at 6:47pm — No Comments

Toward An Equine Bill of Rights

A gentleman from LinkedIn posed a question about a pets' bill of rights that got me thinking about the point of having such a thing for horses and its possible uses and abuses.

For a little research, I Googled pets' bill of rights and found a few inane lists by pet care companies ("we have the right to snuggle daily") that included rights obvious to any animal lover but really didn't, um, fit the bill.

I did find something on… Continue

Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on June 10, 2009 at 3:48am — 3 Comments