Do you worry about how others view your actions or what they think about you?…

I was out riding Tori in the arena the other evening and Kami stood at the gate, asking to come in and play with us. I opened the gate and she synched up with us at liberty. Tori and I did patterns and Kami did them with us.

Kami loves to do liberty with people on the ground but I have not "taught" Kami to do liberty with me on horseback. I used no stick or whip to drive her forward. Tori and I waited for her if she fell behind, I would sigh and pause if she went too quickly…

CLAIRE DOROTIK, LMFT

Having spent a lifetime around horses – growing up riding and training horses and later riding at many of the country’s top show barns – Claire, in many ways, understood horses before she understood people.

Claire’s competitive accomplishments include top placings at the Almaden farms Mini Prix, the Michelob Classic Mini Prix, the Monterey Bay Mini Prix, a 2nd place finish…

Riders know this lesson; if you get bucked off you have to climb back on. That’s the rule. Horse or rider are better for it. They say that the hardest thing about riding is hitting the ground (sigh) but I disagree. The recovery is often more challenging.

I think we are afraid of what we know- more than the unknown. Experience makes it personal. Once we have…

Yes, it’s true. S**t happens and yes, it happened to us on our trip to Fl. I thought I would share my experience and knowledge about changing a trailer tire so you can be more prepared if it happens to you.







1. Turn on your warning flashers for safety. As soon as you realize that you have blown a tire, start to slow down gradually…