I have a pony in the barn, and boy, is she a good teacher. She has nice manners, is easy to make go and stop, and is never fresh. But, if you don’t remember to steer, she will work
A full-service hunter/jumper show barn in Northern Virginia
If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get
Your Own Worst Critic
“What you can’t accomplish in an hour should usually be put off until tomorrow.” ~Bill Steinkraus I have a student who continually criticizes herself. During each lesson, she regularly laments how bad her leg feels, or how how she can’t
Riding is Leadership Training
Horses has evolved across thousands of years. Their success as a species is due, in part, to their ability to figure out where they fit in the herd. Their failure to accurately assess where they are in the pecking order
Thoroughbred Makeover: Great Strides
We are getting close! Joanna and I have been working with our mounts, Arnie and “G”, to get them ready for the Thoroughbred Makeover at the end of October in Lexington, Kentucky. The Makeover features
TB Makeover: Back in the Saddle
June was a long month. The first half was filled with showing, showing, showing. We had the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, followed by the Loudoun Benefit Horse Show. They are both held in the same location and we are
RRP Thoroughbred Makeover: Steady Progress
It’s been a fun month, working with “G” and Arnie. We jumped Arnie a second time and he’s coming along. Nice form and really a doll – ready to try anything. He’s settled in so well, he’s eager for trying
RRP Thoroughbred Makeover: It Takes a Village
The last two weeks have been crazy. I have a bunch of clients looking for horses to purchase (yay!), so I’ve been running around Virginia and Maryland trying horses of varying sizes, abilities and levels of experience. Last Thursday, we
RRP Thoroughbred Makeover: Game On
So we now have three prospects for the program, it’s so exciting! On Tuesday, we picked up a horse that my sister purchased. Spanish Affair (Briggs) is a possible prospect: my sister left him with me to assess this month.
…No Dice
I went to the Fasig-Tipton Sale at Timonium and all I got was a crab cake. No really, my sister and her husband bought me a nice meal when it was all said and done, but nary a horse was
Off to The Auction We Go
With the increase in popularity of the Thoroughbred division, as well as the TB Makeover, finding good (and inexpensive) Thoroughbreds coming off the track has been a challenge of late. Most horses that are posted on Facebook are snapped up