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What I Hope

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Competitions, Horse Shows, Horses

What I Hope   For many of us, the world looks significantly different than it did at the beginning of the year. Many stables shut their doors to anyone other than those directly involved in their horses’ care. Others have

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If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Horses, Leadership, Life Skills

  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

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Cultivating “Trainer Brain”

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Life Skills

Or, How to problem solve during your practice rides How do you approach your rides? For many, riding is for pleasure or therapy. But for those are are working toward specific goals – maybe it’s the next show, or moving

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“Can I Get Rid of My Crop?”

December 4, 2018
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Leadership, Life Skills

“Can I Get Rid of My Crop?” I hear that question from my students sometimes. My response is generally if you hate carrying a crop, you probably need to carry one more often. It’s the same with the other things

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Vulnerability in Your Riding

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Life Skills

I listen to a lot of Podcasts when I’m driving to horse shows or judging jobs. I like to learn, and podcast became a way for me to learn-on-the-go, filling up otherwise empty time I spend driving. Often, when I

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Let Go and Let It Go

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Competitions, Leadership, Life Skills

“Clay is shaped into a bowl, But it is the empty space that makes it useful. Cut out doors and windows make a room, But its empty space makes it useful. So, what is there is beneficial – But what

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Showing What Counts

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Competitions, Horse Shows, Life Skills

Last week, I took some riders to a show. It was a mixed bag: some good, some not-so-good. There were no blue ribbons, although there were some good placings in competitive classes. With those, however, were a fall, some refusals,

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They’re Taking Your Money

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Leadership

Last week, I taught a new student. Let’s call her Joan. Joan is a Short-Stirrup rider. She can walk, trot and canter, and jump small jumps. She knows how to groom and mount. She knows to keep her heels down

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Blue Ribbons For Everyone

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Leadership, Life Skills

“Before I went to the Olympics I rode all kinds of horses: big and small, cold and hot, ones that stopped, ran away, stood up on their hind legs. To be a great rider you really should be able to ride

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Plant Your Feet

February 6, 2018
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Leadership, Life Skills

My six year old student rushed out the arena door with her determined pony, as I heard her mother call after her, “If you don’t want him to walk, plant your feet.” Her pony had jetted through the doorway, tugging

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