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Category: Leadership

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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“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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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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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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Your Own Worst Critic

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018
Terri Young
Horses, Leadership, Life Skills

“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

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Does Fear Own You?

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017
Terri Young
Competitions, Leadership, Life Skills

I teach riders who are interested in advancing their riding and moving up. Some are adults returning to riding after a long break. Some are riders who have spent a long time in large lesson programs, and have realized they’d

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The Horseman’s Answer

October 29, 2017November 11, 2017
Terri Young
Horse Shows, Leadership, Life Skills

Today I received a text from a student’s mom: “We got a phone call from Washington International; X qualified for WIHS Pony Eq [To be held this coming Sunday]. I’m not sure what we should do.” On the one hand,

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We Are All Teachers

October 12, 2017
Terri Young
Clairvaux, Leadership, Life Skills

“If you are fond of a horse and wish to do him a real favour – train him well. Teach him good manners, good habits, both in the stable and under the saddle. You need never worry about the future

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