Love, Adventure, Curiosity, Challenge – This is Why I Ride
I enjoy spending endless hours in the saddle, sometimes not in the greatest weather conditions just so I can test my (and my horse’s) endurance. I think of riding my…
May 26, 2015
This is why I ride – Jec Ballou
Call us what you like– gluttons for struggle or eternal seekers or insatiably curious. But the fact is that some of us like to hook ourselves to journeys that never…
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Riding healed my soul and made me the successful person I am today
Some people prefer to just ride their horses for fun, some people like to compete. I am a competitor at heart; I love the adrenaline rush, the thrill, and the…
May 12, 2015
I found a passion I never knew I had
Ten years ago my husband, who is an old farm boy and who was getting ready for retirement, came into the kitchen and said “I really miss having horses. Do…
May 07, 2015
Why would I want to do a 100 miler?
There is a certain magic that happens between horse and rider when it comes time to move up to preparing for and executing their first 100 mile ride. The training…
April 21, 2015
Maybe I Should Wear a Helmet, Even When I Think I Shouldn’t
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day. My husband and I decided to take our safe, trustworthy horses out for a ride. As we were leaving the trailer he said, “Do you want your helmet?”
March 23, 2015
I Ride Because…
In the book Alchemy of Lightness, Dr. Maria Katsamanis together with Dominique Barbier, discusses the science of horses. She says, “A magnetometer can measure the heart’s energy field radiating up to 8 to 10 feet around the human body. While this is...
February 10, 2015
My Horse, My Teacher.
Lexi is my teacher. It’s taken me time to really learn this important lesson. She is my first horse, so I don’t have years of understanding the intricacies of equine behavior and psychology under my belt. I wish I can say that I’ve learned this...
January 12, 2015
To Blanket or Not To Blanket – That is the Question!
To blanket or not to blanket is a good question. Blanketing a horse has both positive and negative considerations. One of the positive aspects to blanketing a horse is to keep a short-haired show coat, thus decreasing your body clipping time if you...
December 08, 2014
