A Recipe for Soundness…

A Recipe for Soundness…

Ok, not really, there’s no such thing. But here’s my best attempt. I have some students shopping for young horses, and I’ve sold some super nice horses recently, and everyone is trying to figure out the best crystal ball that will tell them if their future horse will stay sound in the long term. Spoiler alert – no one (not even the fanciest vet) can tell you that. Horses are horses, and they do incredibly dumb things to hurt themselves all the time. But here’s what I advise my students:

Rules of the Arena

Rules of the Arena

Show season is coming up, and that means navigating a busy warm up arena! Riding in an arena full of horses is a bit like driving on the interstate – it takes practice! You would never send a new driver out onto an 8 lane highway without teaching them all the rules...

Germany Trip August 15 & 16

Saturday I hit the road early to head to Aachen to watch the GP Special at the European Championships. I have been to Aachen once before, many years ago, and I know what an amazing facility it is, but it completely blew me away all over again. It is really like a...
Germany Trip August 14

Germany Trip August 14

Today started with working my sweet Freddie and doing a video of him. I really like this boy, so if anyone back home is interested in a lovely, sweet, beautiful moving guy with super rideability, check him out. He’s by Fuerstenball, a nice size, about 16.2, and...

Germany Trip August 13

I got to the barn bright and early on this beautiful day, but no Olli. This is the second time this has happened. There is no schedule written down anywhere, and no one seems to know what is going on, other than Olli. I asked one of the grooms if he was coming this...

Germany Trip August 12

Today I had a lesson on Fred first. He warmed up ok but it was super busy in the indoor and Olli was schooling piaffe and passage with Barclay, which made Fred a little nervous. In the trot Olli wanted me to activate him more and bend him more in the corners. Going L...