Have you ever had a 'lightbulb moment' while riding or taking a lesson? Maybe your trainer worded something just right and it really stuck, or you tried something new and the feeling of doing it right finally clicked. We asked, and...
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How tight should a noseband be? How many fingers should you still be able to put in a noseband when tightened? What about the throat latch? Are the answers to these questions common knowledge among riders? Helena Stormanns, former international...
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My old horse was born in 1977. He turned 43 years old in the spring of 2020. When I bought Pal in 2008 for $1, he was in a dire situation, in need of help. The plan was to give...
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In this moment in history, it's important to me to put my voice out into the world - not just as an activist in my own right, but also to encourage other people that they, too, can use their voice,...
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This article was originally published in August 2019. No more than three minutes into my first animal communication session, I realized I’d already committed a major faux pas. “Did you tell D that we’d be talking?” the communicator, a middle aged...
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