http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com Confident Horsemanship Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:27:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Time – we never have enough. We multi-task our way through our days looking for faster and more efficient ways to achieve the results we want. And we do want those results fast! Instant gratification. Emailing, texting and instant messaging. We have become an impatient society. This mindset ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2009/09/27/horse-time/ Ever Sacred is a registered Paint gelding who has been one of my greatest teachers.  Now 10 years old, I have known him almost since the day he was born.  He has lived on my farm for 7 years and became my horse 2 years ago after my brother decided ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2009/07/30/an-ever-sacred-trust/ I am in Kemptville, Ontario this week-end assisting Chris Irwin at a 2 day horsemanship clinic.  Last night, Chris gave a demonstration called "Evolve Your Horsepower" to about 150 people.  The focus of the demonstration was how horses can help with the development of human potential.  Before this event, I ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2009/06/13/become-the-person-your-horse-deserves/ “The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.” Proverb I've just read an email from a woman who is running a horse rescue near me.  While her intentions are grand and she has helped several horses, her good deeds have been very difficult.  She is working hard - mostly ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2009/05/26/good-intentions/ In recent years, I have been approached with requests to help with difficult training issues such as bolting, spooking, rearing, and aggressiveness.  In most cases, the horse owner wants to know how long it will take to change the horse’s behaviour.  Unfortunately for the owner, I can only answer “it ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2009/01/24/training-advice/ I received the following story in an email & thought it worth sharing.  If anyone knows the original author, please let me know so credit can be given. Your Horse is Your Gift To have a horse in your life is a gift. In the matter of a few short years, a ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2008/12/24/your-horse-is-your-gift/ While having coffee with a good friend the other day, the conversation turned to horses and the particular problem she was experiencing with her new riding partner who is a relatively green horse.   She had recently bought him to replace her older, well schooled mare.  She was having problems with ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2008/11/23/how-assumptions-affect-your-riding/ The controversy about horse slaughter continues.   While I would never send a horse to slaughter, I am fortunate to have the resources to not have to consider that route.  I know it has been the only feasible option for many people.  What are the other options for people who can't ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2008/10/22/is-stopping-horse-slaughter-the-answer/ "Why aren't we allowed to talk about our fear?" the women in our recent Women, Horses and Fear workshop asked. As the women shared their stories of fear, several common themes emerged - the physical symptoms of not being able to breathe, having "jelly legs", and freezing up. But the ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2008/08/06/shhh-its-a-secret/ "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." Ambrose Redmoon Four years ago, I was bucked off one of my horses. This wasn't the first time I had been bucked off. Anyone who has been riding for any length of ... http://ridewithconfidence.blog.com/2008/03/23/facing-my-dark-horse/