Posted in What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged age, aging, aging process, elderly, old, retire, retirement, time on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
” Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.”
~Harry Emerson Fosdick
It’s inevitable: everything ages. Nothing escapes the effects of time–joints stiffen, eyesight weakens, your memory starts to slip, etc. While I’m NO WHERE NEAR retiring myself, every equestrian has an equine partner who, at 25 years young is elderly to a horse, will [...]
Posted in What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged brave, children, fast, fear, fearless, girl, lesson, new things, pony, pride, scared, scary, speed, trotting on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.”
–Omar Bradley
I can’t think of a more terrifying experience than being on the back of a 2,000 pound animal going close to 30 mph with nothing to slow you down but the looming possibilty that one measley gopher might be nearby….
As humans…well, as [...]
Posted in What to Smile at, What to Think About, What to Wear, Where to Go, tagged Cross Country, Dressage, equestrian, eventing, family, farrier, fees, friends, horses, humper, hunter, money, PIZZA!, saddle, savings account, shoe, show, support group, trainer, training on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. ~Jonathan Kozel
So lately I’ve been meaning to get back in the competition circle. Since the end of the season of last year (which I mostly watched from the side-lines) I’ve wanted to really get back into it. So…remember my New Year’s List? Here are [...]
Posted in What to Buy, What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged bandana, boots, children, cow-girl boots, English, flannel, friends, hats, horses, kids, learning, memories, Payless, pony, remembering, students, wallet, whinny on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.
–Garrison Keillor
I look back on my earliest days in the saddle and laugh at myself: I was just about six and I showed up [...]
Posted in What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged daily, equestrian, horses, humor, laughing, laughter, medicine, mood, patience, practice, riding, routine, seriousness on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are only two emotions that belong on the saddle; One is a sense of humor, and the other is patience. — John Lyons
You shoudn’t take anything too seriously. Same thing goes for riding. You can be serious about your riding and horsemanship, but there is such a thing as taking things [...]
Posted in What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged careing, children, deserving, devotion, good though, horses, kids, little boys, little girls, love, toys on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl. –Author Unknown.
All children (I think) love horses. And no greater love is that from a child (like, REAL love, not love-because-the-child-is- about-to-get-a-new-toy type of love). For all of the challenges and work and hardships that we put our [...]
