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 Think About, What to Watch, tagged beef, consumption slaughter, controversy, equine meat, horse, issue, meat, meat consumption on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Some have meat, and cannot eat, And some cannot eat that want it; But we have meat, and we can eat – And let the Lord be thanked.” —-Robert Burns Scottish national poet of Scotland, who wrote lyrics and songs in the Scottish dialect of English. 1759-1796
Not really the best thought provoking quote, but I [...]
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 Think About, Where to Go, tagged equestrian, Instructor, License, Mass. mass.gov, Riding instructor, support system, Teaching, Teaching exam on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.”– Marian Anderson
So I think it’s safe to say that no rider got to where they are today (in whatever stage you might be in) without an instructor at some point in their life. No one gets [...]
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 Think About, tagged big picture, Chris HP, day to day, days, future, learning, lessons, long term planning, months, people, personal bubble, plans, schedukes, short term planning, thought process, years, young on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“It’s hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.”
— Kareem Abdul-Jabar
I think that young people (and I include people up to my own age in this picture) to grasp anything that goes beyond their personal bubble. This includes time (prime example is [...]
