by LR | Feb 25, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
How Can a Horse be Like a Novel? You may ask, How can a horse be like a novel? The answer is one word–relationship. Every good horseman knows the relationship you develop with your horse is critical to your success as a rider. Every good writer knows that the...
by LR | May 8, 2018 | Horses Hope Healing
When we talk about message, what springs to mind? Indulging oneself at an exclusive spa, receiving special wraps and treatments from a burly masseuse? Put away those ideas that body work such as message therapy, chiropractic adjustments, or acupuncture are merely for...
by LR | Jun 10, 2017 | Dressed for Tea
I think Dressed for Tea–Tea or Miss Tea for short–was fated to find me (or the other way around). I was looking for a safe, low-level dressage horse who could carry my middle-aged and out-of-practice self to the shows without major drama or trauma. I had...
by LR | Aug 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week I was invited to attend a “meet and greet” with a local foxhunting club to learn about the sport and ostensibly to entice new members to join. I made it clear at the outset that I had neither the appropriate hunting horse nor the riding skills at...
by LR | Aug 17, 2015 | Farm Life
Recently my mare underwent a consultation with a trained veterinarian who now specializes in chiropractic treatment and acupuncture. The mare sustained a neck injury as a weanling and recently exhibited some behaviors which made me suspicious she was experiencing...
