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INVISIBLE FORCES: RIOT

Thursday, June 27, 2024

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 RiotI am starting a new series about horses that I connected with. Not all of them are mine, and not all of them I knew for a long time. Like with people there are horses that we connect with more strongly than others. I used to struggle with that, but it's really okay. I love them all, of course, and I will always treat every horse with dignity and respect. TW: euthanasia, horse death,...
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SETTING GOALS + BACKWARDS PLANNING

Friday, June 21, 2024

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 Setting Goals + Backwards Planning.As a former teacher, I have a ton of ways to plan and reach an end goal. It's really a core component of teaching, and I know there is no reason that those methods cannot transcribe to my coaching and to my own life..Start at the end..I know it sounds counterintuitive, but if you know where you want to end up then you can plan out the smaller steps and goals...
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SIERRA

Thursday, June 20, 2024

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 Sierra finds a home!One of the other horses we took in this past January has found a new family. When Sierra came here she was underweight, and she wouldn't even let us touch her legs. Now she is shiny, healthy, the perfect weight, and will let you touch her whole leg but not the feet yet. Her new family is getting her as a buddy to their gelding. They are going to finish her training and...
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BARREL RACING COACH

Thursday, June 13, 2024

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 Coaching Barrel Racers.One of my favorite things that I do is coach barrel racers. I love the updates when they move up or have a good run. I love seeing them achieve their goals and chase their dreams. .Some of y'all know that I have an education degree and was a public school teacher for about eight years. One of the things that I miss from teaching is that aspect of it. The AHA moment...
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ZORRO

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

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 ZorroAlthough Zorro has only been with us a short time, we love him deeply. Zorro came to us in January, underweight after having been leased out and not being properly cared for. Since arriving, we followed the UC Davis refeeding protocol and as of today, Zorro is around a BCS of 4 which is up from a 1 on arrival. He is undermuscled and lacking in topline, but that comes from work and...
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HORSE TRADERS

Monday, June 3, 2024

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 Horse Traders: is that a bad thing?Every time I hear someone talk about horse traders or horse flippers it's with a negative connotation, but is that the case? Are all horse traders or horse flippers bad people just looking to make a quick buck without caring for the horse?Like everything in the equine industry, or any other industry for that matter, there are the bad people who are unscrupulous...
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