Feeling like I had reached a developmental plateau with my horses, I finally decided to do something proactive about it. That 'something' was signing up for the six month Genuine Horse Development Course with Student of the Horse in Bridgnorth. It is proving to be one...

What are your assumptions when you read these words?

What do you FEEL when you read these words?

Oh NO! She's LOSING the fight! How awful!

We are so used to doing battle with life.

We struggle, battle and strive to achieve.

We push and wrestle with others. We spar with our...

 Life is challenging at the moment.

Clean water is still coming out of the tap, there is food in the fridge and the NHS is still (just about) functioning, so please don't misunderstand me here. I do have things very much in perspective and the attitude of gratitude is s...

There is nothing quite like experience.

You can read about something, watch a film about something, listen to someone else's experiences about something, but nothing tops the impact of living through that experience yourself.

Today I really want to talk about my lived ex...

Lost...

Just the mention of the word can bring up uncomfortable feelings from both recent experiences to ones from childhood. I can still remember the time I wandered off in a supermarket when I was small. That rising swell of overwhelming panic when I realised that I d...

It is fascinating to look back and ponder the path we all travel with our horses. Over the years I have been lucky enough to learn from some amazingly talented people and they have all helped me in their own way. Some have helped me more than others, but all without ex...

I can tell when it is 'blog time' again because the words just jump about in my head and demand to be set down!

So what has me so enthused this time? Yesterday, I held a Liberty Clinic at home and decided that I would pair  each of the participants with one of my...

Winter is well and truly upon us and due to our lack of grazing at home, all three horses have been temporarily moved to a 5 acre field near by. Although I miss not having them right on my doorstep, one of the advantages is that their winter grazing is on the side of...

I was so happy when Anna Marciniak agreed to come and do a clinic in the UK as she doesn't really teach away from home.  Anna usually prefers to direct people through change with their horses via her internet based courses. This made the event even more special, know...

 I have an admission to make...

I find it a real challenge to be particular.  There, I have said it. I've outed myself.  While we are at it, I find it a challenge in other areas of my life too. Sometimes I can be really particular about a certain thing, and then I can...