When I first met Deborah McCormick, PhD, co-author of Horse Sense and the Human Heart (HCI, 1997) and Horses and the Mystical Path (New World Library, 2004), I had no idea what to expect of the “Celtic Warrior Woman” weekend retreat I had signed up for on a whim. I guess you might say I […]
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I never tire of this. It’s the end of the season and, after this week, the horses get a much deserved break at SARI therapeutic riding in Arva, just north of London, Ontario. My daughter, 10, is on her horse Vixen, rounding the corners of the outdoor ring, doing two point. Basically she’s squeezing her
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I have absolutely no business writing a blog post on what makes a good cutting horse. In fact, I have never ridden a cutting horse. In my youth I put a cow in the stall with my Quarter Horse to see if he had any “cow sense” as in would he dominate the cow and
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Del Mar, California, one of the hottest summer tourist destinations in the country, is home to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The seaside horse racing track where fans from all over flock to bet on their favorite horses, don their finest summer looks, and enjoy entertainment and events, was founded by iconic Hollywood hot-shots Bing
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“Shut the f*ck up!” the older brother screamed at his crying brother while the horse danced nervously under the command of his inexperienced riders. I say riders because the parents had decided to put the younger brother – who was clearly terrified of the horse – behind the saddle of their older son who was
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“In a perfect world, I want to be a cowboy girl,” that’s what Grammy nominee and horse lover Mary Ann Kennedy sings about on the CD “It All Starts Here.” The 11 song CD celebrates the special relationship we have with horses. While I haven’t gone horseback riding with Kennedy, after watching her Horsin Around
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In Flying Change, the author—a son and nephew of Racing Hall of Fame horsemen and accomplished equestrian in his own right—relates the story of his return to steeplechase competition in his late 40s, a quarter-century removed from his previous horse racing career. With humor and introspection, Patrick Smithwick recalls the difficult road from middle-age to
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During my elementary school years, I remember taking my horse swimming while riding bareback. I remember standing my horse, walking away from my horse, and taking a running start, vaulting onto my horse, while he patiently stood still. Horse-loving baby boomer Fast forward forty years and you have an over-weight, horse-loving, baby boomer who is
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How to repel insects on a horseback riding vacation Let’s face it. Horse and flies go together like fleas on a dog. I hate fleas, flies, chiggers, ticks and mosquitoes. But I do love horses, dogs and horseback riding vacations. This week, I’m leaving for the high desert of Central Oregon. I’m going on a
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