It has been a long time since I have posted on Learninghorses.com. Suffice to say, a lot has happened for me in the last year, but the most recent result is that I am now living back in Portland. I moved back a couple of weeks ago and I am enjoying t…
Today I had a lesson from Diane Sept. She is a connected riding instructor with a very long history in gaited horses. We are concerned about Pidgeon Fever in our area so I we are leaving horses at home, but someone let me borrow their Tennessee Walke…
I started this blog almost 2 years ago because I didn’t even know what a blog was and my new job was to work with website publishers. Over time, the blog evolved and for a good run, I posted a lot of information that was to help people with their horse…
On Saturday I start my official ‘horse vacation’ where my goal is to ride a horse every day for 9 days, most days more than one.Here is how it will start:Parelli Advanced Level 2 clinic in Bend. Not sure if I’m ready for an advanced level 2 clinic, bu…
Today, I rode Miss Phaedre for the first time. She is obviously becoming Julie’s horse as she wasn’t greating me at the stall, so I am glad she is coming home this week. But Julie has been doing a great job with her and getting on was uneventful-EXAC…
Today was an amazing day for me and my girls. So I am not sure if I have officially told everyone that I love mares. I feel like even though they have good days and bad days (just like me) and that their love is hard to earn (like me), and it takes t…
On Friday, I said goodbye to my little Zapa. From before he was conceived to this very moment, I have adored him (or the thought of him). He will be 5 in July so it has been a six year journey of love and learning. He was the first horse I ever saw gel…
So, first, for my Oregon friends, I am NOT going to the Parelli tour stop in Redmond next weekend. My brother Anders is graduating from High School on Monday the 12th in Anchorage, Alaska so I will be there instead. I’m super sad, but really glad to …
I used my lesson time Friday with 2 star Parelli instructor Ann Kiser to finish my level one assessment and I am complete. To celebrate I started Saturday morning with beginning level 2 online seminar on Saturday morning.I completed with level 1 with …