Earn your prize

Sir, I want that trophy. 

Do you want to steal it?

No, Sir.

Do you want to win it?

No, Sir. I want to earn it.

We ride as we are

I'm currently working with a feldenkrais practitioner to sort out my stiff hip (which is interfering with my seat in the saddle) and general life balancing.

Looking through books on the link between horses and energy, I found the quote "we ride as we are".

It's logic - if I go out cranky, I'm going to get a bad ride. But I'm going to write it out and leave it somewhere near my saddle so i see it before I saddle up and really consider not just my mood, but my link to Kadey.

Inspiration: Heather Blitz + Paragon

BEAUTIFUL video - Heather Blitz training Paragon. Just gorgeous. Going to refer back to this for inspiration. YouTube is being weird so I'll just do a screen cap and a link. Bummer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S8nNGHOWwI&feature=player_embedded#at=308

Also another of Heather and Paragon, this time with 'Ride with your mind' author Mary Wanless. I haven't read Mary's book but loved Tanja Mitton's, which I think is quite similar. I follow Tanja's blog, in the sidebar to the right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PuAQKwWOSA&feature=related