Solo Saturday
She Rode Grand Prix At Age 59
Margaret Ellsworth had spent the first half of her life arriving at things.
This was not a criticism. She had arrived at a law degree, at a partner...
The Power of Purposeless Play
I couldn’t remember the last time I rode for no reason. No goal. No training scale running in my head. No movement to fix. No score to chase. It to...
We have to fall.
Alan Watts noticed something hiding in plain sight: we don't step into love. We don't enter it carefully, or arrive at it. We fall.
That word didn'...
Does dressage punish dedication?
I've been thinking about luck lately.
Not in a self-pity way. More in a... "why does this sport work like this" way. Here's what I mean. Six months...
The Opposite Of Dressage
I was 4 Coke Zero's in when I asked Angela.Not because we were hopped on caffeine and aspartame, we weren't, but because that's when conversations ...
How Not to Impress Your Father: A Dressage Story
Last summer I did my first Prix St. Georges test on Stanley. I earned a daring 57%. In dressage terms, that’s not a score, its more a cry for help....
You Need To Know This
I want to say this straight up: I am proud that you ride dressage. I am proud because you have chosen a path that asks for everything and promises ...
Dressage Is A Middle Finger
The world, as it stands, is running on a lot of cheap energy.
Anger is the street food of the modern soul. It’s fast, it’s greasy, it’s everywhere,...
My Thoughts On Suppleness
If there is one thing I’ve done throughout my career, it’s ride a lot of young horses.
When you spend that much time starting horses from the gro...
Anyone Can Pull
I've been thinking.......
Most of us are really good at the “asking” part.
We pull, we push, we squeeze, we worry, we hover…
We’re all b...
Closing In
Lately it feels like things are closing in.Our farm used to be miles away from the city. Now residential homes and a new school are 700 meters from...
You Just Can't Be Perfect
The test isn’t going to be perfect. I want you to know that.
You might enter at A and get a little crooked. You might have a bobble in th...
