by Pam | Mindset, Showing and Competition
When it comes to improving the connection with your horse there is one skill that will take your horsemanship to the next level, and that is learning how to be present in the moment with your horse. We all have good intentions when we work with our horses, but...
by Pam | Horse Care and Ownership
Is my horse right for me? If you are asking yourself this question, chances are something about your relationship with your horse doesn’t feel right, or isn’t working. As riders we feel deeply attached to our horses. It’s the reason we own them. And, we can spend...
by Pam | Mindset, Showing and Competition
Are you finding it difficult to get motivated to improve your riding? Motivation, simply defined, is the ability to initiate and persist at a task. The reason motivation is so important in our riding is that it is really the only thing which we can control. That’s...
by Pam | Mindset, Showing and Competition
When I decided to learn the sport of cutting a few years ago, I knew that I needed to find a horse that knew more about the sport than I did. I wasn’t a beginning rider. I’d been riding for some 40 years at that point and even competed in a few cattle classes, but...
by Pam | Mindset, Showing and Competition
Have you ever gotten to the end of your week, and said something like “What did I do this week?” or “I had 6 things on my list that I wanted to do and didn’t get to one of them.” When it comes to managing our time, being intentional about how we spend it is key. It...