Posted on December 20, 2009 by Wendy
Staying home for the Holidays changed a grumpy old scrouge (me), into a cookie baking, present wrapping, card sending non-scrouge, who loves family traditions, but the change didn’t come easily, and the price paid quite steep and totally worth it.
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Posted on December 17, 2009 by Wendy
Fast cars…fast horses – it still comes down to brakes and steering.
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Posted on December 12, 2009 by Wendy
There’s snow…what on earth am I going to do without an indoor besides get cold? Play.
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Posted on December 6, 2009 by Wendy
In hand work and free play with Hope, is the vital component to developing a relationship, platform for negotiation, and mutual communication from the ground to build a foundation of trust.
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Posted on November 4, 2009 by Wendy
It’s hard to talk and listen at the same time. If I am always telling my horses what to do, how to be, or ignoring them, when will I have the chance to listen to them? This has been the essence of my horse challenge – Buddy and the others have insisted that I take my listening skills to a new level. I hope I am giving them the deep level of try that I see them bring into my training sessions.
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