One vowel makes a big difference. I am used to a certain level of physical fitness. That could also be read as: I have a visual expectation of my body image. I venture the guess I am not the only one that looks in the mirror and sees squishy sections or a lack of squishy sections and gives attention to them. (Isn't that a nicer way of saying, who else thinks they are fat or doesn't think they are fat?) Good morning, folks. This morning, I had a moment of reflection a

In the spirit of our Austin Eventing Blog , we have so much fun with Rider Re-Caps we decided to start them here too! Thank you to OM Clinic participant Andrea B. for sharing her experiences and impressions during the clinic. It was with much trepidation I was persuaded by my daughter to attend this clinic. I have owned many horses, ridden many, many years starting as a child in England then Malaysia, my birth country. I am 52 and the horse bug bit me when I was 3. Horse

In the spirit of our Austin Eventing Blog , we have so much fun with Rider Re-Caps we decided to start them here too! Thank you to OM Clinic participant Kayt C. for sharing her experiences and impressions during the clinic as well as her continued thoughts on it. This weekend was transformative for me. I came to the clinic desperately needing to rebuild my confidence. It may sound dramatic, but the stakes were high - "fix the issue or find a new horse" was where I was at wi

This has been a whirlwind couple of weeks (months, years) and though I am focusing on trying to maintain a better balance between work and life every now and then I get a little caught up in all the "should-do's" in life. This past week was no different. I was traveling to California with two clients to search for new equine partners for them and suffice it to say we had an ambitious schedule. The three of us were on a jam-packed schedule of multiple cities, barns and hor

As my knee begins to heal, I am able to start practicing yoga a bit again. It feels as if it has been eons. Yesterday was the first actual practice I tried to move through. It was awful. Yes, I said yoga was awful. Over the course of the last few weeks those muscles that I had been actively engaging were now compensating for others that were not in use and I found myself a bit "softer" in areas that were not as soft prior to knee impact day. The by product of feeling p

I just wanted to share this little gem. Sunday lessons are on hold because of rain and thunder, so I had the opportunity to spend a bit more time relaxing with a cup of coffee (or 3). This image came across my feed from a yoga page I was perusing while thinking about the OM Riding Clinic I am running on Jun 24-25. What a poignant way to think about our conversations. I am sure we have all heard moto-quotes about thinking positively and that our thoughts and words define our