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Its a learning curve 13 Oct 2012 | 02:14 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE Ok ok not horse related but training related so bear with me. My new job involves working with a dog. Pretty cool huh? I thought it was perfect ...
What Happened? 10 Oct 2012 | 05:35 am
Ok so I have been a bit of bad blogger..... But I have been busy graduating from graduate school and moving BACK to Florida. Long story. I have two questions to anyone out there: Where did all the b...
New research-- Horses need friends too! 27 Apr 2012 | 07:44 am
I wanted to highlight a recent paper that has just been published in the Journal of Ethology examining the interactions among a managed population of Sorraia mares in Portugal. First of all Sorraia i...
problem solving 16 Apr 2012 | 08:09 am
Sorry for the lack of action here at GPG. I am in the middle of writing my thesis and I have had little time for anything else. I will hopefully be back soon though at full force! Bodhi and I are doi...
how I learned to relax and love the rein-back 27 Jan 2012 | 03:00 pm
Like I mentioned earlier I have been in a dressage training rut. The one coach I would really like to work with has no room for new students. I feel like in this stage I need a more experienced person...
With our powers combined.... 20 Jan 2012 | 11:11 am
I love reading the posts over at mugwump chronicles. Not only is she a thoughtful, knowledgeable and poetic blogger but she always has the best comments! So with her kind of blog in mind I share this....
Itching to work 16 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm
I Have not been doing a lot of posting because I have not been doing a lot of training. I ride about twice a week but I feel aimless. I don't know what I should work on or what I can work on with just...
Clicker Myths: Myth 1 14 Dec 2011 | 06:10 am
I am starting a series of blog posts on clicker myths. Clicker myths is a catchy title but these posts are not only about training using a clicker, but about looking at many popular beliefs in the hor...
4H fun show 5 Dec 2011 | 07:09 am
Our barn is mostly western with a large lesson program and now a 4H program. Bodhi's part boarder rides western with Bodhi and is in the 4H club. The barn hosted a 4H show yesterday and since they did...
learning lateral 5 Dec 2011 | 06:31 am
I have been working with Bodhi for a few five minute segments on side passing at liberty. We Keep it very short (5 mins) and work on it a few times a week. The biggest break through was getting him to...