I just got my contract for my next CHA Riding Instructor Certification Clinic! Every time I get contracted to facilitate a new clinic I get pretty excited. I learn so much from all the participants and enjoy their energy. It revitalizes my teaching and gives me some great new ideas for my program. Of course running the clinics is also hard work. The … [Read more...] about Are You Worth It?
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Who should give my child riding lessons?
Do I need to hire an expensive, certified instructor for my child? My friend’s daughter, Megan, has been riding her whole life. She has a great horse named “Bleu” in her back yard that she has owned for years. Megan’s in college now and doesn’t have much time to ride, so she wants to use Bleu to teach some lessons when she is home on the weekends. Plus, she only … [Read more...] about Who should give my child riding lessons?
Happiness Is…
Happiness is… "Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing." – William Butler Yeats How will you grow? A few weeks ago I choose to do some growing by attending the Horse Expo in Pomona. There were going to be several speakers that sounded good. I also usually spend a day or so working … [Read more...] about Happiness Is…
Aliens Invade Yorba Linda!
"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once." – Calvin Coolidge Aliens Invade Yorba Linda! I was going for a ride the other day. I had my paint mare, KT, all tacked up and ready to work. As is my custom, we walked into the arena and began doing a little ground work before I mounted up. As we … [Read more...] about Aliens Invade Yorba Linda!
It’s A “Bit” Confusing…
It's A "Bit" Confusing... As some of you know, I am a CHA Clinic Instructor. What this means is that I go out into the horse community around the country and conduct Riding Instructor Certification Clinics. These clinics consist of 40 hours of testing, evaluating and teaching the instructors who are seeking certification. One of the required topics is Bits and … [Read more...] about It’s A “Bit” Confusing…