Horsewrite

05/26/2025

Today I have been thinking about the word “Build”

“The best way to predict the future is to create it” is a great quote, but what do we do before we can create and build? We plan, and vision, and we get excited!

The word build to me is about planning and then action with a goal in mind. Goal setting, and being excited for the future in general is such a fun exercise. Do you like to write down your goals? Do you think about them daily? What is your process to start creating or building something?

05/04/2025

Today’s word: Dream

Because one word can change everything I started the

The daily leg up is one word dailty meant to inspire, prompt and motivate you. What does the word dream illicit for you? Share your thoghts and inspire others in comments, story, or your own post and tag and use

04/26/2024

What inspires you? Is it a horse, an event, a place, a person?

Maybe all the above! This young rider is so inspiring. She journals for EVERY RIDE and even shared her personal notes with me.

✨ A highlight (and great idea!) was her idea to take a single hair of her horse and tape it into the journal. What a nice touch.

Great meeting these people and seeing the future of our equestrian community. 🙌

04/14/2024

Quick tip interview with EQUUS Television at Equine Affaire, Inc. (Official)!

Watch on EQUUS

10/21/2023

We know the power that horses have as joy givers and healers.

Hope Meadows Foundation is providing equine assisted therapy and tapping in to the extreme power our horses provide. It was great to support this foundation last night with Ohio Equestrian Directory at a Boots and BBQ dinner. Yeehaw! 🐴

08/12/2023

Once you experience the passion of horses and the life it fills inside you, it’s consuming.

Every moment not with a horse feels lost. It’s these moments I find peace in the extracurriculars. Writing, reading, reflecting, and exercising all in the name to benefit the next time on horseback. The Horsewrite journal is one tool to help tap into this passion and help accelerate your next ride. What do you use when not riding?

07/09/2023

This past week, I was fortunate to experience Saca de las Yeguas. I rode among and witnessed an event that has been taking place for over 500 years, and was reawakened to the abilities the horse has to shape individuals and cultures.

Wild mares and foals in the Doñana National Park, the Marismeña breed, are rounded up and shepherded through the national park and towns such as Almonte and El Rocio where they are blessed in front of the church. Days later they are herded back to the national park.

This was a truly inspiring and touching experience - I fell in love with the horse all over again - more to come on this experience!

Thank you for exceptional horses and moments!

01/19/2023

In general, we think of "weakness" as a traditionally negative trait. However, when it comes to riding horses, we should all be ASPIRING to have weak hands! Yes, that’s right, we WANT weak hands because we want the majority of the work to be done by our legs and seat. My inspiration for this came from something Isabel Werth said to her students and I thought it was a great way of reframing the idea so wanted to share it with you guys! (Thanks Isabel!)

The time when we are psychologically the most reliant on our hands is of course in downward transitions. Unfortunately, we often learn in our early riding days to slow down with the rein first, but as you get more advanced, you learn to use your seat. So let me show you how to execute a downward transition using "weak hands".

Watch the Video:
https://youtu.be/9QqJ02Ka0ck

Firstly, you should use the gentle feel of your hands to experiment with just how little feel you need on the bit to administer an aid. You’ll be surprised how often your horse will actually listen to the lightest of touch!

When coming from the trot into a walk, instead of going straight for the rein, try this:

Pull your tummy in, put your horse in slight shoulder fore, sit up and back and give a half halt, and another one until the horse makes the downward transition.

Some things for you to think about:

Think about your body position, sitting up and back and closing your thighs
Use your voice. Instead of going straight for the rein to half-halt if the weight aids aren’t working, ask with your voice first.
Think about doing smaller and weaker half-halts than you might usually do instead of a bigger one. Very small and gentle and repeat if necessary until they get the message.

This applies not just to downward transitions but also to turning. Instead of pulling on the inside rein to turn try this.

1. Look in the direction you want to turn
2. Turn your body in the direction you want to turn
3. Step a little more weigh on the inside stirrup
4. Put your outside leg behind the girth

Here's the Video link:
https://youtu.be/9QqJ02Ka0ck

01/19/2023

What is the one thing you remind yourself while riding to become a habit?

“Breathe”

Is mine. What is yours?

For those that do not know, I created the Horsewrite journal to help transform those reminders into habits. These reminders are typically first told to us by our trainers, then we know we can focus on it. To focus on it, the journal creates space for you to note progress, and progress desired.

Writing down what you learned in a lesson or riding by yourself is powerful for mind and body (horse and human) to create habits.

✨ What is the thing you want to become a habit?