Winter Exercise
Harvey and I have been working on a small dance routine. Or were before it got so cold. It is a simple collection of movements put together and repeated in…
Read moreCounting
I woke up one morning with a plan fully formed to teach my horses numbers and counting. I love when that sort of thing happens. I’ve been without concret goals…
Read moreNumbers
I decided that it would be fun to teach the horses numbers and see how far we could go with it from there. They already know colors. Numbers are the…
Read morePlaying With Harvey
Like horses, kids come up with the funnest ideas when allowed to do what they want. So much more fun than forcing our ideas on them. Not that there aren’t…
Read moreSpanish Walk
We do Spanish walk around here. It isn’t exactly on purpose. Maybe the first time. After that we just fell into it. Harvey has always wanted to do these huge…
Read moreDancing In The Snow
We don’t let a little snow stop us from playing. Harvey and I went out to enjoy the cold weather and do a little dancing.
Read moreBrave Harvey
We can not reinforce a horses fear. Massive writers block so end of story. Mostly. We will never make a horse more afraid by rewarding them when they spook. All…
Read moreThe Shower Curtain
Harvey is learning to jump through hoops. It may not look like it here, but trust me on this. Today we added a little extra something to the hoop. I…
Read moreLicked!
I think most women have been there. One minute you’re having fun. Dancing with a cute guy. Then. Next thing you know. They do something totally inappropriate. You are caught…
Read moreThrough The Hoop
Harvey and I have been working on asking him to go through our ‘hoop’ to his mat then back to me. Yes I know our ‘hoop’ is square 😉 As…
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