by Susan | May 25, 2022 | Awareness, Horses, Lessons From the Horses
Do you dig in your heels and try to fix it? Do you squeal and freeze? Do you look for the lesson? My reaction used to be to squeal and freeze. As I’ve spoken to others who have horses this shouldn’t have been unexpected. I have used alfalfa pellets before without any...
by Susan | Mar 15, 2022 | Horses, Lessons From the Horses
Although you can’t tell by the temperatures shedding season is here. That time in horse owners’ lives when we come in with hair all over us. Spring should not be too far off. The temperatures here have been bouncing around like a child with a bouncy ball. The week...
by Susan | Mar 8, 2022 | Awareness, Horses, Lessons From the Horses
My goodness, this is a long one! It’s been one and a half hours since this EEG was scheduled to start. This is the fourth time he’s had one and still we wonder why the seizures keep coming. In the five and a half years I was a caregiver for Mike we had many unanswered...
by Susan | Dec 14, 2021 | Awareness, Communications, Horses, Lessons From the Horses
Last week things were happening very fast. I took John to KU Med Center for his surgical follow-up and an EEG. The third time we’ve driven across the state since November 18. Right before we left, I got a message from a woman about a horse I had inquired about. She...
by Susan | Nov 16, 2021 | Awareness, Horses, Lessons From the Horses
Horses teach us many lessons. As a young amateur rider, grandpa had given me a three-year-old filly named Linda Kristin who hadn’t worked out on the track. I had her at college with me and had decided she needed to go back for more training. I had an enclosed...
by Susan | Jul 27, 2021 | Communications, Horses, Lessons From the Horses
Last week I had a lesson in trust. Before I had children, I rode a horse almost daily. I had grown up showing in western events from halter to barrel-racing, my favorite events being the speed events. When I was in college I discovered jumping and fell in love with...
