Ode to Khoura

Julie Kenney is a Best Horse Practices Summit board member and runs Blackberry Farm in Harpswell, Maine. She writes of her horse Khoura in this thoughtful, heartfelt poem: Your chestnut coat shines Under the bright morning sun Beside me, your excitement is palpable At […]

RTT Horse and Volunteer win nominations

This week, we hear from the folks at Riding To The Top, a therapeutic riding center in Windham, Maine. Development Director Susan Cole writes: Every year PATH Intl. (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) selects regional winners in a variety of categories who demonstrate extraordinary […]

Riding As We Age – 10 Tips

This week, we hear from occasional guest columnist, Lee McLean, a horsewoman and writer in Alberta, Canada. She runs Keystone Equine and has an impressive Facebook following. Here, McLean writes about Riding As We Age. Excellent pointers here! McLean writes: Whether we’re getting older, recovering […]

Homegrown Adventures

Editor’s Note: Trish Lemke is the founder of Joy Rides. She leads horse riding excursions around the world and is a certified Martha Beck life coach. Lemke lives in Durango, Colorado, with her family and horses. She is part of Camp Cayuse, a program in […]

The Perilous Beginner Journey

Editor’s Note: Amy Skinner is a regular guest columnist and has been a horse gal since age six. She has presented twice at the Best Horse Practices Summit and is the author of To Catch a Horse: Finding the Heart of your Horsemanship. She rides […]

Ego and Failure to Make Progress

Saying Goodbye

This week, we hear from Kelly Heiser, a horsewoman in Alberta, Canada. She was among the first to register for the inaugural Best Horse Practices Summit and traveled 1,500 miles to attend the Summit with friend, Jackie Davis. Read a Summit article by Kelly here. […]

A Trip to Spain and an Ode Simple Life

Brace, Panic, and the Long Journey to Relaxation

I fell over. During the holidays, I navigated through Covid screenings, multiple security and customs clearances, three police checkpoints, 10 hours of driving, and six hours of flying to meet my family in Panama. It was late evening when I arrived, at last, in Cambutal, […]

Considering Heart, Gut, Mind