Words do not describe how proud I am after last weekend's dressage show at Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center! For this competition I took Soulman (a Right Brain Extrovert horse who…
If you have ever taken a lesson with me then you know the emphasis I put on going through a "pre-flight" list at the beginning of each riding session. The…
I was recently asked by to write an article for Parelli Natural Horsemanship's Blog on showing, and how to keep it fun and positive for both the horse and human.…
LATE NIGHT REFLECTIONS OF AN AWESOME DAY: I just returned from a "launch party" for dressage rider and Para-Olympian, Lauren Barwick.I first met Lauren in 2009 while studying with Pat…
For over a decade Valhalla Farm and Herwig Radnetter, of the Spanish Riding School, have been in cahoots. I never got the exact story of how the two came together,…
Hello!It has been too long since I sent updates on the "babies" here at Valhalla Farm, so forgive me for the gap! The lull in cyberspace is not a reflection…
DAY 20: Lana has had five days off...We started back in the round pen and revisited her hindquarter and forequarter yields, as well as her ability to transition between gaits…