Lesley Deutsch of Blue Fountain Photography was responsible for the beautiful pictures in Cowboy Dressage: Riding, Training, and Competing with Kindness as the Goal and… Read More »Taking Cowboy Dressage to Europe: An interview with Lesley Deutsch
Fantazia and I have come to Paso Robles to stay with a friend whose stable has access to a beautiful long stretch of riverbed. I… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #10: Conditioning in deep sand
Not long after I brought her home, Fantazia’s legs started filling in above the fetlocks between eating breakfast and riding a few hours later. It… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #9: Fantazia’s mysterious stocking up
Fantazia and I finally got back on the trail today, after a few weeks of first heat and then smoke from the fires. I ride… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #8: What to do about a broken rein
About two weeks ago I published An Interview with Cowboy Dressage founder Eitan Beth-Halachmy. I’ve known Eitan for a long time, but I’ve known his… Read More »What was I thinking? (An interview with Debbie Beth-Halachmy)
Of all the goals I could have set for myself (and Fantazia), why have I chosen the Tevis Cup, one of the most grueling endurance… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #7: Why the Tevis Cup?
On Sunday August 9th it had been seven weeks since I brought Fantazia home. We’re now into our eighth week of conditioning, so I figure… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #6: Week 8 Training Update
Several years ago I had the privilege of writing the story of Cowboy Dressage and its founders, Eitan and Debbie Beth-Halachmy. During a brief visit… Read More »An interview with Cowboy Dressage founder Eitan Beth-Halachmy
My first major training gaffe–otherwise known as the manure fork incident–with Fantazia happened about three weeks after I brought her home. Those first three weeks,… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #5: The manure fork incident
At some point over the last few years, my friend Melissa’s mare Misty started moving off awkwardly when first mounted. She flattened her croup and… Read More »Mysterious pain after mounting: A mare issue? Solutions please!