Month: November 2010

Video of Jupiter


Asymmetry and Balance – Overview

Body Asymmetry refers to the imbalance in muscle development common to nearly all horses. Horses, like humans, are stronger on one side than they are on the other. That is to say they are “Right Handed” or “Left Handed” if you will. From their first steps, the young horse will balance better on one side…


Jupiter – Straightness and Balance

The onset of winter has caused a slight alteration of the training schedule for all the horses.  I have begun working Jupiter less frequently, but for longer sessions. He always comes to the gate to meet me, even when I am only coming to get one of the other horses, so it is a little…


Orion – Raising The Bar

Of late, I have starting to think that perhaps I have set my sights too low when it comes to Orion. By this I mean I have always maintained that all I needed or wanted from him was a horse I could ride into mock combat and be competitive in the medieval games we take…


Bears

So riding yesterday with the gentleman who comes once a week to ride Orion as therapy, and Raina riding Bella, I had Fonna out. We made a loop of the arena together and stopped down at the North/East corner to confer for a moment. Fonna and Orion had their backs to the outside and Bella…