I subscribe to the theory that if we expect our horses to be athletes, we must be athletes ourselves. Over the years I have done dance, yoga, Pilates, weights, hiking, and biking. I have never been a runner. I have always felt limited by my bad ankles, and I have never enjoyed it. Ten years ago I broke my back getting thrown off a horse, and that gave me further excuse. Even as a kid, having to run the mile for gym, I would stop and walk and was always one of the slowest runners. One of my friends said of me, "if you ever see Collette running, don't ask questions, just run that same way!"

I have been asked to expand on the way I work with young horses, so here it is.  If you have anything you would like me to write about, please comment below, or send me a message!  I have included a short "recipe" of the ground work I do leading up to the first ride, including the work done in the first ride or two.  If you are interested in a blog pertaining to the horse's first few rides after the round pen, please let me know!