Left Brain Extroverts

The current Savvy Times has a great article on rythym with horse and rider.  I have always had a more relaxed ride with music playing in the background.  I think it helps me to relax and therefore relaxes my horse.  On the racetrack I always have a song in my head I can sing or hum while riding and it really helps the horses that are prone to tying up.  I can let them roll right along without cranking down on them and maybe the sound of a voice in melody relaxes them also (even though I am not the best singer).  Anyway, check out this article and get your

I was happy to hear that Winstar Farm, the owner/breeder of Kentucky Derby Winner Super Saver, is adopting some natural horsemanship principles into it's racing operation through Pat and Linda Parelli.  I saw Pat's congratulatory video to Bill Casner, owner of Winstar Farm, on the Parelli Facebook page.

Angel is probably the most sweetest mare I've ever met.  She's a natural follower to those who act natural...(me and my teacher).  She cuddles and nuzzles, sometimes it get's annoying and I have to tell I can't hug/kiss right now! LOL!  She's the kind of horse that'd do anything for you, I think she's more a LBE because she'd do a lot for me without treats.  She even lets me sit beside her when she's lying down! YEAH!

My little 12 h mustang draft cross pony is sooooo LBI and predictable.........WAS.   He has achieved a new level with me :)  He has developed confidence I guess, and now says NO sometimes.......and swings and takes the power position and is gone....FAST.  I was really upset the first time, didn't want him to know he could actually do that 'to me'.  But now I'm thinking .....the proofs in the Liberty.  Take off everything and does your horse want to stay.......NO.  He's barely in L1, he's been a wild horse turned gentle pet for a few years and now his life

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Haven't been here for awhile.  Life once again got in the way of what I really want to be doing.  Bear and I were doing great.  Then I had to add hours to my work schedule.  I keep asking myself, why does it always have to be about the money?  I love my horses and want so much to have my horse life.  Then something happens to take my time away to just maintain life.  God seems to have a different plan for me, but what could be more important that these glorious creatures of his?

Hi everyone,

My name is Joy, I'm 26 and hail from Anglesey, North Wales. I've been with horses since before I can remember. And last November I got my very first horse, a now 4 year old Friesian called Magnus, a high spirited LBE (with LBI/RBE tendancies, possibly some RBI too). Unfortunately he has not been gelded yet (he's a cryptorchid/rig) don't know why he wasn't cut as a 1 or 2 yr old by his previous owner (mother-in-law)???

Today, the first horses and their human partners came to play at the Patterns Playground here in Wilton, CA.  What fun!

What concerned me as being too easy, because two of my mares do it so calmly and willingly online, was in fact, a challenge for other horses.  I was thrilled to see how much they loved having the obstacles to play with.  And to watch the horses assess the situations and figure out where to place their feet.

Buster and I are more than "buds" we are??? I was there when he was born, droped, whatever you want to call it, I watched as his mom laid beside him and rested, licked him and wispered sweetnothings into his ears. I was the first to touch him, hold his head and play with his feet, head, neck, you get the idea.

We had our first ride when he was a day old, me standing over him following mama.

Orphaned at 4 months we had to find a way to grow, not like Bear, my wifes baby, orphaned at 2 weeks, thats her story.