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The Big Picture

 
The Big Picture When young, I believed anything was possible. I still do. When young, I fell in love with the horse, and their peaceful mirror image they had to offer of myself. I still see it and love it. When young, I have dreamt of being Olympic and World ...

Do You Know What You Are Riding For?

 
Observing some of the chaos over a warm up ring, teaching countless times the basics, hearing excuses for mediocre or bad results, gives me the overwhelming feeling that most individuals do not know what they are even riding for? It takes a lot of maturity to look in the ...

FLAIR Master Class: Eric Dierks: No 2 - The Skinny

 
Second video in a series featuring TEAM FLAIR’S Eric Dierks in which Dierks, a member of the USPC Board of Governors, takes the viewer on a course walk of the 2010 American Eventing Championships cross-country course. In this second part of the eight part FLAIR® Master Class featuring Dierks, he ...

These are some pics taken while hacking on our new Farm.

 

Sterling

 
Just purchased another off the track Thoroughbred by The Silver Move out of Charming Lover.  26 starts  His name is Sterling and he has got engine to spare! Very excited about him.

The Debate that Should Not Even Exist

 
As I hear the debate between Modern vs. Classical Dressage, I think "Great, another misperception of what basic training is." Here is my version of Classical vs. Modern Dressage. One is centered around the basic training of the horse to increase longevity, ridability and harmony in the horse's life ...