Lessons In TR has two exciting announcements! 1. Facebook! This is kind of scary but…Lessons in TR is now on Facebook! I’ve had a few requests and decided it would be a good idea because, you know, I don’t have much time to be on the internet and am trying to get off Facebook. This is … Continue reading
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Extra Large Helmets
Do any of your riders have a head so large it doesn’t your normal helmets? It’s not an uncommon problem. I’ve read about it in multiple forums, and recently had a reader ask for helmet recommendations for this. I didn’t have a good answer off the top of my head, so I thought it would make a … Continue reading
Program Sustainability Concepts
We’re back with day 2 of the 2017 PATH Intl Virtual Conference! The first session was “Program Sustainability at Year 70: Practical Advice and Choices from Green Chimneys” by Michael Kaufmann of Green Chimneys, and it was really good. In case you thought, like me, what can this chimney guy teach us about the therapeutic riding business, know … Continue reading
PATH Intl Virtual Conference!
Hi all, it’s been a while! I’ve been out of the teaching loop due lately, but today I’m sooo excited to attend the PATH Intl Virtual Conference for the next two days! I haven’t been able to get out to teach and ride as much as I’d thought I would since having the baby, so the … Continue reading
A Few Links – Pole Work, Core Exercises, CHA book, 2016 Conference Handouts
Hi folks, sorry it’s been a long time since I posted, but I’ve been busy and now we are in the middle of a family emergency. However I have these links I’ve been saving to share with you, so enjoy these for now, until I can post again! ~ This clever big Polework Exercise from the Rubber … Continue reading
Movement Development, revisited
Something that has been blowing my mind lately is connections between child development, watching my baby learn to move, horseback riding, therapeutic horseback riding, and rehabilitating my own core. Because they are really all the same thing. Motor Development A few years ago I posted about Movement Development and Stability. The seminar made me aware of … Continue reading
How to Make Your Blog Pay for Itself
Heads up – today’s post is NOT about Therapeutic Riding! This post is about how to make your blog pay for itself, like I did, in hopes that it will help someone out, like all the internet articles helped me. So unless you’re looking for this specific info, you can skip it 🙂 About 2 years … Continue reading
How To Transfer Your Blog From WordPress to GoDaddy
Heads up – today’s post is NOT about Therapeutic Riding! This post is about how to transfer your blog from WordPress to GoDaddy so you can have a self-hosted blog, like I did, in hopes that it will help someone out, like all the internet articles helped me. So unless you’re looking for this specific … Continue reading
Sensory Trail
A sensory trail is a trail ride that incorporates natural and man-made elements and activities that incorporate all the senses – such as hills, bridges, flowers, music or touch stations, and so on. These are so fun to have at a therapeutic riding program! I wrote a post a few years ago on sensory trail but … Continue reading
Notes – Diet, Bone Adaptation, Infectious Disease Control
This past Saturday I attended the Purdue Veterinary Medicine Horseman’s Forum, a great day of seminars and continued education for those in the equine industry in Indiana. I really like this event because the presentations always include recent medical advancements and research, basic information as well as over-my-head info, and awesome real life pictures of gruesome … Continue reading