Posted in Misc on Jul 23rd, 2009
A lot happens in small increments. This is where magic is grown.
At the Ranch today we were acclimatizing a horse by the name of Stoli to the ranch and developing a bond with him using the first Waterhole Ritual™. He is a 21 year old ex racehorse that is a schoolmaster in lower level dressage. [...]
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Posted in Misc on Sep 22nd, 2008
Hi again. Before I get on to today’s post, I ‘d like to tell you about a special event that’s taking place at my ranch on Saturday October 4th.
If you own an ex-racehorse or are planning to purchase one… come and join horse racing hall-of-famer and Parelli student Julie Krone, race horse trainer Jack Frazier, [...]
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Posted in Observations on Aug 15th, 2008
Hello. Today I would like to conclude my thoughts on how we can help racehorses by looking to the future.
The strong permanent change we can make is to guide children to be compassionate and caretakers of horses. A great way to start with children is to ask them what does the horse’s world look like [...]
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Posted in Observations on Aug 8th, 2008
Hi. I’d like to continue today with my thoughts on racehorses and how we can help them.
One big problem I see is how to get people to give up a lifestyle of joy and celebration around the love of horseracing when its history is full of legends, heroes and greats. There are many honourable traditions [...]
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Posted in Observations on Aug 6th, 2008
Hi again. Today’s blog post is once more on the horse racing industry and I was moved to write it in response to the very positive comments we received to the last post on the subject and also because I received an email from Dawn Mellen.
Dawn is busy organizing her first fundraiser for her [...]
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Posted in Observations on Jul 2nd, 2008
Recently I heard of the unfortunate tragic end of the life and career of Eight Belles. I was struck by the comments of several people interviewed about the event and I realized that I felt absolute outrage at some of these comments.
First, I remember the reporter asking a gentleman about the race and the ethics [...]
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