At the horse show in-gate of the new year.

January 1, 2022 by lgrice

At the gate of a new year – it’s like approaching the horse show ring, walking up the chute, through the in-gate… and into the unknown – do you feel your heart pounding?? As I wonder what the coming year will bring, this quote stills those butterflies-mixed-with- anticipation…

Horses and the homing instinct

December 1, 2021 by lgrice

Anyone who’s prodded and zig-zagged their horse away from the barn, only to beeline back on the return trip;
anyone who’s ridden an egg-shaped circle, bulging as though magnetized toward the arena entrance
or anyone who’s earned a break-of-gait penalty at the show ring in-gate knows…Horses have a “homing” instinct.