After purchasing Asia to help me start riding again I became interested in the Morgan Breed. I love their history, their perfect suitability for life in New England, their hardiness and their intelligence not to mention their beauty which continues to stun me. I was astonished to find out that the old foundation lines are critically [...]
For me training a young horse involves weeks and months of gradually building the right muscles, developing a language between the horse and trainer that both understand, spending time learning about all the details that a lifetime partnership with humans entails. Grooming, cross ties, farrier, indoor arenas, outdoor arenas, trails, varied terrain, leaving friends, saddles, [...]
With the advent of a home base at Berkshire Equestrian Center in Richmond MA, I have decided to change my winter strategy. Last winter I booked clinics and lessons for every weekend and most weekdays. This laudable attempt to keep working through the difficult months of January to April was based on the supposition that [...]
I was on my way to Oklahoma for the WDAA World Championships and the Morgan Grand National with Asia in tow when I got a call at 4:00 in the morning that my husband was in the ICU. Fortunately it was only the first of three overnight stays on the trip so it was only [...]
Renaissance Horsewoman (A book about me!?) by Cathy Drumm When I first met Lise Krieger she was riding one of her Canadian horses Dudley in a lesson during the first of many clinics at a local farm. Dudley had a sullen look on his face and though Lise was attempting to make him cooperate I [...]
Asia and I did indeed ride down the Centerline at the rated shows this summer. We competed at CT Morgan, New England Morgan, Oakrise Farm and The Northeastern Western Dressage Championships. As I said in my last re-rider blog we competed at Intro because Asia simply isn’t ready for canter yet. Her back needs to [...]
I turned the big 60 in January of 2018. It is a birthday that I was actually looking forward to. For some reason I have always regarded 60 as the turning point from middle age to old age. Not that I now think I am old, in many ways I feel better than I have [...]
I decided that the horse that would best suit me is probably an old fashioned or Working Western style Morgan. Morgans were originally bred in New England and are adapted to harsh weather and conditions, which means that the independence that I am looking for will be there. I can’t handle a hot house flower [...]
What Next? Sterling is in the rear view mirror. He was a lovely horse who got me back in the saddle but didn’t satisfy the LOVE part of the equation. Deep breath, things always turn out for the best if one is patient. I have time to think about the characteristics I want in a [...]
Sterling This is the best photo that I could find of Sterling. He’s the one in the front with the sweet expression and the black fly mask. He is pictured here in a clinic I gave at Cady Brook Farm being ridden by my student who half leased him for the summer. The fact that [...]
