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 [...]
The ongoing story of a soon to be too old horsewoman, and a really cute, but very opinionated, colorful, Morgan mare. Before I get to the colorful and opinionated Morgan mare I think it is important to tell the history that led me to her. I decided to write this journal because, during my [...]
Adrenaline Adrenaline plays a huge role in the behavior of horses. Because they are prey animals their adrenaline switch is very easy to turn on and quite hard to turn off. In the wild their survival depends on first noticing danger as quickly as possible and then reacting to it by running away very fast. [...]
There is a new discipline in the horse world that is gaining in popularity so fast that the organizers can barely keep up! It is called Western Dressage and is exactly that, classical dressage done on a western horse using western tack and gaits. It is now a USEF Affiliated discipline with its own set [...]
Oh boy! Wonderful, exciting and terrifying all at the same time. For those horse owners lucky, or unlucky, enough to live in a part of the world that experiences winter, spring fever is a real and all too recognizable phenomenon. During the months of freezing cold, with ice, hard ruts and rotten snow covering the [...]
