If you’ve had the chance to read part 1 of Let’s Chat About Pacing (click here to read), I brushed over a few little concepts about ‘thinking’. The main reason I split the two into think person number one- and thinking-person number two is that, you do[...]
I like to think there are two different types of thinking when it comes to pacing. Don’t worry, I’ve been both of them at some point during my time. The first thinking, who gets a little ‘frustrated’ when their horse slides in the odd pace. Their hear[...]
We are all entering a world of uncertainty. I feel like as equestrians we have a little bit of ‘thick skin’ entering into this human virus crisis. After all, EI didn’t knock us down! As an accredited EA coaches need to adapt into this ‘new age’ of u[...]
You’ve might have seen a fair few posts recently about this dark handsome kiwi horse. Don’t worry, I haven’t replaced Arnie! In fact, this tall dark handsome man is Kiwi Jak! I thought it was time to do a little ‘informal’ introduction J Of course,[...]
I’m sure there is a point in your life when you have come across your first Standardbred, it will be a point in your life that you remember. For me, I’ve been fortunate to have grown up with them in my life since I can honestly remember. With my family hav[...]
When I was writing down my goals for this year I was super excited to picture my goal kicking year ahead. I was focused on three areas of my life; training and competition, personal development and professional development. Recently rereading my post “goa[...]
I enjoy writing and sharing my insights about what I am passionate about, anything Standardbred and dressage I can chat all day. It is important in our sport that we are a supportive bunch of individuals, this is why I find it incredibly frustrating reading an[...]
As I sit down thinking and writing out my goals for this coming year, I find it hard to concentrate. A typical hot Australian summer day, looking out the window of my parents’ house at the paddocks while sitting in the air conditioning, a whopping 45 degree[...]
Earlier this year the family purchased 3 lovely fillies from the Yearling Sales in Christchurch, all 3 lovely fillies and 3 very different fillies! Making our latest team 5 Kiwis in total, sounds like we have an addiction! I was fortunate enough to hop b[...]