Raise Your Expectations
Jerry on Nov 20th 2009
After spending the month of August with Pat Parelli, on my last day I had the opportunity to ask him “What is one tip you would give me for my horsemanship?” His answer was thoughtful yet simple “Raise your expectations”.
That simple phrase seems to have become my theme since then, both in my own horsemanship [...]
Presence: My First Ride
Jerry on Sep 18th 2009
“Don’t saddle the the young horses in the barn because someone saddled Presence in here and she started bucking and about jumped through the plate glass window into the office” was one of the first comments I heard about Presence even before I knew her name. Little did I know that she would end up [...]
Be Careful What You Focus On
Jerry on Apr 14th 2009
Just the other day I created a video on a private blog for my Level 2 students and one of the things I talked about was focus. Or more specifically using the natural power of focus.
Flashback…
…to a job I had over 30 years ago. I mowed the fairways of the country club golf course. [...]
Do Horses Lie?
Jerry on Dec 11th 2008
Hopefully many of you have had a chance to read my article in the Nov. “Savvy Times”. It focuses on my relationship with my first levels horse Kahn.
A story I like to tell about Kahn is how he showed me that horses never lie…
It was sometime back when we were in level 2 and I [...]
