Twitter: ArtofDressageLast week, I was lucky enough to be able to take my mare with me to our District 4-H Horse Camp in Virginia. 4-H Horse Camp is held every year and one of the great things about it is that it open to all riding disciplines. This year, the camp was filled with barrel racers, hunter and...
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On our farm we have one mini horse named “Gus.” He was a birthday present to me from my husband about two and a half years ago. What Gus lacks in size he makes up for in his abundance of personality. He is a character to say the least! One of the reasons I...
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Christmas came a little early for me this year. Last Thursday, I was able to ride my mare after about a month off. Her shoes were removed just before thanksgiving. If you recall my concerns over “winterizing” my horses in a previous post. My mare Kerry also had a bump on her side that...
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Happy Halloween! In honor of Halloween, I have posted a video of a haunted barn ghost story. Not a video to watch if spooky stuff makes you nervous. I will say that is quite the barn. I would maybe take my chance with a ghost if I got to work out of a barn like...
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I decided for article number three to do some research on equine publications with a literary focus. I thought it would be interesting to write something a little different and I was just plain curious about what I could find. I was a bit disappointed in what I found…not much. There used to be...
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A recent family situation pulled my out of town for most of last week, because of that I am slightly behind on my mission. I am pleased, however, to announce that article number two has been submitted. I chose the Virginia Horse Journal to submit to. The VA Horse Journal had a request in the...
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As you sit at home blissfully reading posts on The Art of Dressage, you may think that I am the only one slaving away to put together interesting reading material. What you didn’t know is that The Art of Dressage (lets call it AOD for short) is not just myself, it takes an entire...
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The past couple of days, I have spent knee deep in learning about submitting a manuscript to a magazine. Each magazine seems to have different process and procedures specific to that magazine. Some of the magazines will compensate you for your article. Usually this is a small amount from $40-250 depending on the size and quality...
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The Mission: 10 Articles The Timeline: 10 Weeks The Purpose: Can I get published? I have tasked myself with a new mission on behalf of The Art of Dressage. I am going to write one extra article a week for 10 weeks. I am going to submit each of these articles to an equine...
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Sooo it is nearing the end of spring and the beginning of summer and I am already fighting the bug battle. My horses have reluctantly given in to wearing their fly masks. All except for the mini, who is the most flexible equine I have ever seen. He can get ANYTHING off of his...
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