Everyone has a story. And one of the most effective tools to tell your story is through video. But, not just any video will do the job. Creative story-telling involves meaningful, narrative video to reach your target audience. Check out this video I made while polishing my video game at the Maine Media Workshops and…
Score! Today was a day of great lessons and outstanding shopping. What could be better? Oh yeah. Quiche for lunch. Our morning lessons were with Francisco. I worked on straightness in the canter and especially in the piaffe. I learned I needed to tap Zelo on the butt like I do my Lusitano at home,…
After breakfast the next morning, Morgado’s Commercial Manager (and self-avowed prince!), Henrique, loaded Anne from Australia, Meg and me into his car and we headed north to Óbidos. Since I am unable to phonetically spell out how the Portuguese say the name of this enchanting little village, I looked it up. Here ya go: ˈɔβiðuʃ….
True confession. I was lazy and didn’t write down what I learned in my lessons until later in the week. My mind is more like a sieve rather than a steel trap and if I don’t write it down, it’s gone. Meg, on the other hand, is young and can remember stuff. Be glad Meg…
We were tired and jet-lagged when we landed in Lisbon (aka Lisboa) and the line for immigration was horrendous, but we finally made it to the other side. Nothing quite prepares you for the throng of humanity as you exit the luggage area sleep-deprived and dazed as a barrage of anxious people scan your face…
Like many busy women, Eliane Cordia van Reesema runs on caffeine, passion, guilt and a little sleep. After all, she’s a mother of three, an entrepreneur, a wife, a business owner, and a professional dressage trainer and competitor. “I think we all understand the difficulties with being a mom and a business woman,” she said….
I figure my body is a microcosm of beneficial bacteria because of horses. At least that’s what I tell myself while I am doing the “stall shake,” a choreographed dance in which I scoop up a pile of poo with a stall fork and wiggle it to sift out shavings and leave horse apples behind….
Grand Prix international dressage rider Kim Herslow knows that correct position is one of the keys to good riding and her coach of five years, Olympic athlete Debbie McDonald, is a stickler when it comes to position, alignment and balance. “I think a lot of trainers don’t focus enough on the balance of the rider’s…