A blog that focuses on our unique program that teaches natural horsemanship, heritage breed conservation, soil and water conservation, and even folk, roots, and Americana music. This blog discusses our efforts to prevent the extinction of the Corolla Spanish Mustang. Choctaw Colonial Spanish Horse, Marsh Tacky, and the remnants of the Grand Canyon Colonial Spanish Horse strain.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Another Reason to Change
I have encouraged conventional riding programs to take a look at our program and see if there are elements in it that could be incorporated to put some of the fun back in riding and to give people the opportunity to really understand horses.
Lydia recently made me a loaf of crackling bread. Now, how many of you instructors in the normal "ride around the ring in a circle" programs have ever had a student make you a loaf of crackling bread? Crackling bread is the strongest evidence of a program with happy students.
Hmmm. I'm sensing that you might be trying to passively motivate a certian girl to use up the other half of a certian package of pig fat in a productive way...
ReplyDelete--Emily
Em and Lydia,
ReplyDeleteIs that some kind of inside joke that I'm kinda weird for not getting? I don't get the inside jokes around here... ;
-Priscilla and Cricket
PS. Mr Edwards, I know I'm not there and I'm not really a student, but I am a VERY happy rider (even though I don't like making bread).