There's a difference between thinking about competing "with" or "against" one another.
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As of December 15th, I’ve been, for all practical purposes, under house arrest. It’s not what you think, even if you think twice. No, I haven’t been naughty, and no, I don’t have Covid. I’m recovering from some reconstructive surgery on my leg.
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I've had great teachers to learn from in my life as a carriage driving trainer. Many of them were human. However, some of the best teachers have been horses. The best ones will catching you doing your job right. The other ones will make you better by waiting for you to figure it out.
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I hate to say something like “How was your season?” because to me, this is prime-time for driving. I love driving in fall despite the dwindling daylight and falling temperatures. Maybe not so much of [...]
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Posting images or questions about carriage driving on social media can be a great way to share and learn. Of course, then there's a whole world of unvetted experts chiming in. Learn how to spot the difference!
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From time to time in a conversation or in writing I refer to my “Horse Trainer Lifestyle.” It’s a handy little phrase that can be turned in just about any direction I need it to. [...]
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Sometimes the ponies have trouble understanding theory! One thing that drives me crazy is “theoretical instruction.” Like most people, I start to get fidgety, even anxious when an instructor makes a deep dive [...]
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The most difficult thing about creating lesson plans is making sure that I explain the movements of the exercises as clearly as possible. To be honest, that can even be challenging when we're together in [...]
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In the words made famous by Frank Sinatra “The best is yet to come!” Fall is my favorite time for driving horses. It probably has something to do with the fact that my passion [...]
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What’s your plan when you head out to drive your horse? Do you make a plan and follow that plan, or do you follow your horse's nose? Some people will answer that they are going [...]
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There's a pervasive syndrome that has been affecting the equine world for years, decades really. Yet it goes on, without discussion, mostly unchecked, and untreated. It's known only as GPS (Good Pony Syndrome) to professionals [...]
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Winter is often the “off-season” for most horses and horse people. For me, it’s the “off-the-field season,” but in many ways, it's my “on season” for a lot of the work I do. I’m always [...]
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15 years ago today, I was skiing in Vermont on Killington Mountain. Known as “The Beast of the East”, Killington is one of New England’s largest ski areas (insert heckling comments of Western U.S. and [...]
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The Day I Learned About the Outside Rein. As a young horse trainer, I was aware of this concept called “the outside rein.” But my understanding was entirely conceptual. Sure, I had an outside rein, [...]
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Dr. Al Andersen discussing equine ailments at Coachman's Delight 2010 This picture showed up on my timeline today. It’s from 7 years ago when I had a retail store for all things carriage [...]
