On March 30, 1970, exactly 13 years to the day before I was born, the greatest racehorse of all time was born. The big red colt named Secretariat is probably one of the most well-known thoroughbred racehorses of all time, even now, 35 years after he won the Triple Crown.
We are currently in the “Run [...]

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The unfortunate accident that befell former Olympian and three day eventer Darren Chiacchia serves as a reminder that riding horses is a dangerous activity, no matter how experienced or talented you are–or how reliable your horse is.
This weekend, Darren was competing at the Red Hills Horse Trials three day event in northern Florida, when his [...]

Posted in Horse News, Jackie's Thoughts, Riding and showing 6 Comments »

One of my favorite parts of my time spent around horses is sharing their magic with others. I loved teaching lessons. I love talking with other horsey people. I love spending time with the other Pegasus volunteers as we share the horses with the students. I love bringing friends and family out to the barn [...]

Posted in Horsin' Around, Jackie's Thoughts, Women and Horses 6 Comments »

Many of the students who ride at Pegasus Farm, a therapeutic horseback riding facility in northeast Ohio, are autistic. They are also some of our most challenging students. Actually, the handful of students I work with on a regular basis when I’m volunteering are autistic. Because of the nature of their disability, I think they [...]

Posted in Making a Difference, Therapeutic Riding 11 Comments »

T is quickly becoming one of my favorite — albeit challenging — students at the Pegasus therapeutic horseback riding farm where I volunteer every Monday night. I’ve chronicled her progress for a while.

A November lesson
 January and February - an overview of T

March - continued improvement

For those of you who’ve been following T, Micah, and me, [...]

Posted in Therapeutic Riding 3 Comments »

It was a pretty successful week for several of the students at the Pegasus Farm therapeutic riding facility where I volunteer every Monday.  The week started off with the rider/volunteer appreciation banquet on Sunday night. I discovered that several of our Monday night riders have been students at Pegasus for over 20 years! And this [...]

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You probably don’t know, but besides being an avid horse blogger, cat owner, wife, and therapeutic riding volunteer, I’m also an internet marketing professional.
My job rocks. I work for a guy who is recognized as one of the best in the business (he speaks at all of the major industry conferences where he receives the [...]

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