Morgan Up The Levels

The journey of two Morgans: *Saumur*: Dismissed as not-trainable by experienced trainers and the Amish alike. Together we worked our way from learning to steer to the USDF Bronze Medal. Saumur passed away in 2022 at the age of 26. *Remy*: Cheerful, loving -but not without quirks- on his way up the levels. This is also a tribute to the remarkable professionals helping us along the way, Roz Kinstler, Lisa Oberg, Vanessa Voltman; and most of all to Jean-Paul, husband extra-ordinaire.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

The perfect souvenir: Handmade wool reins - and a text that makes my day

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 During the ride we stopped at goat and sheep farm, where the owner also has a small store in the loft of her barn. She sells items made fro...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

A truly transformative trip - it feels almost like a new lease on life

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Tomorrow will be the third anniversary of JP's accident. It's been a rough road, to say the least. Losing my beloved companions Zigg...
Friday, April 12, 2024

Having fun trying something new - welcome to WE (Working Equitation)

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 My friend and trail buddy Jen told me about WE and said it is a cool sport we should try. It's also called "Dressage on Steroids...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Yay, long-reining - and the beauty -and pain- of a great lesson

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Roz made it from sunny Florida to Michigan for a couple of clinics in the area. I was fortunate that Chris, the owner of Rod & Whip Farm...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Back into the swing of things - and a new meaning for 'Up the levels'

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 Yes, it's been a long time after my last post. I thought of completely quitting the blog, but then JP really loved reading it and he al...
Friday, September 16, 2022

One year later - Godspeed to the consummate horseman

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 September 12 was the one year mark of Jean-Paul's accident - and when life as I knew it stopped.  To say that it's been a rough rid...
Thursday, February 3, 2022

Pretty is as pretty does - and hey, there is a horse on the cover

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 First major snowstorm of the year. Yesterday we were basically snowed in, until Brad's snow removal team could get to our driveway. Whe...
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