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Equine Chiropractors - Rudy's Corner on All Pony

Jan 12, 20224 min read

Equine Chiropractors - Rudy's Corner on All Pony

Happy New Year! I thought I'd provide a brief update on the Rudy The Rudster book series. In the fourth quarter of last year, I had a...

Diane Jones

Dec 16, 20214 min read

Reflections on the year

There is only one thing we can control, our mind. Years ago, I read a book titled How We Choose To Be Happy. The book helped me reframe...

Diane Jones

Nov 30, 20213 min read

Yoga with Rudy

Rudy has helped me beat to my own drum. Over the six years I've owned him and four barns we've been at, there have been numerous...

Diane Jones

Nov 15, 20213 min read

Change

My niece was born a horse-crazy kid like me. She took her first riding lesson at three years old and continued taking classes until she...

Diane Jones

Oct 28, 20213 min read

Unexpected Joy

When I think back seven years, my life as it is now is unimaginable. I would never have thought I'd be spending hours at the barn with my...

Diane Jones

Oct 14, 20214 min read

I've Got This!

The first two blogs on fear came effortlessly, but this one did not, hence the delay in writing it. I've been thinking about my...

Diane Jones

Sep 28, 20213 min read

Fear - Part 2

It's hard when you look in the mirror and recognize the truth. You see the person you are versus the person you think you are. I'm sure...

Diane Jones

Sep 15, 20214 min read

Fear and finding my teacher

I believe that no one wants to be a fearful person. I also think that people are often blind to many of their fears and don't realize the...

Diane Jones

Sep 8, 20214 min read

Caring for each other

If you follow me on social media or via this blog, you know I had a riding accident a few months ago. The accident, thankfully, did not...

Diane Jones

Aug 27, 20213 min read

Boundaries - Tricky business

My horse triggers an old, habitual way of thinking and feeling in me, not enough. Horses establish clear boundaries with each other. They...

Diane Jones

Aug 18, 20213 min read

What matters

Some people face a lot of loss in the form of death in their life while others face comparatively little. I fall in the latter camp. As...

Bodywork - A way to bond with your horse

Diane Jones

Aug 7, 20213 min read

Bodywork - A way to bond with your horse

Everyone seems to have a different view on the necessity and effectiveness of bodywork on horses. There are many treatments, and every...

Diane Jones

Jul 25, 20213 min read

Less is more

We are all familiar with this concept but, how often do we apply it skillfully in our lives? My approach to life is to try and try harder...

Diane Jones

Jul 15, 20213 min read

Many thanks

Rudy has enriched my life in countless, unimaginable ways. As a result of owning him, I have made many wonderful, kind-hearted friends. I...

Diane Jones

Jul 8, 20213 min read

A Special Day - The Photo Shoot

It was going to be a busy day for Rudy and me. Portsmouth Living magazine was profiling me as their person of interest for the September...

Diane Jones

Jun 30, 20212 min read

Wish For Rudy

I went to a horse clinic earlier this month. The title was Compassionate Connection, and the instructor was Heidi Potter. If someone...

Diane Jones

Jun 23, 20213 min read

Reboot

A year ago this month, Rudy and I were going through a rough patch. He had developed stomach ulcers and it took a few months for me to...

Diane Jones

Jun 13, 20214 min read

How It All Started

Social media isn't my thing, the only reason I have an Instagram and Facebook account is to market my children's book Rudy – A Big Horse...

Diane Jones

Jun 9, 20213 min read

More Than Courage

I busied myself with pulling things together to head to the barn. I was trying to ignore the growing anxiety I felt. As I envisioned...

Diane Jones

Jun 7, 20211 min read

The Lunge Line

It occurred to me that he was just another big horse, forever testing me to see if I'd hold my ground, often succeeding in moving my...