Have wheels, will travel: Esther Roberts shares her wise grandfather’s trailering tips that every equestrian should master before they hitch the trailer and hit the road with their horses.
“If my painful, plodding, raw honest revelations can help even one of you have an easier time on your own journey, this will all be worth every moment of frustration and fear.” As Esther recovers from a fall, she takes a moment for some self-reflection.
“In order to ride him effectively and be the best rider/teacher I can be for Kiwi, I need to ride him like he belongs to someone else. Someone who has hired me to ride and train their mustang, not mine.” A post-fall analysis by Esther Roberts.
A life saved is a life saved — but the world of slaughter auctions and kill pen “bails” is complicated and often controversial. Esther Roberts outlines the problems and possible solutions.
A road trip gave both Kaliwohi and Esther the opportunity to mark their progress as a team and as individuals — a long trailer ride for Kaliwohi, and a long drive for Esther to test her snacking resolve!
In this continuing series, Esther Roberts helps walk readers through the process of saving a horse from slaughter sale, from adopting via a reputable rescue to purchasing from auction directly. Today, we’re looking at the auction and bidding process.
The inside rein (guidance) and the outside rein (boundaries) each have a job to perform while riding — and the same could be said for life outside of the saddle as well. Esther Roberts explains.
Horse auctions can be a great place to source well-bred and well-trained animals; some auctions may also be the last stop for horses before shipping to slaughter. Esther Roberts details what to look for.
Viral video is circulating of a brave teen rider and her trusty horse taking a wild ride in hot pursuit of a loose Thoroughbred, escaped from a local horse show. Esther Roberts catches up with Caroline Shoults and her horse Tink for the rest of the story.
“Negative emotions are the equivalent of horse-eating dragons for those of us who hate conflict. Whenever I feel a negative emotion coming on, my first instinct is to flee – to the pantry.”
