Dec 18, 2017 | Patti's Blog
I suspect that I’m not alone, particularly amongst endurance riders in parts of the world where the return of winter means a contemplative time. The days are short, the holidays press obligations other than riding, and for us, the snow flies. It means that the...
Nov 26, 2017 | Patti's Blog
[Featured image by Jacke Reynolds, one of the Green Bean’s early leaders. Thank you.] I’m the first to admit that I was primarily a sidelines spectator and cheerleader for the Green Bean movement in endurance riding. Like most movements, it was started by...
Oct 16, 2017 | Patti's Blog
[Warning: This blog is full of smarm and stereotypes. I won’t apologize for that because, as those who know me in real life would likely confess, I am a wee bit cheeky that way.] A week or so ago I found myself with a day with no client meetings and a forecast...
Sep 3, 2017 | Patti's Blog
[Photos by Dawn Hilliard. Thanks, girl! For everything … ] Iggy has been my test pony for all sorts of theories I’ve accumulated over the years we’ve competed and the horses we’ve brought along. How it is easier to start a horse who is mature...
Sep 3, 2017 | Patti's Blog
[Photo by Spectrum Photography. GMHA, 2015] I believe that I shall always miss David Letterman’s Top Ten lists. After teaching so many clinics, meeting new riders or prospective riders or riders who have an inkling that they might love our sport “if only...
Jun 22, 2017 | Patti's Blog
Three months ago, we bought Iggy, an 11 year old Arabian who had done a couple of 25 mile rides and a moderately paced 50 miler at age 6 or so. He’d been purchased, but life got in the way with his new owner, and he didn’t have a full time (or even...
