Weekly Photo Challenge: Treat

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Treat.”

Related ‘treat’ posts:

Training with treats

Prevent mugging because of treats

Magic of using different kind of treats

Have fun trick or treating tomorrow!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Careful!

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Careful.”

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place (with my horse of course!)

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.”

As long as I am with my horse, I am in my Happy Place. It doesn’t have to be riding, also sitting and watching my horse in her herd makes me happy, doing chores at the barn make me happy, training my horse makes me happy. Just being with my horse…

It takes my mind off of everything. I am in total Zen Mode: in the moment. That is why horses are good for the soul. My soul. Thank you Kyra for being here.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Change

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Change.”

The changes in Kyra’s coat are tremendous: her black tail has almost gone silver, just like her mane.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Beneath Your Feet.”

The assignment was to look down and capture the ground beneath your feet.

I never made a picture from this point of view riding my horse. Thank you for watching.

It was quite challenging because I made the picture with my phone. It was hard to sit still, focus and operate my new, big slippery phone with one hand without letting it fall into that ditch you don’t see in the picture.

The feeling that represents this picture is ‘proud’:

-I am proud that I managed to make this picture the way I pictured it, despite the difficulty making a picture with my phone in one hand.

-I am proud to accomplished training my horse the way she is. She is very cooperative and sensitive and she knows so much already. She is only seven years old.

-I am proud that I changed my training methods over the years from traditional to Natural Horsemanship to positive reinforcement to train my horse. You can see Kyra enjoying her reward in this picture.

-I am proud that I accomplished my search for the Holy Grail: a saddle with a perfect fit for horse and human, high quality and beauty. I am enjoying my saddle and my Spanish stirrups every day I look at it or use it.

Related posts: Creepy, Close Up, Connection, Inspiration & Today was a Good Day.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Connection

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Connected:”

Mees & Kyra

Horses love to be connected: to their herd, their friends, to nature, to other animals and to people. They are very good at it, too.

Related posts WP photo challenge:
Today was a Good Day
Close Up
Inspiration
Creepy

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Weekly photo challenge: Today Was a Good Day

For the Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Today Was a Good Day” I chose this picture of Kyra. It is taken today, and is was a good day.

We had a lovely morning ride today. The weather was sunny, there was a nice breeze and Kyra did her best, as always. After the ride and her shower she rolled down. For me a moment to enjoy, too.

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