First Post

I have finally added a blog to my website. Thanks to Emily Kitching and Steve Bell at Eclectic Horseman Communications I am up and running!

Through the blog I hope to be able to keep you posted on the new things I am exploring and discovering in my teaching, riding and Feldenkrais® training (which of course is always applied to the riding). In addition I will most likely add posts about the adventures of Andy and Al.

Al has been hunting this fall but he got a bit 'over excited' about the whole thing so he is back to a bit more serious flat work and on some Bach Flower remedies to help alleviate the anxiety produced by the sound of the truck engine. He got the idea that every time the truck started up the hunt was about to head out. He would run around the field looking for the hounds! His last hunt was Thanksgiving weekend. He went out with about 60 horses, the biggest field he had been with yet. Of course he had a terrific time but almost melted down when the hounds went past and he didn't go with them. He thinks he should one of the staff to help with the hounds. It has been suggested that he was a huntsman or a hound in his past life! He is settling in the field but is still ready to go after 4 hours afield.

Tonight it is supposed to get down to 17 degrees so the ground may well freeze (yes, I do live in Virginia). We are well below normal temps this month so far. Hopefully it will warm up enough for hunting to continue for Al's sake.