Inside you will find insights and encouragement to take your riding to the next level:

Proven mental strategies for all riders for successful riding from the inside out. Discover solutions for those pesky, negative feelings that hold you back, like fear or a lack of self-confidence.

Riding and showing information for cutters to keep improving your skills. You will receive ongoing concepts to help you overcome your cutting challenges.

A vehicle for you to share practical tips that work. Blogs on the Home page, Personal Performance page, and Cutting page will give everyone the opportunity to share positive ideas with each other.

Encouragement for you to know you CAN overcome your challenges and live your dreams. This site is dedicated to providing those boosts for you.

Just for fun, here’s a 1:15 min cutting/dressage montage video.

My friend, Jessica McMakin created it for a film class assignment. She had to contrast two different kinds of things in a similar category.

Two fabulous sports …well done.

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How great it is to have Spring popping up the flowers!

A lot’s happened since the last newsletter to inspire me personally.

No matter if the inspiration comes from something easy or from something difficult, for me it’s always welcome. It’s like a spark to keep our spirit shining brightly in what we value most … it lift us up.

Being so inspired, I decided to do two things.

The first is to ask a favor of you. If you have a horse or riding story that’s occurred in your life … or if you know of someone else’s horsey inspirational story, share it with me so I can share it with everyone. It can be long or short.

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Here are some thoughts about love.

Love celebrates what and who we love in our lives every day.

Love sees the best in ourselves, in each other and in our horses no matter what’s going on on the outside.

Love is walking to the barn and realizing how crazy we are about our lives with horses and enjoying every second of it.

This Valentine’s Day, I wish you love in all you think and do.

From the heart of love you can overcome any obstacle and reach all your goals … and beyond.

Happy Valentines Day!

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I had an awesome December.

I LOVED the Futurity Champions Cup Cutting and wrote about it in the Cutting article below. I was truly moved by this event.

Then, over the holidays, my husband, Tom and I ventured to Santa Fe, New Mexico for some R&R. I’m refreshed and definitely back rocking and rolling now! I like those vacations.

I have exciting plans for 2012. They range from goals about riding and showing to more "Insights" Interviews, to some new online courses! I’m really pumped.

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Dave McGregor is the Recipient
of the 2011 Zane Schulte Award

A BIG “Congratulations” goes out to Dave McGregor of Vina, California.

Watch this video and be inspired by Dave’s contributions to our industry.

He is an inspiration to us all!

I begin this month’s newsletter with two important “Thank Yous” for:

1. The great success of the Lloyd Cox and Boyd Rice benefit “Insights” Webinar for JB McLamb and Cyndy Dvorak. WOW … so many made a difference. And, it’s not over. If you choose to purchase the audios again, or for the first time, the money will keep going toward JB’s and Cyndy’s medical expenses.

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Some newsie bullets to bring you up to date! (-:)

• Texas is still hot and dry. “Be cool,” has new meaning.
• Our young Aussie dog, Ruby is getting better with the cattle. She’s really my husband, Tom’s dog. I try not to let my trainer side interfere!
• My third "Insights" Webinar was with Stacy Westfall. She did a fantastic job describing communication with a horse, and more. Stacy is truly extraordinary in how she thinks about everything.

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A lot has happened since the last newsletter!

The St. Jude’s fundraiser … so successful … raised over double the original goal. Woohoo!

I had a fabulous time being a coach at the America’s Favorite Trail Horse Competition. It will be an American Idol type show this Fall on HRTV on Dish Network. Very cool. I had a blast. Be sure and check it out.

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Hello, Again!

Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s a picture, taken last Sunday of my sister, Tootie, myself, Mom, and our brother, Clete. (We missed sisters, Nicki and Roberta.) Clete has it rough with four sisters!

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