365 Sunrises and Sunsets
Life happens, diverting our attention for moments, days, weeks, and sometimes years. I started writing this piece months ago and am only...
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Diane Jones
- Mar 2, 2022
- 4 min
Love
I'm a little late writing this blog. Taxes took precedence. Ugh. I got the idea to write this blog around Valentine's Day when I mused on...
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Diane Jones
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
Hello old friend
Hello old friend, previously when you came knocking, I shut the door in your face. I now acknowledge your presence and tell you it's okay...
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Diane Jones
- Jan 12, 2022
- 4 min
Equine Chiropractors - Rudy's Corner on All Pony
Happy New Year! I thought I'd provide a brief update on the Rudy The Rudster book series. In the fourth quarter of last year, I had a...
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Diane Jones
- Dec 16, 2021
- 4 min
Reflections on the year
There is only one thing we can control, our mind. Years ago, I read a book titled How We Choose To Be Happy. The book helped me reframe...
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Diane Jones
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
Yoga with Rudy
Rudy has helped me beat to my own drum. Over the six years I've owned him and four barns we've been at, there have been numerous...
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Diane Jones
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Change
My niece was born a horse-crazy kid like me. She took her first riding lesson at three years old and continued taking classes until she...
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Diane Jones
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Unexpected Joy
When I think back seven years, my life as it is now is unimaginable. I would never have thought I'd be spending hours at the barn with my...
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Diane Jones
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
I've Got This!
The first two blogs on fear came effortlessly, but this one did not, hence the delay in writing it. I've been thinking about my...
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Diane Jones
- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
Fear and finding my teacher
I believe that no one wants to be a fearful person. I also think that people are often blind to many of their fears and don't realize the...
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Diane Jones
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
Caring for each other
If you follow me on social media or via this blog, you know I had a riding accident a few months ago. The accident, thankfully, did not...
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Diane Jones
- Aug 27, 2021
- 3 min
Boundaries - Tricky business
My horse triggers an old, habitual way of thinking and feeling in me, not enough. Horses establish clear boundaries with each other. They...
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Diane Jones
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
What matters
Some people face a lot of loss in the form of death in their life while others face comparatively little. I fall in the latter camp. As...
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Diane Jones
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Bodywork - A way to bond with your horse
Everyone seems to have a different view on the necessity and effectiveness of bodywork on horses. There are many treatments, and every...
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Diane Jones
- Jul 25, 2021
- 3 min
Less is more
We are all familiar with this concept but, how often do we apply it skillfully in our lives? My approach to life is to try and try harder...
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Diane Jones
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
A Special Day - The Photo Shoot
It was going to be a busy day for Rudy and me. Portsmouth Living magazine was profiling me as their person of interest for the September...
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Diane Jones
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
Wish For Rudy
I went to a horse clinic earlier this month. The title was Compassionate Connection, and the instructor was Heidi Potter. If someone...
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Diane Jones
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Reboot
A year ago this month, Rudy and I were going through a rough patch. He had developed stomach ulcers and it took a few months for me to...
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Diane Jones
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
More Than Courage
I busied myself with pulling things together to head to the barn. I was trying to ignore the growing anxiety I felt. As I envisioned...
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Diane Jones
- Jun 7, 2021
- 1 min
The Lunge Line
It occurred to me that he was just another big horse, forever testing me to see if I'd hold my ground, often succeeding in moving my...
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