Embrace the Change
How quickly life changes! We ask our horses to adjust to change calmly, so I'll try to adjust to my change gracefully. The good part...
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Laura Claman
- May 11
- 2 min
News and Updates!
Hello my lovely friends and patrons, I would like to catch you all up to date :) Yes, the shop will still be open! From May to...
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Laura Claman
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Welcome 2023!
A new year always brings with it the feeling of a fresh start. That is so true for me especially this year. I'm having another back...
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Laura Claman
- Aug 8, 2022
- 4 min
Fun and Joy Even in the Heat
Connecticut weather has been like a tropical forest. We had a great spring, let's not forget about that. It was nice and cool and no...
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Laura Claman
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
Tagalicious Finds Friends
Yes, the weather has been great for riding and outdoor work. Tag is at summer camp making friends as work on his pasture at home...
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Laura Claman
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Jack Meagher Wisdom
It takes me a lot longer to read a book than it used to. I'm not sure what to attribute this to because I used to read every day, could...
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Laura Claman
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
Spring, Flowers, Sun, Warmth!
Oh yes, it's coming! After a winter of vertebra fusion and no riding, I'm ready for a really great riding season! My goal is to build up...
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Laura Claman
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Lemons, Silver Linings and Rosy Glasses
There are so many jokes about horse people and their toughness to withstand countless injuries that inevitably occur if you choose to...
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Laura Claman
- Apr 9, 2021
- 3 min
Bust out of Covid-19 Funk!
My energy level started spiking as soon as the days began to get longer. The Covid weight I put on? It's sliding away not because I'm...
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Laura Claman
- Jan 9, 2021
- 1 min
Hypervigilance
A prey animal MUST be hyper vigilant to live. It is easier for a person that has been through trauma to understand horses on a deep level...
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Laura Claman
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Devoted For Life
I recently got some UV film for the windows at my shop so that I can put saddles and clothing in the window displays and be protected...
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Laura Claman
- Sep 21, 2020
- 4 min
The Horse in Society
Where does the horse fit in a modern civilization? Out of 331 million people in the U.S., about 7 million people ride, and 700,000 folks...
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Laura Claman
- Aug 3, 2020
- 2 min
Saddles Aren't Afraid of Water
I remember as a kid hearing that rain was bad for saddles. “Don’t let it get rained on,” I would hear. I thought it was because it would...
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Laura Claman
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
March on to summer
The few weeks in March the Blazing Saddles store was open were as successful as I could have hoped. When I began working on the store...
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Laura Claman
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
Blazing Saddles
If you had asked me five years ago what I'd be doing in 2020, I wouldn't have come close to my current reality. The Grand Opening of my...
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Laura Claman
- Oct 8, 2019
- 1 min
Always New
Remember the excitement you felt the first time you rode a horse? That feeling never goes away for many horse people. I'm always looking...
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Laura Claman
- Jun 18, 2019
- 2 min
Words to Ride By
One of the books I refer back to time and time again is Dressage Formula by Erik F. Herbermann. His training methods and philosophies...
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Laura Claman
- May 8, 2019
- 3 min
Above the bit, behind the bit, on the bit
Above the Bit, Behind the Bit, On the Bit The best way to get a horse on the bit is to focus on the horse’s body. What is on the bit?...
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Laura Claman
- Mar 8, 2019
- 2 min
Quadruped
Inside-rein-itis I have heavily borrowed this term from Erik F. Herbermann’s book, Dressage Formula while teaching lessons. I’m not sure...
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Laura Claman
- Jan 6, 2018
- 5 min
Notes from Laura's desk
I have a heavy background in education and psychology. Luckily, it turns out that a horse trainer needs all of these skill sets. I have...
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