Laura Claman Equine Solutions

 

Tag with the star, Patsy without. We try to plan our futures as best we can. The thing is, we can't know what the future plans for us moment to moment. My last post was months ago, and not much that I planned has come about. Embracing the "go with the flow" mind set is not easy for one like me; however, I'm learning. Mom is feeling better after finally getting diagnosed with ulcers. I can't help but think that if she were a horse, I would have seen the signs, lol. She is back

I am a horse and rider trainer. Anyone can say that in the U.S . How do you choose who to learn from? Do you look at their show record to see how much they've won? As a child, you probably didn't have a choice and rode with the stable that your parents chose. My first time on a horse was 1972 on my neighbor's barrel racing horse. I was 4. I rode lesson horses from age seven until I was able to finally purchased my own horse in my 20s. I was the student, and then instructor,

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

There are so many jokes about horse people and their toughness to withstand countless injuries that inevitably occur if you choose to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One of the books I refer back to time and time again is Dressage Formula by Erik F. Herbermann. His training methods and philosophies...

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?...