Most handlers are chronically overcommitted — not because they’re greedy for progress, but because they believe progress requires constant doing. More classes. More skills. More drills. More reps. If you’re not actively working on something, you’re obviously falling behind… right?
That belief is...
There’s something I learned while riding as a kid that’s stayed with me ever since: horses need time off. Not a day, not a weekend — I’m talking full weeks, sometimes a month, of rest. No riding. No training. Just time to be horses.
We understood it wasn’t a luxury — it was necessary. Their bodi...
June can be kind of intense, especially in the AKC agility community.
(For those of you untouched by this madness, June 30th marks the last day to qualify for the Invitational in Orlando in December.)
And while many of you are "marked safe" from the craziness of qualifying, we could all use th...
