It's all relative. One of my favorite clients has used that phrase frequently and I’ve found myself using it as a good reminder the last year and a half. It’s so easy to get caught up in ourselves, what we feel, what we want, what we aren’t getting. I’m not sure about you all,
We are once again accepting interns at SWPH! We had the most amazing intern earlier this year, Brianna Brodowski! I asked her to summarize her time here to encourage new interns; I'm late in posting it but I sure appreciate her input! Thank you Bri and we can't wait to see you again in October!
(We all want a pony like Moe for our youth!) The weather is warming up, but still in the beautiful stage; the holidays are over, spring break and summer break promise for more hobby time; it’s that time of year where I get asked, can you help me find a horse to buy? Remember that
This summer there was a bit of a shift in some of my students’ agendas, and it left a bit of longing in my barn from some of my horses. I totally understand that agendas change, kids lose interest or choose different hobbies, or even life situations just force us out of the barn. But
I’ve judged a few 4-H shows this year, and most recently their State show. I always offer advice at the conclusion of the shows in case any of the kids are interested in why they placed the way they did. This year I was surprised to hear how many kids told me they could not
Time for a reflective moment! It’s been a busy couple of weeks folks, and I apologize for slowing down on our posting here! But now, the holidays are coming, a baby is coming, and it’s time for me to slow down a little! I’m going to start back with a short Thanksgiving themed post; just
I started my own official business at the age of 20. That means that I have had my own business for 10 years now! Happy 10 year anniversary to Samantha Walker Performance Horses! I feel like I could write a book on the last ten years, but here are just a few highlights. (Young and
My last post was about doing the most with the ponies that you have, no matter where they end up in the long run. In that last post, I explained how I was late to the game but in the end, I felt like I had done right by a pony that ended up in
Sometimes, things just don’t work out Every once in a while, a horse comes into a training program that doesn’t end up working out for whatever people needed it to. Not because of anything the horse actually did, sometimes that horse just doesn’t grow enough, sometimes the family decides not to be as involved as
Nervous in front of your judge? I’d like to think most adults understand that the judges who judge our horse shows are actually just people like the competitors. In fact, many judges have spent more time learning how to judge, putting hours of studying and apprenticing in and going to clinics to keep up on
