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Mar 21

March 3, 2021

Zorro and Two Passages

By emmadailykline /

These pictures make me smile. I’m always relieved to see that’s some of what Buck has taught me is sticking....

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Nov 20

November 8, 2020

A Few More Words About Perfection

By emmadailykline /

I wanted to add a few words about chasing (or actually not chasing) perfection. I mentioned this on the recent...

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Jun 20

June 19, 2020

Wilz and Unfinished Business

By emmadailykline / Horses

Willow rotated out of my string kind of passively at the end of 2017. She had gotten a minor stone...

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Feb 20

February 2, 2020

Tiny Ocean Update!

By emmadailykline / Horses

Since the days are a little longer, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to play for a few minutes here...

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Zorro at the Northwood Farms Campus

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Jan 20

January 28, 2020

Zorro’s January Update

By emmadailykline / Horses

I still can’t believe he’s not going to be taken away from me. A Facebook memory came up the other...

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Jan 20

January 12, 2020

DAVEENA AND THE FINE LINE BETWEEN 51% AND 49%

By emmadailykline /

  Well, what can I say about Daveena for this month? I’ve been trying to describe our evolution together and...

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Jan 20

January 2, 2020

NEW YEARS DAY STRING UPDATE

By emmadailykline /

Hi Friends! Happy New Year! A new decade is a “heavy” thing to ponder! I spent a few minutes this...

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Oct 19

October 21, 2019

Zorro: On the way to riding with Anne Gribbons!

By emmadailykline /

Happy Sunday Friends! ?☔️? So...the official ambassadors of fall in western Oregon have arrived. The BIG rain storms are here in...

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Oct 19

October 19, 2019

Bonnie: A few rides in…

By emmadailykline /

Bonnie. ?? Oh my goodness. This little one! I feel similar about her to how I feel/felt about Vivian. What...

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Aug 18

August 11, 2018

String Update

By emmadailykline /

The news from my string is that I switched Vivian and Daveena over to the campus and brought Lil and...

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Jul 18

July 22, 2018

VIVIAN: THE FUN IN HORSEMANSHIP

By emmadailykline /

I’ve noticed lately that Ray Hunt’s words: “Set it up and let the horse find it.” have been crossing my...

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Mar 18

March 24, 2018

From Mind To Mind

By emmadailykline /

The thing about writing and vlogging about horsemanship lately is that I feel like everything has been said already. That’s...

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Jan 18

January 16, 2018

Daveena and The Northwood Challenge

By emmadailykline /

As I recall it was bleeding hot that summer. Temps were over 105 every day. There is no shade at that Dayton Washington arena either but I recall us all being cheerful and happy the whole week long. (Plus there is nothing like a few days of 108-110 to make you really appreciate a 95 degree day and appreciation seems to always be an effective mood elevator.)

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Aug 17

August 2, 2017

WILLOW: GAME CHANGE

By emmadailykline /

The only thing I was doing was setting up an idea that she might be able to feel something different and giving her all the time in the world to think about that and make an adjustment if she wanted to. Because she's so sensitive and, miracle of miracles so confident, it felt almost like she was curious.

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Jul 17

July 26, 2017

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Jun 17

June 28, 2017

THE POOFINESS OF THE RECTANGLE

By emmadailykline /

Photo by Nicole Poyo Photography Follow her on Instagram@nicolepoyo Yep. I said poofy. A little like fluffing a pillow on the...

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May 17

May 22, 2017

THE WILLOW EFFECT

By emmadailykline /

That thing. You know, that thing where you've had a horse in your barn...in and out of your string...for years...

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Oct 15

October 19, 2015

THE STORY OF JAX. Part One.

By emmadailykline /

A few days ago I was sitting on one of my favorite horses chatting with my friend Beth who'd come...

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Sep 11

September 3, 2011

Feeling Together

By emmadailykline /

The first time I watched Buck ride it struck me how artfully he communicated with his horses. Of course he...

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