Month: November 2018

The Power of the Mind

When I am mountain biking and come to a big obstacle or steep hill, if I say to myself “I can do it, I can do it” I will almost always make it through. If I allow even a glimmer of doubt to enter my mind, I will invariably fail. Such is the power of…



Overcoming the Winter Blues – Trotty Potty and Choose Your Own Adventure

I don’t know about you guys, but I tend to get a little sad when the snow starts to fly and the trails are too icy to venture out. If you live in one of those nice warm places like North Carolina where you can ride out most of the winter, well.. I’m trying to…



Awesome trail ride – a hunter pace

Even if you have no interest in fox hunting, I recommend you find out if there is a hunter pace in your area. A hunter pace is, for all intents and purposes, an awesome trail ride that is open to everyone. You don’t have to be a member of a hunt club, you can ride…



Horse Vision – That Explains a Lot!

Greetings, predators! Yes, you with your forward facing eyes with your binocular vision and your sharp canine teeth and all of that. Even though these days most of us go shopping at the grocery store rather than chasing down prey, we are still predators. To state the obvious, horses… are not. They are 1,000 pound…