Summer School
Rachael Eliker
July 15, 2025
While the kids have been on break from school, it hasn’t been a vacation for everyone. Right as the kids
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Training
Farm Girl Runs Triathlon
Rachael Eliker
October 24, 2023
It probably goes without saying that a mother of seven young children doesn’t exactly have a lot of time on
Training Time
The Rehomesteaders
December 9, 2017
Today, we got snow. There’s no denying that we’re on the way to winter and, as much as I’d like,
The Cowboy
The Rehomesteaders
May 17, 2015
Starting with groundwork. Jack came home about a month ago to find me sobbing in the middle of the paddock
Lunge and a Haircut
The Rehomesteaders
February 8, 2015
Finally behaving herself. Yesterday was a beautiful reprieve from the gloomy, chilly winter weather so naturally, we took the chance
Forgotten Everything
The Rehomesteaders
August 14, 2013
Got started working Dancer again. She hasn’t forgotten everything. (She goes through the five phases quickly and thankfully, there aren’t
Good Use
The Rehomesteaders
August 8, 2013
As much as I hate to admit it, Stoney is getting older. His teeth have the telltale “old horse” groove
Loose Lips
The Rehomesteaders
August 6, 2013
The other day we put up a temporary fence to expand the horses’ pasture. Then Dancer got in trouble. Understandably,
A Taste of The Rolex
The Rehomesteaders
May 5, 2013
Since moving to Indy, one thought has been at the forefront of my mind: Try and tell me that horse
The Five Stages of Equine Training
The Rehomesteaders
February 11, 2013
Rehydrating after a training session. It’s been almost a month since I’ve been able to work Dancer. Fortunately, horses have a
Try, Try Again
The Rehomesteaders
February 4, 2013
In our day, Stoney and I won a wall full of ribbons in everything from eventing to dressage to show jumping. Though
Scary, Scarier, Scariest
The Rehomesteaders
January 16, 2013
Today I asked Dancer to trot while on her back. Getting on her back was scary. Trotting was scarier. Cantering
