Kat + Odys

living and learning one day at a time.

  • May 3, 2022

    Training Diaries: Containment

    Spring is (maybe?) here after false spring and third winter have passed and as such the outdoor sand ring was ready to play in! Our first sunny and warm day yet this year and so play we did. The intention Odys and I ended up working with this afternoon was “containment”. As it was the […]

  • April 3, 2022

    Earning the trust of a dragon

    Earning the trust of a dragon

    As I near Odys and I’s two year anniversary of meeting, I am noticing more and more signs of a deepening relationship. The ally ship that we have formed speaks to high trust, effective communication and a sense of equality. Something that I’ve sat with a lot since re-entering horse-personship as an adult is the […]

  • March 2, 2022

    Return to the ring: reflections

    Return to the ring: reflections

    Odys and I stepped into the competition ring this past weekend! It was Odys’ first time at an indoor competition, and my return after about a decade off from the show ring. What a trip. So much has changed, especially within myself, and yet in so many ways it felt like time stood still for […]

  • January 17, 2022

    And then?

    And then?

    The past few weeks have felt like a renewal of an old part of myself. Even amidst a deep freeze here in the home province that made riding and pretty much any un-heated activity not possible, I was able to bring back weight training for myself. Fueled by a steadily building interest in doing things […]

  • December 31, 2021

    2021: Can Stability be Exciting?

    2021: Can Stability be Exciting?

    What to say about 2021. As I reflect back on the year as a whole, it seems to be filled with many experiential highs and lows that have settled with an air of neutrality. Working with my dark horse, Odys, and developing our relationship was certainly part of those highs and lows. I can safely […]

  • June 14, 2021

    On Connection

    On Connection

    ships have a way of testing that understanding of connection. Truly being connected doesn’t mean sunshine and butterflies, all the time. It actually means holding space for the conflicts, “negative” emotions and turmoil that inevitably exists in all of us and within a relationship.

  • May 6, 2021

    Non-linear Progress

    Just like entrepreneurship, adulthood, injury rehab, art or gardening.. riding and horse-personship is an excellent, humbling journey in non-linear progression. Re-reading my last post and reflecting on the past few months I can feel old, linear ways of thinking creeping in. Something in recent weeks I have been reminded is a fast way to feel […]

  • April 24, 2021

    Stepping back into the tack

    A year ago I was cautiously walking the line of making riding a more consistent part of my life. A couple years prior to this I had begun taking lessons again with the use of a school master and a great coach. While this was a very positive experience, once a week lessons were an […]

  • December 31, 2020

    A Unforgettable Year: 2020

    A Unforgettable Year: 2020

    As I sift through the endless stream of “good riddance 2020” posts on social media, I can’t help but pause and feel grateful for this so called cursed year. A year ago on this date I likely couldn’t have predicted how far I would have come in a year. Do I say this every year? […]

  • September 13, 2020

    Weekly Reflections: Sept 7-13

    Weekly Reflections: Sept 7-13

    Hello! I’m not entirely sure what to write about this week. The week itself was full of “regular” busy-ness between work and organizing myself for the course I have been teaching over the past few days. In all honesty I was so mentally focused on the two big things up coming (house possession and course) […]

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