A friend of mine commented the other day that the average person doesn’t understand what it takes for a horse to be on stage.”
The people, music, chaos. I have ridden a lot of horses in my lifetime so far. Flags cracking going full speed at a rodeo with crowds, loud music and other horses squishing them in situations they are generally not ok with. That’s a lot. A lot to manage and a lot to expect out of these flight animals. But onstage at an Opera? Different can of worms. Ot really any harder just a different kind of crazy. Slow. Meticulous. This horse has NO SPACE. None. Walls and people surrounding him. He waits for my every ask. One step at a time…. He checks in with me with every step “one more? Ok. Just wait? Alright.” He does NOTHING until I ask him to. These videos are worth a million words. Especially if you are a horse person. Drogen has me in awe every time we get out there. He is complete magic. I am so very unbelievably lucky to have this experience with such a magnificent animal. He is a complete partner in this. I’m so lucky, and soaking in every second that I can. Huge shout out to Eugene Power, Drogens owner and Gary Sello for believing in me and making this possible. Love you both ❤️
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Someone left the kindergarten playground today!
Decided to put front shoes on Emma till her feet grow out. She is much more comfortable! Rocked ride #4. She is so smooth!
**Emma** ❤️
This mare is so much fun. Can’t wait to see how she is a year from now 😍
