Blue Moon Rising

07/07/2025

Looking forward to another dressage show this weekend Les Bois Dressage

03/07/2025

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TIMING
Creating reasonable expectations for ourselves is a key component to personal and professional development. As a riding coach, I help people figure out what they want to improve, the steps to figure out how to get there and the training program that makes the most sense for them.
Timing is everything!
We need to look at our expectations for the change. Although it makes sense that we want to change something that is not working. Change is not instantaneous. Change requires a process to fully shift behavior (how we train/ride/live life).
We need to identify what is working and what is not working, in any given situation, around a specific behavior or situation. Then we need to identify what are reasonable expectations to shift these dynamics. Next we develop the DISTRESS TOLERANCE OF UNDERSTANDING what we need to do but not always being able to do it. THEN we fully integrate the change.
We are homeostatic beings…and so are our horses.
Even when things are obviously problematic it is difficult to change. We are comfortable with status quo.
Allowing people to support and challenge you is critical to success.
Deciding when to change is up to you. Are you ready? Is it time...

30/06/2025

05/06/2025

CHASING PERSONAL BESTS

This seems to be my motto this year. Actually it is my approach in all aspects of life. As a mental health therapist, I want to help people figure out the what and how to their personal best. As a coach, I encourage my riding students to bring out their personal best in both themselves and their horses. My husband can attest to my ongoing positive challenging (sounds so much better than nagging 😆) of self care physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I share all this because the hardest part of my “day job” is level of care assessments for eating disorders. It’s so hard to see people truly struggling in their distorted thinking with their body and personal value. The reality is so many people struggle with their bodies and self care on some significant level.

My riding colleagues are fantastic about taking care of their horses. The horses will get the best nutrition, physical therapy/ massage, and training program. While the rider struggles in their self care. I used to be one of these riders.

Three years ago, Mr Beat challenged me about my workout program - it was time to kick it up a serious notch so that I could keep up with my big beautiful beast 🐴🖤. Now I’m in the best shape of my life. It’s has been a long journey in body and emotional awareness. You can read that story in FRONT ROW SEATS TO CRAZY.

Front Row Seats to Crazy: Rouhe, Helena L.: 9781523205356: Amazon.com: Books

Change is hard. Facing uncomfortable truths, core negative messaging and working through it can be exhausting. Please don’t let that discourage you. You got this! 💪 I believe in you. Now it’s your turn to start believing in yourself. Dig deep and challenge yourself to be your personal best! 🤩☺️

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05/06/2025

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12/05/2025

What a fun weekend!

We started by going for gold! Goldfinch that is, this bird was determined to tease Chelsea into thinking she could hand feed it. 😆

The girls gifted me this amazing apron for Christmas so we sported them Saturday as we worked on our braiding skills. 🙂

Such a supportive team! Cruising around on Saturday with the Blue Moon Rising team shirt and Sunday in coats and rain gear to cheer the riders on, all with smiles and genuine cheer ☺️

Everyone had A-HA moments and improved with every ride! Shelby received her second Training Level score needed to qualify for Regionals! So now both girls are qualified for Training level and Dressage Seat Equitation. Next goal for both girls is First level, Sophia came super close in her last ride today. She and Delta are growing and improving all the time. Shelby took home some more show reserve championships this time. Go Shelby!!

Elli stuck with Kia despite his nonsense and had some really great moments. She also rode in Dressage Seat Equtation. Such a great opportunity for a mini lesson from a judge!

Jess is new to our team this year and this weekend was her first effort at USDF recognized show. She and Indie did awesome!
We are looking forward to seeing this pair develop.

Finally Mr Cash and I, received a qualifying score and personal best as a team for PSG. We are looking forward to our homework...well I am at least ;)

We will all be back next month!

Thank you to Christel, Gail and all the volunteers for making these show possible 🙏😊

28/04/2025

Looking forward to adding new memories this year and building out our purpose!

Final Cut Review

24/12/2024

We are excited to announce a significant shift at our farm from equine therapy focus to team development between horse and rider and horse/rider pairs with each other. The Blue Moon Rising team is intentionally small. We have 3 junior riders, 1 amateur and 1 open rider, in addition to myself. I am very excited to work with these amazing people and horses. They have helped me connect to the team spirit I have been longing for as a coach. Jennifer Kotylo will continue to guide us in our training program.
Helena Rouhe Beat
Elli Guy
Jennifer Kotylo

24/09/2024

Hey Region 6 competitors, anyone traveling on Wednesday Oct 1st from Spokane/CdA area? I have clients taking their first long haul with their truck & trailer and would love to caravan. Please PM if I can connect you to them 🐴☺️

24/07/2024

It’s time to complete the staining project at Blue Moon Mending Farm! We will be working August 18 & 25. Starting early in the morning about 7am going until 12 or 1 pm each day depending on the heat…. So can we get some volunteers 😬

28/01/2024

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

Crazy title right?!

It’s taken from a book that inspired a short tv series designed to help people manage their stuff. Stuff ends up being both emotional and physical. The show features a team of Swedes, of course, who help people on their journey to organize space.

Building on our theme of balance, connection and harmony managing our stuff will be a recurrent underling theme.

So as I take on “the ongoing project that is the garage,” I have been reflecting on this lovely concept. Let’s break it down shall we…

Gentle - It’s so important we are gentle with ourselves when going through our stuff. Gentle means allowing ourselves time to work through our boxes (again emotional or physical), empathy to recognize emotions that might come up and fortitude to endure the process.

Art - it’s considered a beautiful or desired product and very messy while in process.

Swedish - traditionally no nonsense and flourish in clean organized space.

Death cleaning - not embalming 🫣 instead encourages us to organize our stuff so that it is honored and placed appropriately or it will just end up in the waste bin of life. In other words, be accountable with yourself or it will go to waste. This is a rather deep concept. I will attempt to tackle it throughout the year.

For now, let’s check in on how we are all doing with our projects 😊

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