One of the nicest things that's a result of becoming empty nesters is that my husband, Robert, has made time to join me in learning how to work with natural horsemanship. On this day, we were in an arena full of obstacles with others who were "playing" with their horses.
I did not understand before how much play for horses involves pushing each other around. It doesn't come so naturally to me, but I've learned that my horse will see me more as a leader if I can tell him with body language where to go. Think of a mother horse, using he nose to push her foal. Rob has Curley playing a sort of red light, green light.

Recently I've had a chance to give a nice carriage ride to girls celebrating their birthdays. American Girl dolls come along for the trip! Here are Emma and Kelsey, with their friends in North Salem, turning eight.

Rides now available in Rockport

Thanks to Daisy Nell and Stan Collinson, who helped me move the little "lovebuggy" to Rockport. Now Curley can give vacationers an unbelievably beautiful ride along the seashore, with no trailer transport involved- he lives right there!
This little carriage got its name for its size- it's light which is good on the hilly roads, and it seats a couple perfectly.
I am now taking reservations for special rides in both Rockport and Salem. Recently we did a wedding at the Hawthorne. Here's a great photo by David LaChapelle. I am so excited to be back in action with a wonderful, intelligent, curious horse.

Wagonette now available

This is a happy and sad photo. The good news is that my wagonette is read to roll, and can be used for up to 8 children for a party. The sad part is these neighborhood children on Margin Street were unaware at the time of the photo that Curley and I were hitching it up to move it to a new location- I have finally had to move out of the space that was perfect for my business- except for the R2 zoning. The building has sold and we were asked to leave. I will miss these kids and the location.