COTH Posts
How To Prepare For Devon
THREE MONTHS BEFORE: Natasha, one of your assistant trainers, asks if she can join her family on a vacation for a chunk of time [...]
Through Fire
My coach, Michael Barisone, is a Big Deal Guy. We’d met in passing a few times, but never had more than a superficial "Hi, [...]
Pulling The Trigger
For all intents and purposes, there’s three reasons I show a horse. One is to win, or at least to do as well as [...]
That Show Ring Shine
A lot goes into a winning competition ride. Years of great training for the horse and for the rider; smart preparation leading up to [...]
The Michael Poulin Hypothesis
With the official naming of my wonderful, brilliant friend Ali Brock to the U.S. Olympic Dressage Team for the Rio Games (along with Steffen [...]
Let Summer Begin
I’ve been on the road for several consecutive weeks, between clinics and horse shows and the general chaos of spring and summer, and I [...]