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Apr 02 2019

Myths Busted – Hat Wearing (for heat loss, not safety!)

By Nicole Blogs, Myths Busted, Words of Wisdom No Comments

I was reading a book recently that recommended infants wear a hat almost constantly in their first year, because “most of your body heat is lost through the head.” I was finding myself getting cross with this advice, because for…

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Feb 05 2016

The War and Peace Conundrum

By Nicole Uncategorized No Comments

Every now and again I get a sort of epiphany moment, where I realise an assumption I’ve held has made no sense whatsoever. Sometimes, there’s been a nagging doubt that something doesn’t make sense (like we lose most of our…

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Oct 09 2015

Technology is a marvellous thing.

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It would have to be said that I am better with horses than I am with computers, and by and large this doesn’t bother me. But technology is moving along and although my iphone still won’t do the mucking out…

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Apr 07 2015

Don’t Run me Over! Take 2.

By Nicole Case Studies No Comments

The thing with Willow happened quite some years ago, but it’s an anecdote I visit often, as I think it illustrates a good point about being firm on boundaries and how it can really help you out. I have another…

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Mar 31 2015

Living to Tell the Tale – Don’t run me over – take 1.

By Nicole Case Studies No Comments

I think if you ride, handle or train horses you have a duty to yourself and others to do everything as safely as possible. I might be a bit cavalier about use-by dates on food, and we’ve extended the 2 second…

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Mar 24 2015

May I Be Completely Honest?

By Nicole Case Studies No Comments

May I speak frankly? May I say something that perhaps shouldn’t be said in front of the husband, or parents? May I be completely honest? Ok, here goes. There are safer things you can do with your time then riding…

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Jan 09 2015

So far, so good, this winter.

By Nicole Case Studies No Comments

This was our trailer, which got a tad muddy bringing hay out to the horses in the field… Getting this through a muddy gateway with about 16 peckish horses meant there was no need for coffee in the morning: the…

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Dec 10 2014

An interesting compliment that might have once offended me

By Nicole Musings No Comments

  On a recent workshop, one of the participants gave me some interesting feedback. She said (something like) “You’re very good at letting people learn within their own frameworks. You don’t over-correct and I like that because I find being over-corrected…

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Dec 05 2014

Moor Wood Stables – not *just* a livery yard

By Nicole Case Studies No Comments

  There was a time when, I have to admit, I saw the work we did training horses, especially “problem horses” as more….not glamourous, perhaps, but more worthwhile and skilled than, say, running a livery yard. We were sensible enough…

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Dec 01 2014

Adventures in Learning – 2 – Writing…..

By Nicole Case Studies No Comments

So, we do “self-directed” or “autonomous” learning.  Our children learn what interests them, when it interests them. My son has a learning style that involves complete immersion in a subject and then leaving it completely alone for a while. Some interests…

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