You horse is an athlete; why can't you be?
It’s always fun when you tell someone what you do for a sport and they say: “horse backing riding isn’t a sport! The horse does all the...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
It's Showtime!
The season is here! We are all ready to hit the road and showcase what we have been working on all winter! Show season is here! Here are...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
A Horse Can Only Be As Good As Its Rider
A horse can only be as good as its rider. Whoa. What a truthful statement! I overheard someone, who isn’t in the horse business I might...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
Watch Your Mouth
It is a proven fact that what we speak is more likely to manifest because our brains process what we say much differently than that we...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Practice Relieves the Pressure
I recently headed to IEA Regionals in New Hampshire with the Midcoast Maine Equestrian Team. I have to admit, as I watched the kids get...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Be In The Know
Recently, at one of the facilities I work at, a client came for a lesson and made a comment about how her horse wasn’t acting like...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
Showing is great, but what did you learn?
It was awesome this past weekend to get back out on the road and hit a horse show with the Midcoast Maine Equestrian IEA team that I...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
How to beat the heat
With all that is going on in the world, it seems like I am constantly hearing about living “The New Normal”. In my opinion, this doesn’t...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
What to do when there is nothing to do
This year has certainly brought its challenges to the entire horse community. Many things we planned for have been cancelled or postponed...
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Virginia Shaw, BTB Trainer
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Progress Not Perfection
Life is all about progress. For example we don’t go from being born to immediately being able to walk. The same is true when it comes to...
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