by Shelley Thomas | Aug 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
In part 1, I talked about specificity of training and working parts of the whole. I listed some “always” and “never” exercises for riders. Now onto Part 2! Take a listen to this video to dive deeper and learn why exercises made the list! The... 
by Shelley Thomas | Aug 6, 2019 | competition, core, equestrian, fitness, Uncategorized
There’s a principle in sports performance called specificity of practice. Basically, research shows that to be good at something you have to practice THAT thing. For riders that means . . . To be a good dressage rider, you have to ride dressage. To show jump well, you... 
by Shelley Thomas | Jan 26, 2019 | equestrian, goal setting, Intrepid, Uncategorized
In November, I spent a weekend in Las Vegas with my husband, Jim. He’s a geologist and has been working in Nevada. He had a few days off, so I headed to Vegas to join him. We did the true tourist thing and stayed on the Strip, went to a high-priced breakfast buffet,... 
by Shelley Thomas | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I made some New Year’s Resolutions this year I’m on track to keep! They have not been written down and forgotten this year! But yesterday was one of those times that I didn’t follow my plan and spent the day spinning. I spent the day with this low-grade anxiety... 
by Shelley Thomas | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
The last 24 hours has involved dealing with our sick dog. Buster, our Bluetick Coonhound, started throwing up the evening of October 15th. We were up with him all night, brought him into the vet, and now he’s in doggie ICU. They think he might have... 
by Shelley Thomas | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Considering my recent cleaning spree, I thought I’d dedicate this blog to open space. Specifically, open space on the calendar. So many of us jam pack our days. I’m certainly prone to doing this. I consider myself “in recovery” from this habit, but it’s so easy to...
