Mountain Thyme Training

06/13/2026

Hi, friends. I want to send my sincere apologies to everyone who was hoping for a cones lesson today at the CVCA drive at Lorenzo and my absence.

For those who don’t know, I had surgery Thursday to remove a 7mm kidney stone that was lodged at the ureterovesical junction, between my kidney and bladder, for the last month.

While I’ll feel a lot better in time, I’m still really sore and standing, bending, or moving for longer periods is really uncomfortable. I won’t mention the other side effects 🥴😵‍💫Because of that, I was unable to teach today.

I want to thank everyone for their interest in lessons, and also to the folks at Cherry Valley Carriage Association for asking me to teach and making this opportunity available. I’m so grateful for the clubs support and hope to redeem myself in the future!

06/08/2026

Mulligan is a month old today! What a whirlwind first month it has been. But, every experience is a learning opportunity and the important part is that he’s thriving and wild. Bizzy continues to be a fantastic mom and certainly enjoys watching the shenanigans around the farm.

05/29/2026

Guess who is finally home after 12 days at Cornell? This dynamic duo! Mulligan has improved greatly over the last few days and all testing showed he was ready to go home. Bizzy was ready, too! Videos coming soon- he’s a wild boy!!

05/28/2026

Hi friends! Here is a long overdue update on our favorite duo- Today is day 10 at Cornell. Bizzy and Mulligan are out of isolation, awaiting further lung culture and cell test results tomorrow, then will decide next course of action with oral antibiotics. Ultrasound today showed inflammation improvement in right lung, not much change in left but no worse. His temp has been stable off of antibiotics for 48 hours. Keep sending that good juju his way, keep this positive trend going 🤞🤞

05/25/2026

Mulligan and Bizzy update- hopefully only a few more days at Cornell (today marks day 7) before I can break these two outta there. Mulligans white count was still pretty elevated yesterday and his team wanted a few more days of IV antibiotics before transitioning to oral antibiotics. Otherwise, they both are doing well. Please continue sending all the good juju their way 🤞🤞

05/23/2026

Update **Savannah has sold!**

I am honored to share that this gorgeous mare, Savannah, is offered for your consideration. Located in central New York State, Savannah has been professionally trained and shown in multiple carriage driving combined tests in 2024 and 2025. She is also trained to ride and would excel in multiple disciplines.

Update **Savannah has sold!**

05/23/2026

Hi everyone. Wanted to update on Mulligan. Im so excited to share that things are finally looking up and little man is improving. He’ll have bloodwork done in the morning and depending on the results, we can then come up with a ‘coming home’ plan. I am so excited at the possibility of seeing Mulligan and Bizzy soon. I also want to thank everyone who has liked, shared, donated, and purchased lesson packages. You guys have been so incredibly generous that I feel I can pay his bill without having to panic over how I’d pay for my everyday bills. I will continue to share updates on this little guy and his mom. Keep your fingers crossed for positive results tomorrow. Thank you all for your generosity, kindness and well wishes. I am so grateful, and so is my Mulligan ❤️❤️

02/20/2026

YES.

02/15/2026

Love this, it’s spot on.

🔥 CONTROVERSIAL OPINION INCOMING… 🔥

When life gives you lemons… apparently some people think you’re supposed to buy a better tree. 🍋

But let’s talk about horses for a second.

Not the flashy £50k mover.
Not the 70% regular.
Not the “made for it” combination everyone whispers about at the side of the arena.

I’m talking about the ordinary ones.
The ones people politely overlook.
The ones you get told are “limited.”

You might not be a world-beating rider.
You might not have the flashiest horse.
But you have a goal. So you graft.

Hours and hours.
Early mornings.
Late nights.
Different coaches.
Dents in your bank account.

Slowly… the scores creep up. 61%. 63%. 65%.
Not headline-worthy.
But progress.

Meanwhile, social media is screaming 70%+ like that’s the only thing that counts and the sidelines?
“Oh… that’s ambitious.”
“Is that horse really capable?”
“Interesting choice of test…”

Here’s the controversial bit:

🚨 Not everyone winning at 70% built it from scratch.
Some did and that’s incredible but some started ten steps ahead.

There is NOTHING more powerful than building something people said you couldn’t.

Then one day… you ride that test.
Not first place.
Not a sash.
But a solid score.
Qualification points.
Proof.

But to you and your village?
You’ve won. 🏆

Because you didn’t just beat other combinations.
You beat doubt.
You beat opinion.
You beat the narrative.

So here’s the takeaway:

✨ Stay true to yourself.
✨ Build your village carefully.
✨ Take constructive criticism, ignore the noise.
✨ And if you and your horse aren’t enjoying it… what’s the point?

Dressage (and life) isn’t about looking the part.
It’s about becoming it.

If you’re out there grinding with your “ordinary” horse trying to do extraordinary things… this is your sign to keep going.
Drop a 🐴 and picture in the comments if you’re building, not buying.
Tag your village.
Share this if you resonate with it and also with someone who needs to hear it today. 💛

Picture: This rider is Lauren Bennett and horse Luna and work their socks off to get where they have 😍😍😍