Karlie LeblancDec 23, 20203 min readHorses make me feel better The rust colored stall wall is cold and hard against my back as I slide down into the shavings, the stall is currently occupied by a...
Karlie LeblancNov 19, 20204 min readWe can do hard things When you look at pictures on the internet of horse riding instructors, we are often seen standing in the middle of an arena. We are...
Karlie LeblancNov 3, 20203 min readParenting with a soundtrack ... A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R ... the steady beat of the soundtrack to "Hamilton" is playing through the speakers in the truck as my daughter and I...
Karlie LeblancOct 23, 20204 min readShocking Emotions ... My chest tightens as I sit outside the arena on a big horse with an inky black mane and tail. His coat glistens under the lights in the...
Karlie LeblancJul 29, 20203 min readA More Beautiful Life. I am a nerd. There I said it!! I'm not talking about the kind of nerd with the taped up glasses that can regurgitate information at the...
Karlie LeblancJul 10, 20202 min readCoffee CrisisDo you remember reading the stories when you were little about the princess locked in the tower, that is protected by the sleeping dragon?...
Karlie LeblancMar 24, 20203 min readJust Breathe ... The steady hum of the tractors reverberates in my ears as I sit on the back of my horse behind the ally way. I take a steady breath in...
Karlie LeblancFeb 24, 20202 min readCatching FeelingsThe classes were finished. The horses taken back to the barn and put away. Ribbons were collected and given to parents to hold, and the...
Karlie LeblancFeb 13, 20203 min readI have a confession ...Okay yall, I have a confession to make!! I didn't want my daughter to grow up riding horses. Now, don't go throwing sticks and stones,...
Karlie LeblancDec 19, 20194 min readI can't skiOkay, so it isn't click bait! Lets talk about my most recent trip to the mountains. Let me interject a couple of fast facts about the way...