Doing nothing IS the plan dog training rest Jun 18, 2025

There’s something I learned while riding as a kid that’s stayed with me ever since: horses need time off. Not a day, not a weekend — I’m talking full weeks, sometimes a month, of rest. No riding. No training. Just time to be horses.

 

We understood it wasn’t a luxury — it was necessary. Their bodi...

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Are you still having fun? joy rest Jun 13, 2023

June can be kind of intense, especially in the AKC agility community. 

(For those of you untouched by this madness, June 30th marks the last day to qualify for the Invitational in Orlando in December.)

 

And while many of you are "marked safe" from the craziness of qualifying, we could all use th...

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