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"If you look at how long the Earth has been here, we're living in the blink of an eye. So, whatever it is you want to do...
03/10/2026

"If you look at how long the Earth has been here, we're living in the blink of an eye. So, whatever it is you want to do, you go out and do it." - Jamie Foxx

WOW - RAIN was the plan for the week. We got 2 ½" Monday/Tuesday and everything got soaked. Even Skunk Creek was a creek for many hours. We really need a couple more volunteers to help out on Tuesday late afternoons. AND we are ready and able to help riders on Saturday morning. Share our story and help us get more volunteers and riders. Who’s coming out to play ? ? ? Let us know either way so we can schedule. Call 623-465-0637. We are not “fancy”. We offer quality Equine Assisted Services and have for over 27 years. We are currently setting up classes for our new class year from mid-September to the end of May. Calling out for volunteers and riders. Call for more info and to join the fun. 623-465-0637.

Our community is stronger when we support each other! Reach out to leaders, businesses and organizations in the community to help provide therapeutic horsemanship to those in need. A sponsor's support can provide therapy for individuals, school groups, at-risk youth, veterans, and many more!

Thank you for your donation - Smith Family. Saturday evening I caught the full moon rising. Neat. Sunday was prepare for rain - I mean RAIN - days. I worked on the home trail to repair water cutouts across the trail the last storm messed up. Predictions were correct, rain started a bit Sunday late and got increasingly stronger all day Monday and into Tuesday early morning. We got 2 1/2" when everything was over and done. Everything Tuesday morning was soaked, muddy, very squishy and dry Skunk Creek was a high water running creek! Temperature on the porch was 54. So glad I gave everyone word on Monday to cancel as it was thundering on Tuesday at the time we’d be riding. Hay is due in on Thursday morning, so am hoping the ground dries enough for the big trucks to come in. I think it will. As I did evening chores, we were blessed to have a rainbow end our day. Wednesday, the ground was still a bit squishy, so focused on prepping the tent to receive 200 bales of hay Thursday early morning. We had some pretty sunset clouds over New River Mesa that evening. We got up early Thursday to receive the hay, but got “the phone call”. The hay didn’t arrive at the yard, so can’t deliver it today. Set up for early Friday. OK. So. . . .took the opportunity to play with Spirit. Worked on her ground games - especially yo-. Her -yo is good, but going backwards is still not her cup of grain. But, we made some good progress. She did well at liberty (no strings attached) with stay with me and even on her right side. Mounted up, we did a good home trail ride. There are some washouts from the rain, but not too bad since I worked on it on Sunday. Most of the time, the rain went down across where I put cutouts. YEAH! Friday we got up early to meet the hay delivery - - - BUT, once again, got a call that their delivery didn’t arrive. Crew was called to see who could work on Saturday morning and we set up for Saturday morning delivery. Saturday, Lisa arrived and we got busy with normal chores. She got Gracie out as the hay arrived. 100 bales on this truck with another truck to come later. Lisa had a good workout with Gracie in the pen with some very nice stay with me at liberty. She headed to the arena and after some more ground games mounted and worked on circles, good neutral and indirect rein and very nice forward trotting. Meanwhile, the 3 men from El Hay Guy got the first truck unloaded and stacked. Then headed out to get the other truck. It was impressive to watch 3 strong young men get those 200 bales stacked and finished by 11 AM. WOW!

Our horses are crucial in our mission to provide therapeutic services to our clients and to keep them healthy and happy. AND - Although hay is in for the year, we will need to purchase more again next fall - so there is always a Hay Fundraiser. Thank you to those who have donated in the past. We purchase enough each fall for the year so we can get consistent quality hay. The best time to purchase is at the end of summer when prices are lowest and the hay is freshest, so that’s when we do it. I don’t know what this year will bring, but we plan for $25 for 1 bale of hay. You can donate through Zelle to [email protected] or send a check. PayPal works through our “Donate” button, but they do charge a processing fee of almost 3%, so less than what you donated comes to us. You can make a donation any time and receive dollar for dollar tax credit on your AZ State taxes for 2026. The best way is with a check or through Zelle to [email protected]. We are an Arizona Qualified Charitable Organization (QCO) and a donation will reduce your AZ State Taxes. Use QCO Code 22306 on Form 321 to receive a tax credit on your AZ State taxes - for 2026 up to $506 state for a single person and $1009 for couples. For all you Fry’s VIP shoppers, please sign up at Fry’s Rewards choosing Code and Fry’s will donate to Stable Influence. We get almost $400/year from Kroger each year. Shopping on the web? Go through iGive.com or GoodShop.com e-malls, choose to support Stable Influence through your on-line purchases. The e-mall merchants will donate a percentage of the purchases to us. You still get great prices, and we get a bonus. It’s a Win Win. THANKS!

“The best revenge is massive success.” - Frank SinatraTemperatures are finally dropping for our second riding week. BUT...
26/09/2026

“The best revenge is massive success.” - Frank Sinatra

Temperatures are finally dropping for our second riding week. BUT, with the rain last week the gnats - or should I say GNATS - were out in swarms. YIKES! We really need a couple more volunteers to help out on Tuesday late afternoons. AND we are ready and able to help riders on Saturday morning. Share our story and help us get more volunteers and riders. Who’s coming out to play ? ? ? Let us know either way so we can schedule. Call 623-465-0637. We are not “fancy”. We offer quality Equine Assisted Services and have for over 27 years. We are currently setting up classes for our new class year from mid-September to the end of May. Calling out for volunteers and riders. Call for more info and to join the fun. 623-465-0637.

Our community is stronger when we support each other! Reach out to leaders, businesses and organizations in the community to help provide therapeutic horsemanship to those in need. A sponsor's support can provide therapy for individuals, school groups, at-risk youth, veterans, and many more!

Found some kitty paw prints in the yard that must have happened after that storm last week. Probably Carmel as he’s a big kitty. Sunday I was all set to get out and ride Gracie. So got chores done, fixed some trail washouts from last week and picked mushrooms up (not good to eat). Trimmed some of Dakota’s hoof cracks, replaced 8 strings on the hay tent then, finally, tarted brushing Gracie off. She’s been rolling in the dirt and it took so long, I was out of time to ride. But she sure looks better now. So, back to the house to do inside chores. Monday was very humid, although a bit cooler. The humidity made the gnats come out in swarms. Hard to focus when they are a cloud around you and your horse. Hid in the house to get away from them. Later, we had an Arizona Flag sunset. Tuesday, again the gnats were a problem. Cristina arrived to get horses ready. I got Liber-T and she got Spirit. Cristina did a very nice warmup on line and mounted with Spirit. She hopped on Liber-T for a moment to finish her warm-up. Natalie arrived and mounted right up. She did some warm-up in the arena practicing walk on and whoa - then off to her favorite thing - trail ride. Nice focus today. Back in the arena she worked on shape puzzles, placing rings on Liber-T’s ears, identifying toy food, jousting and, of course, go over the hill. Cayden arrived and got busy doing ground games - with focus and accuracy - with Spirit. Then he was ready to mount up. Cristina hopped on Liber-T, while Cayden led Spirit to the mounting steps, climbed up and mounted - with only a few reminders and guidance. YEAH! They then took turns choosing obstacles to do, weaving cones, stop in the hoop, stop over cavaletti, touch and circle barrels. Cayden did a bit of trotting before heading out on the trail with Cristina on Liber-T leading the way. Once at the barn, he helped untack and groom Spirit before his cuddle session with Gracie. BUT we had a twist. He learned to ask Gracie to come to him. He saw how to put a halter on, then did friendly, porcupine and driving games with a finish up with stay with me. Unfortunately, by this time the sun was behind Daisy Mountain and pictures just didn’t work out. He removed the halter, gave her a final cuddle and put the halter in the barn. Soon he’ll be able to do it all without help. We had a nice sunset to end our day. Thursday we had another nice sunset. Errands kept me from horseplay. Saturday, Lisa, Saanvi and Smitha came and we got all 4 horses out to play. Lisa had Gracie, Saanvi took Dakota, Smitha played with Spirit and I got Liber-T. The gals played with their horses in the pen first. Smitha and Lisa had their horses play “stay with me” at liberty. Saanvi had to halter Dakota for a nice stay with me. Dakota is out of practice and is still a bit reluctant to move out. It’ll take time to have her stay stretched out. It sure was fun to watch the ladies improving their ground skills and how the horses responded. In the arena, more ground work. I got started grooming late, so mounted up by the pens and rode the home trail to the arena. The gals finished up the ground play. Dakota was resistant to moving, but got more limber as Saanvi worked her on line and mounted. Lisa was first mounted up on Gracie and Gracie was calm and responsive today as she was asked to do neutral, indirect, backing and of course walk and trot. Nice circles and very quite and responsive. Smitha got up on Spirit next and worked to lengthen her stride, she got nice neutral rein and even a step backwards doing lots of point to point and circles. Saanvi mounted up on Dakota and, although it took a while and lots of encouragement, Dakota began to stretch out her stride, did some nice indirect and neutral rein and circles. We ended with a home trail ride - Gracie’s first with Lisa and Dakota’s first since January. All did well. Liber-T made sure her ears were in most pictures. FUN! It sure was a fun day to have all the horses out playing. Hurricane coming next week. Think we’ll lose some rides with lots of rain predicted Monday and Tuesday. DARN ! ! !

Our horses are crucial in our mission to provide therapeutic services to our clients and to keep them healthy and happy. AND - Although hay is in for the year, we will need to purchase more again next fall - so there is always a Hay Fundraiser. Thank you to those who have donated in the past. We purchase enough each fall for the year so we can get consistent quality hay. The best time to purchase is at the end of summer when prices are lowest and the hay is freshest, so that’s when we do it. I don’t know what this year will bring, but we plan for $25 for 1 bale of hay. You can donate through Zelle to [email protected] or send a check. PayPal works through our “Donate” button, but they do charge a processing fee of almost 3%, so less than what you donated comes to us. You can make a donation any time and receive dollar for dollar tax credit on your AZ State taxes for 2026. The best way is with a check or through Zelle to [email protected]. We are an Arizona Qualified Charitable Organization (QCO) and a donation will reduce your AZ State Taxes. Use QCO Code 22306 on Form 321 to receive a tax credit on your AZ State taxes - for 2026 up to $506 state for a single person and $1009 for couples. For all you Fry’s VIP shoppers, please sign up at Fry’s Rewards choosing Code and Fry’s will donate to Stable Influence. We get almost $400/year from Kroger each year. Shopping on the web? Go through iGive.com or GoodShop.com e-malls, choose to support Stable Influence through your on-line purchases. The e-mall merchants will donate a percentage of the purchases to us. You still get great prices, and we get a bonus. It’s a Win Win. THANKS!

"We have two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one." - ConfuciusOur first week of Session 1 ...
19/09/2026

"We have two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one." - Confucius

Our first week of Session 1 classes was this week. We really need a couple more volunteers to help out on Tuesday late afternoons. AND we really need riders for our Saturday morning classes. Share our story and help us get more volunteers and riders. Who’s coming out to play ? ? ? Let us know either way so we can schedule. Call 623-465-0637. We are not “fancy”. We offer quality Equine Assisted Services and have for over 27 years. We are currently setting up classes for our new class year from mid-September to the end of May. Calling out for volunteers and riders. Call for more info and to join the fun. 623-465-0637.

Our community is stronger when we support each other! Reach out to leaders, businesses and organizations in the community to help provide therapeutic horsemanship to those in need. A sponsor's support can provide therapy for individuals, school groups, at-risk youth, veterans, and many more!

Saturday evening had a pretty sunset to end the day. Sunday - AHHH best laid plans. Got going to get Sprit some ridding time. Hoping humidity wouldn’t get too bad. Did stall mucking out and dump. Got all riding equipment out. Played a while with Dakota to keep improving her rhythm and lateral work. It’s coming along nicely. She came right over, did pretty well with porcupine and driving. Forehand lateral is improving each time. Did turnabouts and circle at walk and trot. Nice. Then asked Spirit to come and she did. Worked on her right side for stay with me and stay out of my personal space. Games were pretty good. She’s improving her yo-yo and driving backwards. It’s hard for her somehow, but gets better and better the more we ask. Circle at walk, trot and canter. Stay with me again on right at liberty. She left a couple of times, but came back and after 3 go-aways she stayed with me walk, halt, back, yield hindquarters. Nice. By then both Spirit and I were covered with sweat and with no breeze, it was pretty hot. So decided not to ride, put everything away, finished feeding and headed to the house. Had some nice sunset sights to end the day. Monday was again humid, so worked again on line a bit with Liber-T, Dakota and Spirit. I’m asking all the horses to be very precise with pivoting which stretches out their shoulders and hindquarter muscles for more flexibility. All are doing better. All 3 came to me directly when I called them. Nice. They will only be as precise as their people request and I’ve been lax in asking for as much precision as would be good for them. Probably due to all the very high heat this summer. Just don’t want to do too much. But, it came back and bit me. So back to precision requests and responses. Liber-T is doing well trotting on the circle 5X each way to work her back. It’s showing too. Dakota is more flexible with her shoulders and is more rhythmic each time we work. She still isn’t doing her turnabouts quite right as she yields hindquarter rather than moving her forehand. But, it’s still better than last week. Spirit is getting backing up much better and respecting my personal space when I’m on her right side. She’s yielding so much better now with more range and rhythm. It’s working! We got another pretty sunset - they hits just keep on coming. Tuesday I played with Gracie a few minutes in prep for later class. Cristina came to help get Liber-T ready. Spirit had the afternoon off. Natalie arrived and after a quick round of the arena on Liber-T she was off for a trail ride. Back to work in the arena, she tossed beanbags, did well with the puzzles and jousting, enjoyed going over the hill. AND the best part - a second trail ride. We had another amazing sunset to end the evening. Rain expected, but didn’t arrive until Wednesday noon. But, while doing chores, dark clouds and lots of thunder rumbling all around. Hurried to get it all done. The rain hit hard for the rest of the day with a 2 ½" total by Thursday morning. Needless to say, it was too wet to ride on Thursday. Saturday, Lisa, Saanvi and Smitha came out and because we don’t have any riders at this time - - - NOTE - WE HAVE SPACE FOR RIDERS ON SATURDAY MORNING - - - they got play time with the horses. In the pen, Lisa got Dakota, who’s been doing better and better each week. Saanvi played with Spirit and Smitha played with Gracie for the first time. Saanvi worked on “personal space” with Spirit who like to crowd you. Smitha asked Gracie to come to her - she did - then they walked off together. Walk, halt, turn - Gracie was hooked onto Smitha. On line, Smitha was able to work on the games and got some really nice circling. Lisa played games with Dakota, who was a bit short in her movement. But, as she worked, she loosened up, which is what I’ve been working on the past month. Dakota was moving evenly, so we decided to get her out to ride. Gracie and Liber-T stayed behind while Dakota and Spirit headed to the arena. Saanvi played with Spirit and got some nice circling today on line before mounting up and working on circling EVERYTHING and pushing Spirit’s walk. Spirit starts off short strided, but when pushed, she stretches out her stride. It was nice to actually see it since usually I’m mounted up and can only feel it. Lisa got Dakota moving well and mounted up. Dakota, as expected was cautious about moving since it’s been since January that she hurt her shoulder and hasn’t moved freely much since. But, happily, she began to stretch out and was walking very smoothly and rhythmically after a while. Lisa asked for a lot of circles to help with stretching those muscles and tendons. Saanvi then hopped off of Spirit and got on Dakota to give her more riding time and with another person. Dakota was wonderful and both gals mentioned she seemed happy to be out doing again. Smitha, meanwhile, got on Spirit and worked on doing lots of circles around everything as she pushed her walk. Nice working ladies and it wasn’t too very hot. Although the humidity was pretty high as the wet on the ground evaporated.

Our horses are crucial in our mission to provide therapeutic services to our clients and to keep them healthy and happy. AND - Although hay is in for the year, we will need to purchase more again next fall - so there is always a Hay Fundraiser. Thank you to those who have donated in the past. We purchase enough each fall for the year so we can get consistent quality hay. The best time to purchase is at the end of summer when prices are lowest and the hay is freshest, so that’s when we do it. I don’t know what this year will bring, but we plan for $25 for 1 bale of hay. You can donate through Zelle to [email protected] or send a check. PayPal works through our “Donate” button, but they do charge a processing fee of almost 3%, so less than what you donated comes to us. You can make a donation any time and receive dollar for dollar tax credit on your AZ State taxes for 2026. The best way is with a check or through Zelle to [email protected]. We are an Arizona Qualified Charitable Organization (QCO) and a donation will reduce your AZ State Taxes. Use QCO Code 22306 on Form 321 to receive a tax credit on your AZ State taxes - for 2026 up to $506 state for a single person and $1009 for couples. For all you Fry’s VIP shoppers, please sign up at Fry’s Rewards choosing Code and Fry’s will donate to Stable Influence. We get almost $400/year from Kroger each year. Shopping on the web? Go through iGive.com or GoodShop.com e-malls, choose to support Stable Influence through your on-line purchases. The e-mall merchants will donate a percentage of the purchases to us. You still get great prices, and we get a bonus. It’s a Win Win. THANKS!

“I’m going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.” - Lebron JamesClasses are s...
12/09/2026

“I’m going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.” - Lebron James

Classes are starting up this week. We really REALLY need a couple of volunteers to help out on Tuesday late afternoons. AND we really need a few more riders for our Saturday morning classes. Share our story and help us get more volunteers and riders. Who’s coming out to play ? ? ? Let us know either way so we can schedule. Call 623-465-0637. We are not “fancy”. We offer quality Equine Assisted Services and have for over 27 years. We are currently setting up classes for our new class year from mid-September to the end of May. Calling out for volunteers and riders. Call for more info and to join the fun. 623-465-0637.

Our community is stronger when we support each other! Reach out to leaders, businesses and organizations in the community to help provide therapeutic horsemanship to those in need. A sponsor's support can provide therapy for individuals, school groups, at-risk youth, veterans, and many more!

We were off this Labor Day week and in spite of weather predictors saying temperatures were going to drop for this week, Mother Nature had other ideas and we had another week of Extreme Heat Warnings - not as much for the heat, but the high humidity made working outside really dangerous. Sunday was a bit cloudy and seemed nice while doing chores. But the clouds went away and things got hot fast. So, Sunday . . . I just played with Liber-T and Dakota on line for a few minutes each. Playing games to improve accuracy and response as well as keeping or helping them maintain strength and flexibility. Liber-T took a bit to get her porcupine pivot back in step, but we got there. Then did circling at a trot to help her top line strengthen. Dakota is coming back to mobility and doing her games with more rhythm and balance. Asked her for porcupine and driving to yield forehand and hind quarters. Then did circling at trot, with yo-yo thrown in for fun. Asked her to do turnabout spin, which took her a bit to figure out how to sort out lateral movement to do the turnabout. But, she got it. Had an interesting cloud shelf in the evening. Monday I again asked Liber-T to do her ground games and circle at the trot. It seems to be helping her muscles to work a short time each day. I also played with Spirit for a bit to help her improve her lateral mobility. Did good draw, the head to heart cuddle. On line worked on porcupine and driving for better pivot. She did well with hindquarters, but forehand she still wants to walk forward and push past. So worked to help her use her shoulders better for lateral flexion. Also asked for slow, not rushing, trot on the circle. Did stay with me on right side that she’s still not comfortable with us on the right. Twenty two years of only being handle on the left side will do that. Did stay with me, stop and back as well as backing using driving game. Then had to get inside as it was getting really hot. We had some pretty sunset clouds to end the day. Tuesday evening the clouds gave us a really nice sunset to enjoy. Wednesday was cloudy and felt pretty nice, so after chores I got Liber-T out for a ride. We did the usual ground work, home trail, work in arena with lateral work and trotting - - - THEN the clouds disappeared and it got hot. So, headed back to the pen to finish up. We had another pretty sunset Wednesday evening. Late Friday evening wind started to blow and got very strong with 3/8" of rain making Saturday morning ground quite squishy. I spent most of the week working in the office to set up classes for Session 1 and enjoying several nice sunsets.

Our horses are crucial in our mission to provide therapeutic services to our clients and to keep them healthy and happy. AND - Although hay is in for the year, we will need to purchase more again next fall - so there is always a Hay Fundraiser. Thank you to those who have donated in the past. We purchase enough each fall for the year so we can get consistent quality hay. The best time to purchase is at the end of summer when prices are lowest and the hay is freshest, so that’s when we do it. I don’t know what this year will bring, but we plan for $25 for 1 bale of hay. You can donate through Zelle to [email protected] or send a check. PayPal works through our “Donate” button, but they do charge a processing fee of almost 3%, so less than what you donated comes to us. You can make a donation any time and receive dollar for dollar tax credit on your AZ State taxes for 2026. The best way is with a check or through Zelle to [email protected]. We are an Arizona Qualified Charitable Organization (QCO) and a donation will reduce your AZ State Taxes. Use QCO Code 22306 on Form 321 to receive a tax credit on your AZ State taxes - for 2026 up to $506 state for a single person and $1009 for couples. For all you Fry’s VIP shoppers, please sign up at Fry’s Rewards choosing Code and Fry’s will donate to Stable Influence. We get almost $400/year from Kroger each year. Shopping on the web? Go through iGive.com or GoodShop.com e-malls, choose to support Stable Influence through your on-line purchases. The e-mall merchants will donate a percentage of the purchases to us. You still get great prices, and we get a bonus. It’s a Win Win. THANKS!

"In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by." - Lucille BallWe are not “fancy”. We offer ...
05/09/2026

"In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by." - Lucille Ball

We are not “fancy”. We offer quality Equine Assisted Services and have for over 27 years. We are currently setting up classes for our new class year from mid-September to the end of May. Calling out for volunteers and riders. Call for more info and to join the fun. 623-465-0637.

To all - Happy Labor Day. Enjoy a day off. Riding begins the week of 9-13. Who’s coming out to play ? ? ? Calling all volunteers and riders to let us know if you can come and help or ride with us beginning in September. Let me know either way if you would like to come and help or ride, give a call (623-465-0637) and come out to play. Spread the word. Please help find more great volunteers and riders and sponsors to join the fun. Please - Please - let me know if you will not be able to come and help so I can properly schedule. Thanks.

Our community is stronger when we support each other! Reach out to leaders, businesses and organizations in the community to help provide therapeutic horsemanship to those in need. A sponsor's support can provide therapy for individuals, school groups, at-risk youth, veterans, and many more!

Thank you for your donations - M Shadden, Smith Family, Wolfe Family. Finally, temperatures are coming down. Saturday we got a nice sunset silver lining cloud. The rain cooled things and I got the chance to get Spirit out Sunday morning for a nice workout. She was great doing circles - everywhere - good indirect rein hindquarter yields. Backing - well, it was good last ride, but not so good this time. It’s a process. Did lots of trotting very forward to help lengthen her stride. I also played a bit with Dakota on line working on her lateral work, balance and rhythm. She’s improving each time and I hope to get back to riding her. Got a few sunset pictures. Late evening, the thunder and lightning began and we got 5/8" of rain overnight. So - - - although plans were to give Liber-T some exercise, the ground was way too wet and slippery to be safe. So I wheel barrow’d sand into the mud holes the horses have been diligently working to make deeper and deeper. There were very pretty silver lining clouds to end the day. Tuesday was clear and not too hot. YEAH. It was quite comfortable when Saanvi and Smitha arrived to get Liber-T and Spirit ready. We were hoping Priscilla and Cody would be out, but they couldn’t make it. PRAYERS FOR CODY as he recovers from a major back injury. Smitha played and rode Liber-T (she loves Liber-T) and Saanvi got Spirit going well. Natalie arrived and mounted right up on Liber-T. After a quick round of the arena out they went for a trail ride - Natalie’s favorite, with Saanvi on Spirit, just for fun. Cayden arrived and got busy doing ground games with Spirit. He played with friendly, porcupine, touch it and walk over the cavaletti. He mounted up and worked on his turns, stops and target practice. Nice job today. Natalie, meanwhile, did well with her puzzles and especially enjoyed giving Liber-T 2 - count them - 2 earrings to fashion this week. The sun was quickly setting as we finished up. Natalie dismounted and led Liber-T to the cars while Cayden rode Spirit back to the pens. He always has to cuddle with Gracie before he heads home and she thoroughly enjoys the attention. We had a really pretty pink cloud to end the night. Friday evening we got a nice sunset - not spectacular, but it’s still nice to sit out and enjoy the colors. Saturday after doing chores, I played on line and at liberty with each horse. Decided to brush up their ground games. Gracie was amazing, soft, responsive and wanting to work - but she’s the baby so has lots of energy. Spirit took a few asks before deciding to come to me, then was quite nicely connected. Worked on better handing on her right side, more precise porcupine game - she’s usually soft enough, but wanders. I also asked her to hustle her back-up and draw after circling. At liberty, she stayed with me even when I asked her to yield away with forehand. Nice connection this morning. Dakota is figuring out her lateral after her injury. She is doing better reaching across her body forehand and hindquarters each time. Forehand to the right is where she is most restricted, but after a bit she loosened up and moved quite well. Did some turnabouts, circling at walk and trot and asked for good draw - which she gave. Between horse play, I would ask Gracie and Spirit to come from wherever they were. Get a pat on the head and go away to help improve their draw. Liber-T was a bit stiff when asked to yield forehand and hindquarters. Took a bit to get a good pivot. Very nice trotting and draw on line. Then it was time to rest.

Our horses are crucial in our mission to provide therapeutic services to our clients and to keep them healthy and happy. AND - Although hay is in for the year, we will need to purchase more again next fall - so there is always a Hay Fundraiser. Thank you to those who have donated in the past. We purchase enough each fall for the year so we can get consistent quality hay. The best time to purchase is at the end of summer when prices are lowest and the hay is freshest, so that’s when we do it. I don’t know what this year will bring, but we plan for $25 for 1 bale of hay. You can donate through Zelle to [email protected] or send a check. PayPal works through our “Donate” button, but they do charge a processing fee of almost 3%, so less than what you donated comes to us. You can make a donation any time and receive dollar for dollar tax credit on your AZ State taxes for 2026. The best way is with a check or through Zelle to [email protected]. We are an Arizona Qualified Charitable Organization (QCO) and a donation will reduce your AZ State Taxes. Use QCO Code 22306 on Form 321 to receive a tax credit on your AZ State taxes - for 2026 up to $506 state for a single person and $1009 for couples. For all you Fry’s VIP shoppers, please sign up at Fry’s Rewards choosing Code and Fry’s will donate to Stable Influence. We get almost $400/year from Kroger each year. Shopping on the web? Go through iGive.com or GoodShop.com e-malls, choose to support Stable Influence through your on-line purchases. The e-mall merchants will donate a percentage of the purchases to us. You still get great prices, and we get a bonus. It’s a Win Win. THANKS!

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