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"Notice how much you did and do less next time"We have all likely heard something similar in a riding lesson. Do less......
09/02/2026

"Notice how much you did and do less next time"

We have all likely heard something similar in a riding lesson.

Do less...an idea that makes me ponder 🤔

How many know themselves intimately enough to be able recognize what they did and do less? When the instructor says, "There! Did you feel that?!". You nod, yes. Did you really? It's okay if you didn't. Maybe a better question is...can you? It's okay if you can't. Have you learned to feel and sense within yourself enough that learning in that moment is even an actual possibility? Learning to learn is a thing!

“Without learning to know ourselves as intimately as we possibly can we limit our choices.” - Moshe Feldenkrais

In a world that rewards maximum effort and exertion, we must be willing to rebel...for ourselves, for our horses. We must be willing to move so slowly that it's almost boring. We must be willing to pause, to take a moment between moments, to notice and integrate. We must be willing to breathe and let that breath fill and gently move our bodies.

"In order to recognize small changes in effort, the effort itself must first be reduced. More delicate and improved control of movement is possible only through the increase of sensitivity, through a greater ability to sense differences." - Moshe Feldenkrais

Every day, I am learning to do less, so that I can do more. I am grateful for mentors who facilitate that learning and have offered me opportunities for contrast.

- Terra

Integrated Movement,LLC with Leah Astrup
Connected Riding with Peggy Cummings'

Hey everyone! I would like to ask you all for a little feedback. This year, as the clinic season winds down, I would lik...
08/28/2026

Hey everyone!

I would like to ask you all for a little feedback.

This year, as the clinic season winds down, I would like to offer more things here at the farm. Some smaller, more casual opportunities to continue building on what we learned throughout the year. I mean we attend, we buy the books, we buy the equipment, we leave inspired, and then? So many of us rarely have a chance to utilize it, lets change that!

Here's the thing...there's options, lots of options and I want to know what you would be most interested in!

We have access to Leah who has a lot to offer - private Functional Integration sessions (hands on Feldenkrais work), live group ATMs (Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement), ZHealth, Franklin Balls, DeBono Moves.

What I can offer - Well, I am happy to support you wherever you feel like you need it. Finding neutral, groundwork, riding...lets play with it and see what we find.

Leah and I can work together. We can combine things. We can explore dynamic movement. Breath work. Without horses, with horses, on saddles on saddle stands, on the ground, on a horse...what would you want?

Your own horse? My horses?

Days of the week? Weekends are limited, so looking more at weekdays. Time of day?

While Brent was here, he helped me with a greener horse that I hadn't done much with in awhile. The last day we worked t...
08/27/2026

While Brent was here, he helped me with a greener horse that I hadn't done much with in awhile.

The last day we worked together, as I lead her through the pasture gate he said, "From here to the barn, you can feel if she's ready to be saddled or not."

Then, once we were in the barn he asked, "What's one way you might know if she's ready to ride? You could ask, is she ready to trim? That's something you can feel out, you have experience there. If she's ready to trim, she's ready to ride."

She had lead to the barn nicely. Her eyes were soft, her breathing was good and had stayed steady. She felt so much more with me than when we had started a few days earlier. She was standing quietly and square, with a leg in every corner. I knew if I asked for her feet, she would give them easily and softly.

She was ready to ride and we did have a great ride.

What he reminded me of throughout that session is how interconnected everything we do is. The way they lead can tell you a lot about how they'll probably trailer load. How they are with their legs being handled can tell you a lot about how they'll feel about you being on their back. If we're really paying attention, our horses can tell us a lot about how they're feeling, what their tendencies might be, and what kind of support they might need from us...sometimes just in our walk from the paddock to the barn.

So many of us take our horses for granted. We get complacent. We stop feeling back to them. Then we miss a lot of what they've been sharing with us. Then we wonder why we have troubles.

Never underestimate the little things, the simple things...

- Terra

"It's simple but not easy"This was something I heard Brent Graef Horsemanship say a few times during the clinic. At one ...
08/24/2026

"It's simple but not easy"

This was something I heard Brent Graef Horsemanship say a few times during the clinic. At one point, I think Nicole Shoup Horsemanship and I looked at each other, laughed a little, and nodded in agreement. Horsemanship in a nutshell.

Learning is so vulnerable. You're sifting through your strengths and your weaknesses. Using your strengths to your advantage and working to turn weaknesses into strengths. Always hunting for center, for that middle, for where you want to be. Finding the courage to come with your best, experiment, and not be too hard on yourself when you find a spot that needs a little work.

Nobody's perfect. We each only know what we know and that's okay.

If you're showing up. If you're learning. If you're growing. That's worth a whole lot.

Having a teacher and a community that helps you feel safe while you're doing that, that's pretty priceless too...and this clinic had both 💙

- Terra

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who attended Brent's clinic this past weekend. These clinics can be a lot of ...
08/24/2026

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who attended Brent's clinic this past weekend.

These clinics can be a lot of work to host but every time I turned around...someone was helping!

Aisles were swept, trash cans were emptied. People offered to help me set up for lunches and clean up afterwards. People swooped in after the pot luck to help clean and put everything away. Extra hands were offered when I was taking care of my "everyday" chores.

I never had to ask for help because it was offered before I ever had to. It's the little things that mean the most and you all treated my home as if it were your own, leaving everything better than you found it.

I appreciate that more than you all know. Thank you all for being so amazing 💚

- Terra

08/24/2026

As quickly as it came...it's over 😭 but it's not goodbye, it's see ya later!

Thank you so much to Brent and Kris Graef, all of the participants, and all of the auditors. I appreciate each and every one of you! You all make this experience as amazing as it is 💙

Every year I am humbled to share this space with you as we all learn and grow...and have fun doing it! 😊

- Terra

"Think of it as an opportunity to become one"This is something Brent said to me the other day and it's something I've be...
08/22/2026

"Think of it as an opportunity to become one"

This is something Brent said to me the other day and it's something I've been thinking about ever since. Our mindset around things can have such a profound impact on the way our horses perceive us, they can feel the authenticity of our energy and intentions.

Every exercise is an opportunity to go deeper. To observe, to feel, and to connect.

What is it that we're offering our horses?

I want to keep thinking about that a little more deeply and I'm excited to explore that more today 💙

Day two, here we come!

- Terra

Brent Graef Horsemanship

08/18/2026

Brent's clinic is full but I do have a rider who would be willing to sell their spot in the afternoon class. If someone is interested, please let me know and I can connect you with them!

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