This Sukkot season I had the pleasure of attending a clinic taught by Pippa Callanan. Going into the clinic, I had little knowledge of who Pippa was. I didn’t know where she was from, her background, even what she looked like. All I knew was some respected riders learned from her and Jeff Moore (equine physical therapist) said we were very similar in our love and respect for horses and that I should go, and that was enough reason for me.
Standing in her pasture today at 29 years beautiful, you wouldn’t be able to recognize all that has filled her years.
You wouldn’t see broken arena records, tens of thousands of dollars in earnings, horse trailers won and saddles nearly too numerous to be counted.
You wouldn’t see how she carried herself and an over-entered ten-year-old to their first reserve-victory in one of the most elite races in the country.
You wouldn’t see her giving the precious gift of believing anything was possible to that little girl through the years of her honesty and heart that always gave 110%.
You wouldn’t be able to count the years spent teaching that little girl about life, respect, teamwork, trust and about try. And you wouldn’t be able to count the opportunities she had, because of her.
I had the blessing of instructing for the 5th year at the Goldendale Rodeo Bible Camp (wow, does time fly!) 5 weeks ago, Rocki sustained a very serious eye puncture and it’s been a long journey for us both. It’s amazing to me that it is during […]
This is an excerpt from my May 1, 2018 Journal Entry. Boy, do I sit in awe today saying: “Is there ever more.” Yet, still just scratching the surface of His abundant “More.” There’s more. Not in shallow gain or in a selfish sense; but a […]
This morning, I began listening to a teaching from Dr. Hollisa Alewine, a fellow horse lover, past competitor and the founder of “The Creation Gospel” ministry. The topic was “Spirit Filled Family;” specifically an intro the “Husbands” portion. I wasn’t ten minutes into the teaching […]
