Esther L. Roberts
Fat to Fit to First Level: Let’s Ride! (Pearls Optional)
On the art of the half-halt. →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Growing Pains
“In order to ride him effectively and be the best rider/teacher I can be for Kiwi, I need →
Fat to Fit to First Level: The Difference a Year Can Make
A one-year progress report. →
Fat to Fit to First Level: The Grand Prix Test of Traveling with Family
Enter at A, try not to stress. →
So You Want to Rescue an Auction Horse, Part VI: Bidding vs. Bail-Out
A life saved is a life saved — but the world of slaughter auctions and kill pen “bails” →
Fat to Fit to First Level: ‘What If?’
Two little words, so much promise. →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Road Trip! Kaliwohi Goes to Georgia
A road trip gave both Kaliwohi and Esther the opportunity to mark their progress as a team and →
So You Want To Rescue An Auction Horse, Part IV: Buying Your Horse
In this continuing series, Esther Roberts helps walk readers through the process of saving a horse from slaughter →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Boundaries, Guidance & Balance
The inside rein (guidance) and the outside rein (boundaries) each have a job to perform while riding — →
So You Want to Rescue an Auction Horse, Part III: How Auctions Work
Horse auctions can be a great place to source well-bred and well-trained animals; some auctions may also be →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Field Trip!
Kaliwohi and Esther take a field trip. →
Fat to Fit to First Level: A New Vision
Are you moving away? Or moving towards? →
Rescue Horse & Young Rider Make Heroic Ride to Catch Loose Horse
Viral video is circulating of a brave teen rider and her trusty horse taking a wild ride in →
Fat to Fit to First Level: FORWARD!
“Negative emotions are the equivalent of horse-eating dragons for those of us who hate conflict. Whenever I feel →
Fat to Fit to First Level: When the Going Gets Tough…
“The hard is what makes it great.” →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Let’s Talk Rumps
There’s nothing horse people love more than a good rump. →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Perspective, or Fit vs. Fit
The scale is only one metric. →
So You Want to Rescue an Auction Horse? Part I: Adopting From a Rescue Organization
In this new mini-series, Esther Roberts examines the various routes equestrians can take to rescue horses from the →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Doing Nothing
A hard concept for horse people. →
Pet Trusts: What Happens To My Horse When Something Happens To Me?
Responsible owners are thinking more and more about the future, and what should happen to their pets if →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Decision fatigue = bad riding. →
Fat to Fit to First Level: Horses as Healers
“He is my riding partner. He is my healing partner. He is my mustang.” →
Fat to Fit to First Level: The Right Match
“But, like my friend and her horses, I, too, had to find the courage to be honest, sincere, →