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Three reasons you’ll enjoy Commander Speaks by Jody Jaffe
If I were asked to name two things I’ve loved for as long as I can remember, it would be horses and books. The two are so intertwined at...
Cate Chant
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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A Young Professional's Perspective on Equestrian Canada's Coach Status Program
Last summer, I was invited to participate in a focus group in which Equestrian Canada requested feedback about their coach status...
Cate Chant
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Saddle Fitting 101
Saddle fitting is a mystery to a lot of riders and for a long time I didn’t have a very good understanding of saddle fit myself. I...
Cate Chant
Dec 5, 20237 min read
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On Ambition, Finances and Accepting our Limitations
There are specific qualities I appreciate most in a rider: empathy, coachability, and work ethic chief among them. A rider with these...
Cate Chant
Mar 29, 20234 min read
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We need to talk about the "Ride Better" post
There’s a post that's been widely circulated on Facebook featuring a diatribe that opens with “Dear Young Rider” and concludes with "Ride...
Cate Chant
Feb 16, 20224 min read
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It's time to break up with Hunter Hair
I was doing a photo shoot recently for a tack store when the director asked me to put my hair up in my helmet. I’ve been wearing my hair...
Cate Chant
Feb 9, 20224 min read
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So you're worried about going Off Course...
One morning last fall I was riding a young thoroughbred in the open schooling at a horse show when she began to get increasingly wound up...
Cate Chant
Feb 9, 20226 min read
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The Golden Rules of Horse Shows
After months of feeling ready to go with nowhere to show, we finally got the opportunity to get in the ring at the Manitoba Hunter Jumper...
Cate Chant
Aug 4, 20215 min read
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Continuing Education
Me aboard my jumper Molly Brown in a classic at WEF circa 2008 I wear a lot of hats at the farm: rider, coach, trainer, groom, stall...
Cate Chant
Jul 18, 20214 min read
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The Auction that Started it All
Posing for a photo with Opie and Happy the night I brought them home Let me preface this post by saying that I am by no means an expert...
Cate Chant
May 18, 202110 min read
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It's not the Horse's Fault
I think at some point, every rider has heard some version of the same story from an inexperienced horse person. It goes something along...
Cate Chant
May 12, 20214 min read
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Musings of a Professional Horse Girl
Hello! My name is Cate and I am a rider and trainer based in Kenora, Ontario. I decided to start this blog as a space to share knowledge...
Cate Chant
May 10, 202112 min read
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