I have been thinking about what I had learned from Tom about seeing what is going to “Happen Before it Happens.” It can be used in different ways for recognizing something before it happens, and, naturally, there is a “Feel, Timing, & Balance” that enters into this. I remember I rode a colt out to gather the brood mares […]
In this section, Margaret Dorrance will be contributing memories and sharing stories about Tom.
TOM NEVER OWNED ANY HORSES WHEN I KNEW HIM
In the 37 years that Tom and I were married he never owned a horse. Neither did he own one for some time before we were married, he said he didn’t need a horse as there were horses everywhere he went. I owned some horses myself but never needed to send them out as I […]
On Tom Directing the Colt Starting – A Message from Margaret Dorrance
I can hear Tom say, “IT ALL DEPENDS.” The person, the horse, terrain, and many other factors can all make a difference. There are a lot of different ways to start colts and many have been successfully started in different ways. This DVD is from film taken at a 3-day Texas clinic in the 90s. […]
In the Saddle
Pictured: Margaret riding Dunny. Photo by: Diana Balhorn 9/13/14