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Mary Abraham

My name is Mary Abraham. I will be 80 yrs old this Nov. I have been riding since I was in my 30’s . That was the first time I could afford a horse. I belong to the “Caloosa Saddle Club in North Ft. Myers, Fl. We have about 50 members give or take. We meet once a month starting in Sept. and ending in May. We have speakers ranging from vets to saddle fitters, with many speakers in between. We are primarily trail riders. We have 6 local parks and we have been instrumental in securing these. We are always working with local 20/20 organizations to promote a good relationship with public land and the local equestrian community.

Posts by Mary Abraham

Equestrian Advice & Guides · General Equestrian

Riding As We Age

By Mary Abraham 01-06-2020

Recently I have begun to realize the difference between fear and wisdom. On becoming 80 years old, I can look back on my years of riding good horses and not so good horses. After suffering many broken bones in the past I have allowed fear to overtake my joy of riding. I realize that I don’t bounce back as quickly. Add to that my 18 year old horse still acts like a silly child under certain conditions, such as riding next to a horse he dislikes or spooking at nothing on the trail. Of co...

Reviews · General Equestrian

Southern Cross Ranch

By Mary Abraham 16-09-2019

Recently a friend at my barn told me about a great dude ranch he and his family visited. Now I know there are many great dude ranches out there but this sounded unusual. As you may already know, riding in south Florida has its problems. If its not in the 90’s then it’s raining. And this is not just rain, but rain with a lot of lightning, not what you want to be in. I was intrigued. My husband had not ridden in 30 or more years but he was willing to try. &nb...

Equestrian Advice & Guides · General Equestrian

Does your horse obey the bit or you?

By Mary Abraham 09-07-2019

Most people are afraid to ride their horses bareback much less with just a halter. A sure fire way to test just how good your partner is listening to you may be to ride without the bit in their mouth. Of course there is a right way and a wrong way to go about this but you just might be surprised at how responsive your mount is to you. Inspired by Stacy Westfall, the gal who can ride her horse with nothing on the horse, I was encouraged to test the water, or ...