Mise en Place Equestrian
1025 Byng Rd V0N2W5 Roberts Creek, BC, Canada

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Trust aids performance because it is resilient to fear and enables all of our energy, skills, reflexes, curiosity, and creativity to be focused on the craft. In... short, trusting that a positive outcome is certain enables full focus, which drives actions, which then lead to its realization. Fear poisons performance because it steals attention from the task. When we’re fearful we’re constantly scanning the environment (internally and externally) for potential threats. As a result our attention, a limited resource, is scattered about, often landing on targets that are irrelevant to our performance. Fear, therefore, is the cause of massive attentional waste, which could otherwise be used to strengthen our work. Joyful, fearless performances are possible when we place our trust in our own Truth. You’ll know yours by identifying what really matters and from the peace that this recognition brings you. Peace is the ideal platform from which to create excellence. How do you find yours? If this were your last day what would you do and who would you call? Make these people and actions the center of your life and notice regularly that they are. The rest are only performances, which I hope are now free and fearless ones.... From an essay by my dear friend Shannon Thompson

Summer plans, from Tracy Gray and me.

Sometimes Bradley does other stuff!! Happy World Fiddle day

How we move forward.

I have remained quietly non vocal about my decision to remain open for business, with some changes in operation, implementing social distancing and sanitizing, ...and understanding that not everyone will continue to come for lessons at this time. Because of the number of questions I have had in the last few days, about how Tracy Gray and I have managed this, I have decided to be more publically vocal. Please understand that everyone sees things differently and that our decisions may not work for you. I live with one young person and do not have contact with the elderly or people otherwise at risk for Covid-19. Tracy makes her decisions based on her reality. So, here is my current thinking, based on information recieved directly from CapriCMW, who is and will remain my insurance agent of choice. I got this directly, because I asked directly. 1. HCBC and EC made some recommendations. That is all they are, is recommendations. They must recommend the most cautious path, because of the nature of their organizations and their funding. Remember, the things other people do, generally have nothing to do with you. The same is true for organizations. They have to look out for themselves. 2. HCBC has made it clear that they (and EC) do NOT have the authority to ask people to shut their businesses. They never have had this authority, and their previous communications were (in my opinion) less than transparent in making this clear. It was very easy to read what they wrote and interpret this as, you must close. The communication does NOT say this however. 2. Government/Health Authorities are whom would force closure. 3. Capri says we must follow our Government and -Health Authority requirements, or our insurance may be affected. This is, in fact, the case all the time. If you operate outside the law, your insurance may be affected. In direct communication from Capri, I am assured that provide we are following the Health and Government authorities requirements, my insurance is in force and effect. 4. Stables are listed as essential businesses, Capri is of the opinion that only the animal welfare portion of this matters (so vets, farriers, staff). That is an opinion. Mine is different. 5. Provincial government says non essential business can remain open unless required to close, provided they can provide cleaning, hand sanitizing, and social distancing. They say groups of no more than 10, Coast Physicians say no more than 5, so at my barn we are washing hands, limiting to 5 people in the barn, monitoring social distancing, sanitizing, wearing gloves, some are wearing masks, and looking after each other. I am comfortable with the cleaning, wear gloves, sanitize reins etc, spreading out of lessons, clients, activities we are at right now. Because, I also think that the emotional and mental benefits of coming here, are super important. So, I am and will remain open for business, unless the health authority or government require me to close. If anyone wants more information regarding how we sanitize, organize our schedule, communicate with folks etc, please send me a PM or call me directly. I am happy to talk to you and help problem solve your situation with you. Keep well, wash your hands and look after each other!