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Simply Katherina

Simply Katherina

Joyfully and Wildly

Lessons from the Saddle

Riding Wild

Jan 19, 2021Categories Lessons from the SaddleLeave a Comment on Riding Wild

I’ve been bucked off several horses during my riding career. While each instance was different, there’s one common denominator that spreads throughout the stories: the horse was uncomfortable, so they sought to get me off their back as quickly as possible. The important thing to remember (other than trying to roll when you land to…

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Who Do I Say I Am?

Nov 5, 2019Categories Honey & Salt, Lessons from the Saddle1 Comment on Who Do I Say I Am?

I have loved horses for as long as I can remember. My first word was probably “horse,” I had horse shirts, movies, books, and a room that was saturated with every possible horse knick-knack and textile. My friends in school even called me “Horse Katie” (you know who you are, and y’all are great!). If…

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Tip Your Ears Back

Sep 2, 2019Sep 23, 2019Categories Honey & Salt, Lessons from the SaddleLeave a Comment on Tip Your Ears Back

When a horse is listening to you, they’ll tip their ears back towards you, showing you that their focus is on what you’re asking them to do and not on everything that’s going on around them. When their ears are pricked forward, it means that their attention is elsewhere, probably on something blowing in the…

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Riding with God

Jul 27, 2019Sep 23, 2019Categories Honey & Salt, Lessons from the Saddle1 Comment on Riding with God

This past week I spent most of my days leading trail rides for 8-10 year old children. Some were scared, some were excited, some didn’t want to be around the horses, some were physically shaking with excitement every time they saw a horse, and some were suddenly and surprisingly allergic to horses. If there’s one…

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Lessons from the Round Pen

May 24, 2019Sep 23, 2019Categories Lessons from the SaddleLeave a Comment on Lessons from the Round Pen

Anyone who has worked with horses will tell you that they never stop learning. You’re always learning how to be a better rider, trainer, listener, and partner. Along with that, you’ll also learn a whole lot about yourself as you work with horses, whether you want to or not. I’ve done a lot of learning…

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Don’t Run

Mar 21, 2018Sep 23, 2019Categories Lessons from the SaddleLeave a Comment on Don’t Run

It’s just a tarp, why are you so afraid of it? For the love, it’s hay, you eat it every night, it’s not going to attack you. That was a tree, ya dummy…  These are all phrases that I’ve not only said before but that have taken up permanent residence in my everyday vocabulary. “Why,”…

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The Outside of a Horse

Oct 25, 2017Sep 23, 2019Categories Lessons from the Saddle1 Comment on The Outside of a Horse

If you know even just a little bit about me then you know that horses are a huge part of my life. I’ve spent the better part of the last 5 years working with them, and while I have taught them a couple things they have taught me many more lessons than I could ever…

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Katherina Toews

Katherina Toews

Hello! I spend my days out in the forest on the back of a horse and my nights are spent with a book or binge-watching crime dramas. Writing has been one of my passions for a while now because I love how you can connect life, emotions, and experiences through words. I hope to shed light on issues that are seldom talked about and to share my own personal experiences as I fearlessly pursue a joyful life in the Lord.

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Life doesn't always turn out how you planned it. We set goals, make five year plans, and create mental images of what our lives will look like. But in the midst of that we tend to forget that we aren't actually in control. We don't even know what tomorrow will hold, let alone five years down the road (I mean really, who put down "living in a global pandemic" for their five year plan in 2015?)
I haven’t always been an anxious person, but it snuck inside my heart like a thief when I reached adulthood. Suddenly I was overwhelmed with feelings of unease. My heart would beat so wildly inside my chest that I could see it pulsing from the outside, and my mind would flood with worse case scenarios. I couldn’t put words to what I was feeling for a long time because I had never experienced anything like this before, and no one had ever explained what an anxiety attack was. I felt lost and alone until I realized that these tidal waves of worry only happened when I tried to control every area of my life.
You know that phrase "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." Well we don't have a lot of rain here right now, but I sure am learning to dance in the snow. Both literally and metaphorically.
Some days I suffer hard from imposter syndrome. I feel like I never quite belong, especially when it comes to the horse world. I never took any lessons so I don't really know the fancy side of riding with flying lead changes and posting on the diagonal. And I love the western lifestyle but I've never worked on a ranch with cows.
"On that day, a day no different from any other, something inside me inexplicably unravels, my marionette strings falling away like ribbons."
We aren’t meant to live life clinging to the saddle horn the whole time. We’re meant to be

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