Saddle woes
I may or may not have written about the first time my crupper ring detached from the saddle. I did some research, found that it was a known issue with a year or two of Specializeds, found the correct way … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2014
Dealing with fear
Last week, I started off typing a post about how if I’m being honest with myself, arena work scares me on Fetti. I used to jump things with at least a reasonable amount of confidence. Walk trot canter in the … Continue reading →
Same trails, but never quite the same
I am very lucky to have trail access directly from my barn. There’s about a mile of flat trails, a set of steps/uphill, and then from there the trail splits and you can wander off in a few different directions. … Continue reading →
EaH Blog Hop: Equestrian Wardrobe
The first topic in question is actually a spin off of L’s final hop. I want to know about what you ride in and why? Show us your Equestrian Fashion choices and tell us why you wear them! Fashion? Ha! … Continue reading →
TBT: I used to jump things!
Sometimes it even ended up on video. I’m not sure why thumbnails won’t show, but click-to-play and they’re short. Three of my all-time favorites. The bay is now retired, the Appy was sold to be a trail horse (navicular pretty … Continue reading →
Tack Room Tetris
I had almost a year of one hay room, one tack room. Alas, no more; I was forced to combine for reasons beyond my control. A few years ago I had our theatre stagecraft trailer to organize and rule over; … Continue reading →
Four years
Four years ago yesterday, I drove an hour south to try out a horse I thought maybe I could lease for a year or so while I was in school. The directions got me slightly lost on the way there, … Continue reading →
Riding with a mentor
I do most of my serious endurance training alone. It’s not that I don’t like company, but I am the only endurance rider at my barn. (There is one gal who I’m getting into it, so I ride weekly with … Continue reading →
Summer wishlist
I have more topics in my head than time to write them, so let’s take one off the list: current summer wishlist! My pony expenses have to stay low-budget and limited, but I am not opposed to saving for a … Continue reading →
July recap, August goals
July was an improvement over June! I never did get around to setting goals. It was a month of putting one foot in front of the other and just getting through.– We entered and completed Fireworks 25 midway through the … Continue reading →