It’s been a rough summer. June was filled with lamenesses, July with uncertainty.. and hives.. I’ll get back to that. Tuesday I was short on time and planned to go out solo for a nice, mentally relaxing ride for both … Continue reading →
I see this come up on the AERC Facebook page on a regular basis, so I figured I might as well address it here. Can a Haflinger do endurance?Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Some can. I think most horses could … Continue reading →
Name: Fig (I’m still in that phase of trying not to directly tie my full name to my blog. I figure more job hunting is going to be in my eventual future, and I’m not quite ready to be 100% … Continue reading →
Fast, forwards ride Tuesday – unexpectedly by ourselves rather than the mellow, relaxing out-with-friends ride I had thought we’d be doing. But. She zipped along, even kept a Big Walk most of the ride without too much nagging, and so … Continue reading →
Six moderately-brisk miles Saturday, with her reasonably quick at-home trot of 8mph making an appearance several times, and our friend’s horse doing an altogether excellent job. Sunday, I thought we’d do a speed work. Canter, trot, maybe canter some hills. … Continue reading →
Blurry. They don’t pose well at speed. ZOOM! Sister in front, Confetti behind. Confetti got Tuesday off of any real work after Fireworks. I did have the presence of mind to turn her out in the arena with her sister. … Continue reading →
Part of my goal at Fireworks was to figure out if Confetti and I are even remotely ready for a 50. Fireworks is not an easy ride, and it has a substantial amount of elevation change even in the 25. … Continue reading →
Fireworks 2014, 25 miles – completed!I don’t actually have a coherent ride story, just lots of bullet points and pictures. The ride itself was generally uneventful, which makes for really boring stories. Ride photo by Gore & Baylor. Things that … Continue reading →
For your enjoyment today, a smattering of semi-ride-related notes, since my head is in too many directions to make it more cohesive! Despite washing Confetti’s mane this past weekend, she has already succeeded in turning it from nice-white to rolled-in-dirt. … Continue reading →
Sum total of things I did in June to prep for a mid-July ride: take horse for trail rides whenever she was neither sick nor lame. Effectively tapered off Real Work as of June 1.Total number of Real Works in … Continue reading →