I came off on Saturday evening – it was supposed to be a mellow, low-speed jaunt with friends. Confetti was up, but not unreasonably so, and being polite about it. I failed to consider that she hadn’t really worked since … Continue reading →
The lack of blogging in May was not due to a lack of things going on, but an excess of things going on and a general feeling of anxiety and being overwhelmed. I have no idea what actually got written … Continue reading →
Two and a half weeks after putting these braids in, a few small bits of hair have already broken at the top. But.. these braids are still looking decent, and they’d be OK left in for another 2-4 weeks. Running … Continue reading →
I am SO DONE with crupper ring failures. I had a crupper ring added to the dressage saddle in mid-April. Leather sewn and screwed into the saddle. It held for Mount Diablo, and I was starting to be really impressed … Continue reading →
Where do we go from here? Mount Diablo established a good baseline: five months off real work did not do us any favors. If our end goal for this year is to complete a 50, Fetti needs to be in … Continue reading →
Now that I’ve actually done a competitive ride with some of this, I can more accurately speak to what I think. None of these are sponsored reviews, all my own opinions. If it ever does come up that anything is … Continue reading →
Do you let people pet your horse at home? On the trail? Why or why not? Karen’s post got me thinking.. I have fairly firm boundaries around letting people pet Confetti at the barn. I think it’s incredibly rude to … Continue reading →
Friday morning, I loaded my stuff in a friend’s truck and put Fetti in her trailer, and off we went to Mount Diablo for a second attempt at NATRC. Endurance is still my sport of choice! I had some specific … Continue reading →
First (NATRC) ride of the season is the beginning of May. I have, at this point, no particular desire to recap March, so suffice to say that we probably managed 50-some miles, with about half of those as Serious Work … Continue reading →
I brought my boyfriend to take notes for me, knowing that historically my memory is not good enough for more than a few snippets. As fate would have it, I definitely needed these notes to help jog my memory about … Continue reading →