It was very much a schooling show, wherein we worked through a myriad of issues. Oh my. Things I learned from the show: 1. Long breaks between not-hard workouts mean I need to put more work in our warmups, and … Continue reading →
It can be difficult for me to find a nice zen happy place. Anxiety often gets the best of me. Lately, that has been happening a lot. The June ride is a pretty major commitment. It will be the first … Continue reading →
This weekend, I rode 18 miles! Only the first six of those count as real conditioning miles, but we were out and riding for another twelve, and that counts for something at least. I make it to the barn four … Continue reading →
I’m so far behind that if I don’t make some notes now, I’ll never get current again. I’m still working on Fetti’s hooves. I have no idea if I blogged about that or not. Thrush got ugly in January, NoThrush … Continue reading →
The dam went up at the beginning of January. Trees came down across our trail, too, so it almost didn’t matter. Not even our small trail ponies would fit through this. We burned out on around-barn rides faster than usual … Continue reading →
Last year, I set monthly goals in an attempt to focus on little things. Some of them got done, a lot of them didn’t – at least, not at the time. Here’s the updated version for 2016. Off-side mounting. This … Continue reading →
I wasn’t going to do a year-end review for 2015. Then I realized how useful I find these when I start reading a new blog, so between that and my own reference purposes, I talked myself into it. It’s a … Continue reading →
In October, I participated in 2Pointober, hosted by Viva Carlos and Equestrian at Hart. This is the first year I’ve actually managed to remind myself to enter, rather than belatedly realizing that oh yeah, I kind of wanted to do … Continue reading →
November: where not much really got done. General winter goals are still:1. quit nagging, and reinforce that aids Mean Something.2. prompter transitions (should follow from #1)3. continue addressing my canter issues, as weather and footing permits4. off-side mounting5. strengthen my … Continue reading →
Let’s face it: this time of year sucks. The time change hits this weekend. The days are getting shorter. Our ride season appears to be over for the year. It’s raining on and off, just enough to get the trails … Continue reading →