I have been a bad blogger, totally and completely failing to update about anything. Rather than try to do coherent, well-written posts about the past month, it’s all going here or it will never get written. July: burnoutFetti and I … Continue reading →
I’m a little behind on posting, so here are current-update snippets! #1: I ended up as the volunteer coordinator for our very-local ride. The original plan had been to have someone else take the ride on ‘Fetti — I knew … Continue reading →
I went to Wild West with four** full boots and came home with one full boot, one shell, and two captivators. The question keeps coming up: why am I continuing to use Renegades? Booting/ride recap: Ride Bear 2012: First ride … Continue reading →
About two and a half weeks ago, I found myself with the opportunity to go to Wild West, a multi-day endurance ride about five hours north. I cleared it with work, sorted logistics, and sent the entry on in. Live … Continue reading →
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 →
