Hocks
Confetti turned 20 this year. It has always felt like a matter of time until joint support of some kind became necessary. Not if, but when. In 2012, I had her checked out, mostly for peace of mind. She looked … Continue reading →
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Fitness assessments & joints
One of the ways I’ve consistently assessed Confetti’s base of fitness over the past few years has been a set of steps. Not the first set of steps (we generally walk those), but the second set, right after. Threeish, a … Continue reading →
More lessons?
Last year, I made a promise to myself that I would take more lessons if the opportunity presented itself, and that I would actively seek out lessons to fix some of the issues that made me anxious. Resolving anxiety in … Continue reading →
Diagnosis
I’m derailing from my usual pony-centric blog topics a bit on this one. It’s intertwined a bit and I want it noted for myself, but feel free to skip on by; pony posts resume later this week. I went in … Continue reading →
Schooling show, the aftermath
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 →
Blogger Meetup
Right about this time last year, at Wild West, we had a spontaneous and very incomplete endurance blogger meetup at the vet check: Boots and Saddles, Redheaded Endurance, me!, Trails (and Trials) For my next ride – a 50! – … Continue reading →
Schooling show, part two
There were two more events before lunch. I kept drinking (water and Gatorade), periodically nibbled at my electrolyte gels and my late breakfast/early lunch, and kept moving. As long as I didn’t sit still for too long, there wasn’t time … Continue reading →
Schooling show
Several years back, another boarder tried to talk me into going to one of the semi-local gymkhana shows. “You’ll be fine!” she said. “Sure, your current tack is OK!” But I would have had to get a ride, and … Continue reading →
More saddle woes
First off: I am pretty sure that all of my current saddles fit the pony reasonably well, with the possible exception of the treeless that I have not tweaked enough to figure out yet. Which, by the time of this … Continue reading →
Engineering our way to better saddle fit
I am not a hot-weather rider. I’m a California native with not a lot of high-heat tolerance. Weather forecast calls for 90+ in June? Abort all long-ride plans, go wash some ponies. That’s not completely fair. I started off the … Continue reading →