Cat therapy
Pony therapy is best therapy, but cats are pretty good too. I mentioned that I haven’t been riding much. I’ve managed a grand total of three rides in the last month. For someone that usually rides 3-4 times a week, … Continue reading →
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Winter is here
Good news! Pony’s bloodwork is all normal per the vet. Bad news: I thought she had fungus on her back and was out in the rain washing it off. Instead, it looks like it’s almost certainly a saddle fit/rider balance … Continue reading →
Anxious. Waiting, still.
Thursday, 20? minutes in the roundpen, mostly trot/canter. Still puffing. Saturday, 6 miles with a friend, fairly slowly. Confetti is still puffing worse than our less-conditioned riding partner. Sunday, mostly-walking pony ride to a beginner rider. Tuesday, 20 minutes riding … Continue reading →
Pony clip, post-ride update
Originally this was supposed to be part of the blog hop, but then I waited too long to get it posted. Oops. The thought was there! My clips have gotten progressively bigger and more aggressive over the past few years. … Continue reading →
Quicksilver 50
My original plan for the year involved skipping Quicksilver. It’s full sun and a lot of visibility, neither of which cater to our strengths. The best laid plans, however.. and so it was that after a year of really half-assed … Continue reading →
Daily Routine
How do I make it all work? After not riding earlier this week (due to tack fiddling) this is on my mind again. Well timed! Important context is that I live in the Bay Area. The barn is five minutes … Continue reading →
Moving forward
We’ve had some good rides since my lesson. I don’t know if I ever wrote a version two of my recap (I think I did, and then the app on my phone ate the entire thing and I’ve been super-busy … Continue reading →
Mid-year update
All the little bits and pieces that haven’t made it into any of the posts, here you go! I finally made an instagram account: @topaz.dreams I don’t really know what I’m doing, but I’m flailing around and post pretty pictures … Continue reading →
August lesson recap
TLDR: I felt like I was making progress. Then I looked at the pictures and OMG I LOOK TERRIBLE. I took weekly lessons until 2008, and lessoned occasionally until 2012. I’ve lessoned very, very rarely in the past four years. … Continue reading →
Lesson Recap
I’m only what, two weeks late on this? Three? Plenty of time to have forgotten half of what went on! Kate managed to fit me in for a late afternoon weekend lesson at her barn. I snuck in an early … Continue reading →