New saddle: 95% content
At this point, I have been riding in my new Eurolight for a month and a half. I am reasonably satisfied with just about everything and am no longer making tweaks every time I look at it – which is … Continue reading →
Category Archives: gear
Crupper attachment failure #4
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 →
Summer wishlist
I have more topics in my head than time to write them, so let’s take one off the list: current summer wishlist! My pony expenses have to stay low-budget and limited, but I am not opposed to saving for a … Continue reading →
Fireworks 2014
Fireworks 2014, 25 miles – completed!I don’t actually have a coherent ride story, just lots of bullet points and pictures. The ride itself was generally uneventful, which makes for really boring stories. Ride photo by Gore & Baylor. Things that … Continue reading →
Planning, six days out
Sum total of things I did in June to prep for a mid-July ride: take horse for trail rides whenever she was neither sick nor lame. Effectively tapered off Real Work as of June 1.Total number of Real Works in … Continue reading →
February recap; March goals
February:Weekly mileage is down, as expected, due to some much-needed RAIN coming our way twice this month! Two fast rides (6.7mph), but mostly around 4-5mph. March:– Weather permitting, one 8+ mile ride weekly, aiming for 12-15 twice in March if … Continue reading →