All-around pony
In the week and a half following our first 50, Fetti and I have been on three trail rides, the first two in full tack and < 3 miles (and not at competition speed: fear not, I am not overworking … Continue reading →
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First 50: lessons learned
Confetti still does best with a buddy, and I am extraordinarily grateful to Cyd and Bugsy for hanging out with us all day. Sponging while on the horse: non-issue. I’d never really tried this before, since most of my rides … Continue reading →
Cuneo Creek 2015
It’s been radio silence around here for a little bit. Work has been crazy, and I had a few pony plans in the works that I didn’t want to jinx. The TL;DR version: Confetti and I went north to Cuneo … Continue reading →
The not-pretty ride
We needed a long ride last week. I knew it was supposed to be warm, so we headed out mid-morning, figuring a brisk 15-18 miles with boots should be doable. – The ride did not start well. Fetti decided there … Continue reading →
Product Review: Higher Standards Leather Care
This is not even remotely sponsored, not even requested, product purchased at full price. I’m going to be brutally honest here: I am really, really awful about cleaning my tack. One of the huge perks about endurance and beta tack … Continue reading →
Non-riding weekend
Things I did not do this weekend: trail ride. Things I actually did this weekend: 1. Rasped both front hooves in the morning fog pony was unimpressed. 2. Played with Fetti in the arena must run! zoooom accelerating through the … Continue reading →
Saddle fitting, again
Despite all my saddle-fitting posts and the small fortunes I’ve spent on fitters this year, I don’t actually like throwing lots of money at saddle fitting. I want things to fit, and the saddles seemed NQR. To recap where things … Continue reading →
Too hot; 5 years; DIY Horse Ownership’s giveaway
I had great plans of working on heat training, taking Fetti out for more mid-afternoon rides, maybe going out for a long ride one day this weekend. Then I stepped out of the house around 2 to move my car, … Continue reading →
Oops. An update!
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 →
Small blessings; a July-so-far recap
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 →