Work has continued to be busy and I haven’t been getting in many Real Rides. Actually, I’ve been missing a weekday entirely most weeks. The good news is that things should settle down now. I know that Confetti is in … Continue reading →
It’s been a rough few weeks for me, with a lot going on that means I don’t have much energy to blog, nor much time to ride. Last weekend (okay, by the time I’m posting this, it’s been over a … Continue reading →
Originally, I meant to include this in the first post. Oops! It should be easy enough to write lots just on the mileage, though, so I think that worked out well. Instinctively, I want to consider my “short rides” anything … Continue reading →
I started using MapMyHike in May this year, seriously in June, so I have nice data I can look at to see what it is I’ve actually done with the silly horse. (One catch: I track most of my rides, … Continue reading →
Meeting a helicopter is my go-to example of sensibility training. Aarene posted about that ages ago and it’s stuck with me ever since. After all, when would a horse ever need to deal with a nearby helicopter, especially in my … Continue reading →
It’s been quiet around here lately.. not too much to blog about. Work is keeping me busy, we’re done with serious pony-conditioning for the year, sometime soon the rain will start and winter-mode will kick in. For now, we’re doing … Continue reading →
Yesterday, we flew on the trails. I decided she’d had enough time off when she tried to trot away from the mounting block on Tuesday; it was too dark then for a proper ride. Thursday would have to suffice. You … Continue reading →
Earlier in the year, a friend offered to drive me and the pony to the Quicksilver ride. Naturally, I took her up on the offer: I’m still truck-and-trailer-less with no one at my barn heading off to rides (yet). Be … Continue reading →
Last Sunday I added the new, lovely sheepskin leather covers to the Specialized. Yay! Original plan was to do the 18-mile out-and-back in the afternoon to do a fullblown tack check before our next LD. I re-adjusted the plan when … Continue reading →
Generally, my work schedule lets me ride four days a week: Tuesday afternoons, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. This month, I’m putting in extra hours for a handful of reasons and my routines are all out of whack. It’s not great, … Continue reading →