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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →