Ask for 100% and Reward 100%

The title of this post could also just be called "dressage". I finally got around to scheduling a Dressage lesson. Unfortunately, it will likely be our last lesson until the…

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Making A Difference

A lot of bloggers have written a lot about the safety (or lack thereof) of our sport. In honor of Giving Tuesday, I am encouraging everyone to donate funds to…

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10.28.16 – Jump Lesson

A couple of weeks ago, I did something incredible. I had an actual, honest to goodness, jumping lesson! I had spoken to my new trainer about lesson for a couple…

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Kentucky!

Finally, an update! Not to bore you all with details, but moving and job hunting has pretty much taken up my entire life over the past few weeks.  May arrived…

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All the Metered Circles

Dressage lately has been incredibly frustrating for May and me. For quite a while, our Dressage work was more like basic flatwork. I wanted her to be rhythmic, go where…

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Big Announcement!

First of all, I want to apologize for not updating more regularly. May's training has been going slowly. I have been traveling quite a bit and she has been working…

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Quick Update

I wanted to give a quick update on May, since I have gone a bit radio silent.  I decided to have a Dressage lesson early last week. My trainer is…

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Finally – Jumping Lesson

After our Dressage lesson, I had originally planned to spend the rest of week getting accustomed to some jumping again. I was going to focus on rhythm and impulsion over…

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Summer Dog (Dressage) Days

The month of July was mostly a bust for May and I. Even when trying to ride at 7PM, we were still struggling against 90% humidity and 90 degree temps:…

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