Summer in Southern California
Did you all know that it is really hot in Southern California in the summer? We have had WEEKS of +100 degree weather... which... to the surprise of absolutely no…
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August 23, 2021
In Which We Jump Again
May and I have been taking lessons once a week since Galway, but the focus has really been on our flat work. We don't have any shows lined up in…
June 30, 2021
Random Post Show Thoughts & Cross Country Video
For the most part, things have been pretty quiet on the May front since our show. It's already getting hot in California, and I am not sure how many events…
June 4, 2021
First California Horse Trial – Show Jumping
I think it is zero secret on this blog that I strongly dislike show jumping. In theory, it should be my strongest phase. After all, I grew up in the…
May 24, 2021
First California Horse Trial – Cross Country
As mentioned in my horse show prep post, this event ran in a different order than I have ever run a horse trial. After Dressage, we had a couple of…
May 21, 2021
First California Horse Trial – Dressage
Showing at a new facility is always a bit more difficult than showing somewhere you are familiar. Luckily, this weekend I had some familiarity with Galway from schooling there and…
May 20, 2021
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Horse Show Prep
That's right. I said horse show prep. We are competing in our first recognized event in California this weekend, so instead of writing on this blog, I have been doing…
May 14, 2021
Horses Make Liars of us All
Last week, I managed to get myself into two lessons. The first one on Tuesday was a bit of a continuation of the lesson I had the previous week in…
April 27, 2021
Riding the Rideable Horse
So a weird thing has happened. May is like... really rideable. I mean like... really, really reideable. Wanna move her shoulder 6" to the right? No problem. Wanna open her…
April 19, 2021
Copper Meadows – One Day Schooling Show
Yes, that's right. I went to a show. Why didn't I mention it in a previous blog? Because I wasn't really planning on going. However, I looked at the show…
April 5, 2021