Focus on Flatwork
As mentioned in my last post, I have been working with a local dressage trainer here, and it has actually been really fun. Grayson, despite being the world's laziest thoroughbred,…
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October 23, 2023
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Grayson: The Good, The Great, and the Awful
It's been more than 3 months since my last post about Mr. Grayson, and Michele (Fat Buckskin) has been on my case to update. As life turns out, we ended…
May 4, 2022
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
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
Jump Start to 2021
Poor May. I am about 90% sure she is ready to go on strike now that we have settled into California and into a training program. Tuesday - Tuesday last…
January 13, 2021
A Tale of Two Jump Lessons
I am a bit behind in my posts. As life turns out, selling a home, buying a home, and moving 2,000 miles is not conducive to also working, riding, and…
September 4, 2020
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2020 IEA Horse Trials – Cross Country
Usually, I am a good blogger, and I take wonderful pictures of all the XC jumps during my course walk. However, since this weekend was SO BUSY for my trainer,…
August 12, 2020
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2020 IEA Horse Trials – Show Jumping
Unless otherwise noted, all riding photos in this post are courtesy of Xpress Foto. So after Dressage, we had a bit of time to sit, wear a mask, get changed,…
August 11, 2020