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…
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April 5, 2021
Whose Horse is Dat?
Before owning May, I rode a lot of different horses. Through high school and college, I would ride 5 - 6 difference horses 6 days a week. Ponies, warmbloods, OTTBs,…
March 31, 2021
Flatwork and Footwork To Improve Rideability
As you can tell from my previous posts, flatwork has played a really significant role in improving May's rideability over fences. She's always going to be the kind of ride…
March 26, 2021
The “Mid-Teens” Horse
By my rough guess, May is 15 this year. Statistically speaking, she was most likely born in the Spring, so 15 it is. Obviously, May has no idea she is…
March 16, 2021
Suppleness Bootcamp
It's been a while since I wrote anything here. Part of that is due to work and being so mentally exhausted that I had nothing left for this blog. Part…
February 16, 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
Never Enough Transitions
May and I were able to sneak in 2 lessons before the holiday. While one was a jumping lesson and the other was a Dressage lesson, they both had one…
December 28, 2020
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Blog Hop: 2020 Summary
Jumping on this train. I have two lesson recaps to write up, but it's been FOREVER since there has been a good blog hop, so let's thank Alberta Equest and…
December 23, 2020
Jump Lesson & Vet Visit
After realized I hadn't jumped in a while (oops), I threw a jump lesson on the calendar for this last Saturday. Our last jump lesson had gone so well that…
December 17, 2020
Sometimes, You Shouldn’t “Make it Work”
Yesterday, I was super excited to ride my horse. It had been a few days. I set up a couple of lessons for later in the week. etc. On Sunday,…
December 9, 2020