Reintroducing Jumping
Fun Fact: up until last weekend, May and I hadn't jumped since November. This was due to a combination of rainy weather, my schedule, and my lack of health insurance…
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February 8, 2017
Stepping Back & Gearing Up
I cannot remember the last time I was a less than 4x per week rider. Throughout high school, I was known to be at the barn at least 4 days…
February 1, 2017
2016 – A Review
There are few years I can think of that have had a larger impact on my life than 2016. Maybe 1990 :-) The year started off fairly slow with January…
January 1, 2017
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…
November 10, 2016
06/16/16 Jumping Lesson Recap
The running joke between my trainer and me is that I have had some sort of PTSD from our show jumping round at Kent. Sure, I pulled it mostly together…
June 17, 2016
Show Prep and Show Goals
I am one of those people that uses my show prep time as a time to get myself feeling prepared, motivated, and competent. May and I will be facing our…
May 20, 2016
Hunter & Dressage Day
I arrived to the barn on Tuesday night at well after 6:30. Only one other person was there, and she was just walking out the door. I wished her a…
April 8, 2016
First XC Schooling of 2016
I try to set achievable goals before every significant riding event (i.e. a show, clinic, off property schooling, etc). For me this does two things: First, it gives me something…
March 30, 2016