2018 Fall Mini Trial – XC
Who's ready to party on Cross Country?! (that kind of rhymes, right?) I was able to give the XC course a good walk by myself well before I needed to…
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August 23, 2018
05.13.18 Horse Trial – Cross Country
It is probably fair to say that about 90% of people do eventing because of cross country. It is just... fun. May and I had gone xc schooling once since…
May 22, 2018
Thankful Thursday
Amidst all the driving back and forth to the barn, I have had an opportunity to reflect on what I am more thankful for in my riding career. However, the…
February 22, 2018
A Rolex Hangover
This year I finally had the opportunity to dip my toe into the ocean that is the Rolex 3 day event at the Kentucky Horse Park and attend the XC…
May 2, 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
05/29/16 Burgundy Hollow Horse Trials – Recap
If you hadn't noticed, I didn't post goals for this show. Mostly because they didn't change. I still wanted a low 30's score in Dressage. Again, this show was on…
May 31, 2016
05/22/16 Kent School Horse Trials – Recap
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill I apologize for the fact that it has taken me so…
May 25, 2016
One Year – Reflection
One year ago today, I drove with my trainer out to PA, and I traded my very handsome, 16.2, papered AQHA gelding for a 15.2, draft cross mare of undetermined…
May 3, 2016
First BN Horse Trial
Do you ever have one of those rides where, just as you begin to swing your leg off the saddle, you realize that this is why you participate in this…
April 25, 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