When Your Horse is a Teenage Girl
I was pretty impressed when I came out on Sunday and May was ready to play. I started my Dressage ride with some pretty strict rules for my. INCLUDING, sticking…
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July 29, 2019
Riding Through the Ugly
It's always interesting to compare how training is so different from showing. At shows, the goals is to keep all the rails in the cups (and do the million other…
July 25, 2019
Heat, Work, Life
Last week was the first week in a long time where I only rode my horse once. On Tuesday, my trainer rode her, and I had all the plans in…
July 22, 2019
Excessive Heat Warning
In case I needed more reason to stick to my "no horse trials in July" rule with May, basically the entire state of KY is under an extreme heat warning…
July 18, 2019
The Horsey Part of the Equation
Last night, as I got changed at work for my lesson, I realized I was missing one of the most important part of my riding wardrobe... a sport bra. Damn...…
July 17, 2019
Learning the Feel of New Things
Last night, we had our first Dressage lesson in a while. In all honesty, the purpose of this lesson was two-fold, I felt like May had kind of been blowing…
July 10, 2019
May As Well Have a Spa Day
I'm not sure about the rest of the country, but it has been hot and HUMID in Kentucky lately. May has been putting in requests for a relocate to the…
July 8, 2019
Lies I’ve Been Told While Saddle Shopping
We all know that saddle shopping can very nearly be a fate worse than death. While I am still trying to sell my Dressage saddle (thus now actively buying anything),…
July 5, 2019
Getting Comfortable with More Height
This lesson was a bit different than our usual lessons because we ended up doing a semi-private instead of a private lesson! The girl in the lesson before me jumps…
July 3, 2019
Mid Year Update
I have been pushing at work to make mid-year reviews an actual thing, and it seems like those are happening. So in the spirit of taking my own advice, I…
July 2, 2019