May As Well… Buy my Friend’s Horse
I first mentioned my horse search here back in August. Truth is... it started at the end of June. At first, I didn't think my ISO was particularly complicated. 16ish…
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January 14, 2022
Early Mornings, Dressage Musings, and Horse Shopping Misfortune
It's been 2 months since my last post apparently. And to be honest, there really isn't much to write about. May started feeling really dull, so I took my foot…
October 27, 2021
Summer in Southern California
Did you all know that it is really hot in Southern California in the summer? We have had WEEKS of +100 degree weather... which... to the surprise of absolutely no…
August 23, 2021
First California Horse Trial – Show Jumping
I think it is zero secret on this blog that I strongly dislike show jumping. In theory, it should be my strongest phase. After all, I grew up in the…
May 24, 2021
First California Horse Trial – Cross Country
As mentioned in my horse show prep post, this event ran in a different order than I have ever run a horse trial. After Dressage, we had a couple of…
May 21, 2021
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
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 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
May as Well… Go Fox Hunting?
Interestingly, I have been a part of various barns that had some tie to fox hunting. One where some officers & staff of a local hunt boarded during the winter.…
November 24, 2020