Last night, I learned some tough news. Drifter’s owners have decided that they are going to sell him. While I was always aware that my situation with Drifter would end at some point, it did come as a shock that that time is now. Or pretty much now. I will still ride him until he is sold. … More Sad News & The End of a Chapter
This spring, I discovered a problem: Drifter has cannon bones like tree trunks. My old set of regular size jumping boots did not fit him. Nor did the set of used leather-and-fleece ones I tried on him. It was sort of comical to see normal “horse” size boots on him. He made them look like … More Review: Tekna Fancy Stitched Open Front Jumping Boots
This past weekend was the big finale show for the local circuit and it’s always a fun one. It’s an out of town one, so our team stays over in a hotel and it’s a full weekend of nonstop horse show goodness. We drove up Friday afternoon and schooled outside first. This went great, except … More Show Recap: WHJA Fall Finals
It has been two years since I started working with a wiggly, distracted baby named Drifter. And almost exactly two years to the day since he weighed in for the first time. He hasn’t said too much lately. I’ll have to talk to him about that. September 2014 | Age 4 Height: 15.2 hh at … More Drifter’s Diary: 2 Years Together
Ready for your heart to melt? Because mine’s already a puddle. Over the summer, my nephew Henry had started asking me, “I come ride horses with you?” Which is adorable enough on its own. He had been out to the farm last summer and even made it to a horse show as a little guy, but I didn’t … More Literally the World’s Cutest Cowboy
It’s been a challenging month or so with Drifter. I haven’t wanted to write much because I felt I needed to work through things before writing about what I now call our “creative differences.” Also, I didn’t really realize that I’d actually kept it bottled up until I got a little teary in a lesson and … More Overcoming Creative Differences
As I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at and critiquing my own photos recently, I have discovered something. I don’t think pale pink is really my color for showing anymore. I really liked it when I was showing Twinkle last summer but I don’t love how it looks as a whole package on … More Show Shirts for Sale
As I reviewed the photos taken at our last show, I realized something. The position of my back is terrible when landing off a jump. I mean, really bad. I think this realization was so stark because I’d also just finished watching a video of the winning rider in an equitation final, so of course she looked … More Baby Got Back (Problems)
Obviously, the Olympics are going on. I’ve been keeping the Eventing live stream on at work on my second screen (shhh, don’t tell!). The biggest challenge? Staying quiet when exciting things happen LIKE PHILLIP AND HAPPY WINNING BRONZE. Other than the endless videos and coverage of the actual events, I love reading more in-depth pieces … More Roundup: Favorite Articles Showcasing Olympians
A quick reminder: My goals for this weekend’s show were to have rhythm and clarity. I put them in that order because it’s hard to achieve clarity without rhythm and the level of control and calmness that it provides. And I also wanted to not die of heat stroke. So did we achieve our goals? … More Show Recap: Sweet Summertime
