So far I’m very proud of myself in my two “No Weakness November” challenges. I have done no-stirrup work in every ride except my lesson last night, and I’ve done my planks every day as planned. I planned to do some no stirrup work in my last night’s lesson, whether as part of the lesson … More 1 Week In
Hi, hello. There’s been an awful lot going on lately. I will let you in on it in a future post. I honestly developed something of a block about how to write about it all; I feel like I have a lot to say but couldn’t quite figure out how to say it all. So … More Blog Hop: 25 Questions
On the way to the horse trials last weekend, we hit some traffic on the highway. Which ended up working in our favor, because suddenly the trailer started moving around a lot behind the truck. Turned out there was a weird air bulge on a tire – and then it blew. We were going really … More The Flat Tire Episode
Horse show season is finally upon us! Okay, fine, it’s finally upon me. A lot of people have already been competing for months. I tend not to eat that much when I’m showing. Between heat, stress, and generally being busy, I sometimes forget to eat enough to keep my energy up. Then, when I do … More What’s In My Bag: Horse Show Cooler Edition
Alternate title: How to vastly underestimate how long it takes to dig a ditch by hand in the middle of a heat wave. When my friend/eventing teammate, M, got the green light to build some new cross country fences in the jump field, it immediately set off a frenzy of Pinning awesome jumps we could … More Building XC Jumps: Part 1
I got married! So, while technically I’m not a ‘new’ woman – still the same crazy horse girl over here – I do have a new name and a new husband. Pretty freaking great. The day was perfect. Everything came together beautifully and we were surrounded by family and friends. We said our vows, ate … More A New Woman
My trainer got this Posture Prep Cross Fiber Groomer for Duke recently. It’s like a curry comb with long flexible rubber nubs and a whole booklet of information on how to use it. The idea is that it massages the tissues under the skin and loosens up the fascia (the connective tissue under the skin). … More Posture Prep Cross Fiber Groomer
As we all remember because we’re scarred by imagining horse molar earrings Duke had a molar removed recently. He was on a regimen of handwalking/taking lots of cute selfies for a week and can now go back undersaddle. Bitless. Thankfully he’s such a good egg. We rigged up this bitless Micklem contraption that has been fine. … More Adventures in Bitless Riding
Since my full-time job is at best 45 minutes from the barn and at worst an hour-and-a-half-plus, I need at-home time saving ways to make sure I do things like feed myself. My slow-cooker is my best little helper, especially on lesson nights when I routinely don’t get home until after 9pm. These are some … More Easy Meals for Late Nights at the Barn
I love this blog hop! It started over on May as Well Event and I’ve had so much fun reading random tidbits about other bloggers. I have a B.A. in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis. I work in marketing as a writer/content manager. So, yes, it’s possible to have a good career with an … More 30 Things
Centered in the Saddle 