I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a weird year, right? I’m certainly looking forward to 2017! Early in the year, Drifter started learning to jump bigger jumps and learn striding through gymnastics and got a fun wintery photoshoot. I finally bought a new saddle. As the winter wore on, the jumps … More 2016 in Review
After the great blog hop about how locations differ from A Soft Spot for Stars, I got to thinking about what horse sports are popular in different areas throughout the US. (And the world if anyone outside the US wants to chime in!). I thought it would be neat to create an illustrated map about … More Question: Most Popular Discipline in Your Area?
Okay, I’ve been a bit of a whiney baby about winter arriving here in Wisconsin. In my defense, it was a very abrupt arrival. We had weeks of temperatures in the mid- to high-40s, then BOOM, last weekend a snowstorm dumped at least 6 inches on us. And the next day temperatures plummeted…and kept on … More 10 best things about riding in winter
I have been so interested learning about the horse world around the country as I read through many posts from A Soft Spot for Stars‘ blog hop! Cost I ride in Southeast Wisconsin. I would say the cost of lessons is very reasonable, but the board is quite expensive. The cost differences between MN and WI … More ASSFS Blog Hop: Location, Location, Location
I’m going to need a lot of new stuff as I get into this whole eventing thing. On Small Business Saturday I went ahead and purchased myself a cross-country safety vest because it was 30% off and I couldn’t find any better deals on the one I wanted than that. Even on Black Friday! It … More Santa Baby, Eventing Edition
We had our first lesson of our Horse Book Club series! The book is Modern Gymnastics by Jim Wofford. We had prepared by reading the first several chapters and dove right in. We began with basic ground poles, trotting straight over four poles placed 4’6″ apart, then continuing to four more poles on a bend, … More Look, Ma! No Hands!
Winter in the Upper Midwest sucks. There’s really no other way about it. Sure, the snow is sparkling and magical and whatever. It also gets dark by 4pm, temperatures often stay near zero for weeks on end, and the whole season is about four months too long. Really, if we could have a white Christmas … More Goals for the Winter
I had my second dressage lesson recently and it went really well! For the second half, at least. For the first half, I just wasn’t riding great or asking too much. This was how I rode the first part of the lesson: Straight arms. Why? At least I was sitting up straight though. We were … More Maybe We Can Dressage
You guys. I am so excited about this. Recently, my new trainer texted me and a group of girls who lesson and/or own horses out at the barn. “You guys want to do a book club? We’d get this book and do different exercises each week.” And I was like, hell yes I would! Combining my two … More Horse Book Club
I need some help, guys. I went to try on white breeches for the first time the other day and it…was not great. I did find one pair that I loved and the person at the store said they were great and not see-through. But they were also $200. I may decide I need to … More Poll: Best White Full-Seat Breeches?
Centered in the Saddle 