My first show of the season is in the books! The days leading up to the show were…not promising, weather-wise. We really did need the rain but, like, maybe not on the day of the show? Thankfully, it turned out just fine. We did get rained on a bit on Friday, and there was plenty … More Silverwood Summer HT: Dressage
I had a magical jump lesson this week. Perhaps life-changing. We shall see over time. But dang, it was super cool. First, some background. When I was on my honeymoon, my barn hosted a clinic that neither I nor Trainer B could attend – but through those who did ride in the clinic she learned … More Canter. Corner. Contact. Lead.
Duke was at a horse show with his other half-leaser last weekend, so I got to borrow my friend/teammate, K’s amazing horse, Enzo. He’s an OTTB with major talent. Most definitely the fanciest eventer I’ve sat on. Trainer B’s horse takes that honor for fanciest dressage horse. (Don’t tell Duke any of this.) He was … More Borrowing Enzo
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: Building jumps takes a lot longer than you think it will. After we left the halfway-completed Weldon’s Wall in the midst of a thunderstorm, it was a waiting game to see how our beautiful hand-dug ditch would fare in the deluge. I had nightmares about it turning into a mud pit with the … More Building XC Jumps: Part II
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 took Duke cross country schooling on Friday night. It was hot. Like. 98 degrees and probably 90% humidity. Everyone including Trainer B considered not going for like 1 second and then we rationalized that we should practice going in the heat anyway. It’ll probably be similar weather at each of our next few shows. Also, … More XC Schooling Evening
Now that I’m married, home from the honeymoon and mostly settled back into normal life, it’s time to turn my attention to SHOW SEASON! I don’t think it’s possible to overstate how excited I am for this season! I’m on a super horse that I love to pieces and we have a great competition schedule … More Show Season 2018: Let’s Do This Thing
Not just riding in Ireland. I went cross country schooling in Ireland. Why? Because CROSS COUNTRY IN IRELAND. I rode this adorable bay mare called Twix who was giant. I did not realize how giant until I got off because the whole thing leading up to riding was just a sort of haze of excitement. … More I Went Riding in Ireland
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
