Autumn is a time of transition, and for me it is no different. Twinkle and I have competed together in our last show as a team, and we’re parting ways. This was always the plan: Ride and compete with Twinkle for a year, then go on to riding Drifter full time. It’s bittersweet all the … More Moving on, with a Twinkle in My Eye
Last week, Twinkle had a visit from the chiropractor, so I rode Drifter in my lesson. Usually we either jump or work on fairly advanced stuff since the lesson is a group of older competitive riders, so I was both excited and slightly nervous about riding Drifter in that environment. But I was mostly looking … More That Time I Jumped Drifter
Feel free to debate me on this point, but Drifter has become the handsomest horse in the world, as far as I’m concerned. He has shedded out into the rich gray-brown mocha-y color with dapples, and highlights in his mane and tail. Add in the dark points on his legs and face, the dorsal stripe, … More The Handsomest Horse in the Land
Well, hot dang. I don’t know how it’s been two months since I’ve actively posted anything. Well, that’s not true, I know exactly how it’s been that long. Life, both with the horses and without, has been incredibly busy, and eventually something had to give. That something ended up being this blog. So, what to … More Suddenly Summer…Sorta
Six weeks to the day since my last impromptu meeting with the ground, and it happened again. I was riding Husky in my lesson on Wednesday and we were both very happy to be riding outside and doing some coursework. I think I may have put a little too much good faith in my trusty … More Lisa vs. The Ground: Round 2
There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse. Robert Smith Surtees, “Chapter XXX: Bolting the Badger,” Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour, 1853
After weeks of temperatures in the single digits or low teens, we were plunged into the Polar Vortex. The thermometer in my car only showed double-digit negatives for about four days…and that was without the -47 degree wind chills. Talk about bad weather for riding. So you can imagine how it felt when suddenly we … More The 30-Degree Heat Wave
Over the past month or so, every blog post I started began with something like, “I’ve still just been working a bajillion hours…” so I didn’t complete them. There wasn’t much to say beyond the fact that I was working, riding occasionally and sleeping. That was my life, and it was necessary for awhile, but … More Goodbye, 2013. It’s been real.
I love the whole process of showing (except maybe unpacking all the stuff at the end of the day). Getting ready the evening before was a ton of fun, because everyone came out to braid together. We had six horses going and four girls showing, so there were lots of horses to braid. Husky was … More Actimare Open Schooling Show
The year-end schooling show at Crossroads is in the middle of October, which also happens to be the same weekend as a family function located nearly 6 hours away. All summer I’ve been holding out, saying that maybe I would be going to the show, because I really didn’t want to miss it. But. I … More It’s Official: Show Season is Over
Centered in the Saddle 