I have been having a blast with The Chief. We have been doing mostly dressage rides and/or hacks. It’s been wonderful, and I have had some personal dressage riding breakthroughs that are super exciting! But that’s not what this is about. Sometimes, a girl just needs to go for a good gallop. So, I went … More Sometimes You Just Need a Gallop
This is the time of year around here when we are breaking free of the icy grip of winter and finally – FINALLY! – getting to think about cross country schooling and riding outside consistently. Not this year. It’s a bummer. To make myself feel better, I’ve been watching some of my old helmet cam … More Flashback Friday: Catalpa XC
I had a super awesome lesson last week. I mean, any lesson on Duke is a super awesome lesson by default. But on top of that, I felt I rode effectively and Duke was ready to party. … More Withers Up
Last week I got to ride a new-to-me horse, SB, in a dressage lesson. It did not inspire confidence when my trainer came up prior to my ride and said, “I’m interested to see if he behaves.” …Cool. … More Yay, I Rode Again!
The horse show hangover is real, my friends. They call the Kentucky 5* the #bestweekendallyear for a reason. This year I got to go with three barn friends and it was awesome. We drove down late on Thursday night, getting in around 3:30 am. We were up mid-morning to head to the Horse Park! We … More The Best Dang Weekend All Year
I hate writing “hi everyone, it’s been quiet over here for awhile but now I’m back” posts. But that’s basically what this is. I’ve been wanting to get back to writing here for awhile but have been unsure how to start. So I’m just going to start. A lot has happened since I last wrote. … More Limbo, Schmimbo
Our last lesson of 2018 was a doozy in the best way. It was a sort of year-end celebration/day to mark the end of my lease on Duke. Trainer B put the jumps up and pulled out the scary skinny so we could do some XC-style practice in our indoor. We started out with something … More Indoor XC Practice
Sundance has the most beautiful cross country courses, and it’s nice because we can go school there throughout the summer. It’s familiar but they make the courses challenging. Duke was a super star! He needed some encouragement to get going, and until he made it over fence 5 – a gray ramp with feed bags … More Sundance HT: Cross Country
Omg this week has both flown by (how is it already Thursday?!) and dragged (how is it only Thursday?!). Regardless, I’m a bit late on getting the show recap up. Hey, I’ve been a bit preoccupied with things like finding dishes and silverware and clothes among all the boxes in our new house, plus the … More Sundance HT: Dressage & Show Jumping
Show jumping day dawned hot and muggy. We didn’t go until midday so we got to watch some of the upper level rounds. It was a dang yard sale with fences coming down left and right. Fence 4 in particular was a deceptively tricky single off a 90-degree turn away from home. It seemed to … More Otter Creek Fall HT: Show Jumping
Centered in the Saddle 