If you’re not a fan of Horse Nation yet, then I don’t know where you’ve been the last few years. It’s pretty much the best site for horse news, fun articles and inside scoops. There’s also Eventing Nation, which I love equally as much even though I don’t event (YET. Someday, eventing…I’m coming for you). … More Hooray! Jumper Nation is Here!
Over the weekend, I had a jumping lesson on Drifter. He has been coming along so well, even after having three weeks off around the holidays while I was traveling, dealing with the awful mud we’ve been having and the fluctuations this week from sub-zero to 40-degree weather. It’s enough to make even the sanest person go … More Drifter: A Jumper in the Making
News: I have started a new job! Now I am surrounded by people who don’t yet know that I’m a horse person. And that’s inevitably going to lead to some confusing conversations. I can’t tell you how many times in the past that I’ve said, “I’m going to the barn tomorrow morning,” only to have … More Things Horse People Say That Have Absolutely No Meaning in the Real World
Props, Amazon Prime. You got me with your adorable miniature horse and herd of beautiful (but rude) black horses.
The call comes from your instructor (or maybe you’re just really masochistic motivated): “drop your irons.” And at first you’re like: okay, I got this. Yeah. I’m awesome! I’m so strong and balanced! Half a lap around the arena you’re like, By now your legs are really burning. Maybe your instructor is giggling gleefully in the middle … More Throwback Thursday: Thoughts while Riding without Stirrups
My saddle was the first large purchase I made on my own as a teenager. I’ve had it for about 10 years now. And let me tell you, I love this saddle. It’s an 18″ Kieffer Aachen All-Purpose saddle, and it’s so comfortable. Not in a squishy seat, I-could-sit-in-this-all-day kind of way – no, the … More The Woes of Saddle Searching
It’s my birthday! Which means it’s time to think back on my life so far and come up with a list of pretty cool things I’ve done – one thing for each year of my life so far. In the past 27 years, I have… Galloped flat out, hitting 43 mph. Ridden a pony. Ridden … More 27 Things for 27 Years
There’s something about me that you may have picked up on if you read this blog regularly: I’m big into research and planning. It’s why I do things like start thinking over the perfect items to fill a horse show cooler during the month of January, make braid-string budgets and plan goals a year or … More Breed Profile: Foundation Quarter Horse
What a beautiful daaaay, for Horses in the Moo-oor-ning! If you’re not familiar with the Horse Radio Network, be prepared to for your life to change. What is this, you ask? Well, the Horse Radio Network is a podcast network with a bunch of awesome shows, including: Horses in the Morning; Driving Radio; Eventing Radio; … More Review: Horses in the Morning
We are at a beginning, Drifter and I. It’s really more of a middle; after all, we’ve been working together for a year now. But this is the start of our partnership, I think. It’s certainly a new beginning in that my attention is now solely focused on him. It feels like a beginning because … More Drifter’s Diary: October 2015
Centered in the Saddle 