I’m a big reader. I can read a book while I walk, read a book in traffic, read a book on my phone discretely at my desk… I read a lot of books. It should be no surprise that I ended up as an English major in college where I – now get ready for this shocker – read more books. The down side of being an English major is that you can get really burnt out on reading. After…
Happy Valentine’s day everyone! I’m not one of those people who has a huge opinion either way about this holiday. I do however love almost all holidays and I love doing sweet things for my loved ones, so Valentine’s works for me. Plus after staying up way too late working on this blog design (looking better I think!) a sweet gift from my husband and flowers delivered to my work were great ways to start the day. I hope y’all have…
One of the best things about my trainer is her enthusiasm for teaching and making us better equestrians. Lately, a way she has been giving us an opportunity to go the extra mile is hosting a two hour group lesson/fun workshop on some Saturdays. It’s free, and I showed up early to the barn on Saturday morning to walk Simon in hopes that I would be able to catch a ride on one of the school horses and participate in…
Thanks for all the kind comments and suggestions from my whiney blog post about Simon’s rehab process. I’m feeling a bit better now that I have a plan. Should have my Ace from the vet today, am ordering GastroMax 3 to treat/prevent ulcers, and I’m going to talk to my trainer about more hay and any slow release calming agents she’s had experience with. All of this will just seem silly when he’s sound and walk/trotting again in two months,…
Yesterday was not a super day for me, so I was really looking forward to driving to the barn to walk Simon and hack Winston, a school horse my trainer wants me to work with some. Instead of relaxation, I got the continuing of the bad day. As soon as I had changed from my work clothes to my riding clothes, a lesson student pulled the horse I was supposed to ride into the cross ties for her lesson. I was peeved….
I am not a thin and svelte person, and although I’m in a campaign to lose weight… I know I’m never going to be a size 0. Or a size 2… or if we’re being realistic a size 4 and who knows what else. So traditional rise breeches with a relaxed cut in the hip (like the old Tailored Sportsman Pro Hunters) are my friend. You know what is not my friend? Low rise. Seriously, why? I know these aren’t as low…
In my brilliant youth, I have ridden without a helmet. Like, a lot. At first it was because I got a western saddle for Elvis, and “western riders don’t need to wear helmets.” Of course, that rule should get thrown out the window when you get really smart and start jumping around in a western saddle. But now that I am older and slightly less stupid, I always wear a helmet when I ride. I’d like to say that it’s because…
Feb 1st was 1 month after I first discovered Simon very, very lame with a hot and swollen right hock. One week later, we had a loose diagnosis and prescription for a bute treatment and stall rest. While I technically should have waited until Thursday of this week, he has been increasingly irritable from the stall rest and I decided jogging him in front of the barn wasn’t going to hurt anything. And he was sound! So I’m putting on my…