First weekend at the new barn was lovely. We had a nice, rolling canter in the big grass ring with the wind blowing and the reins loopy – enough said, right? That being said, Texas summer is here and it is already sweltering. Saturday was a high of 97 and Sunday wasn’t much cooler. It’s the time of year where I need to plan my weekend schedule around riding in the cool hours of the day, and not whenever I feel…
Before I talk about how silly my horse is, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the winner of the Happy Hound personalized equestrian stationary! Congratulations to Grey Horse Matters for winning the stationary giveaway! As for Simon’s 1st day at the barn – his official word is that this is the weirdest horse show he has ever been to. When I was driving down the long farm driveway with speed bumps (aka I was driving slowly) I looked across…
We’ve moved. This worry wort pony mother survived and in case you’re wondering, so did Simon. I don’t exactly know why, but this barn move has been stressing me out. It shouldn’t, because new trainer is great and Jen is great and Simon is pretty great too. Think I just need to lock Nancy Negative in a closet because I really need to stop worrying so much. So Jen arrived with her beautiful truck and trailer, and my horse decided…
Time flies when you’re having fun… or when you’re working and rehabbing your horse and supporting your husband through his last full semester of graduate school. Time flies in those scenarios as well, maybe doubly so. A while ago I announced that I would be moving Simon to a new barn and today is the day. Jen from Wyvern Oaks has graciously offered to trailer him to the new barn for me this afternoon (thank you thank you thank you…
I bet a lot of you have heard of today’s featured OTTB who his mom affectionately calls a “mean ass bastard horse.” I don’t believe it for a minute though, and neither should you. 🙂 Cuna from SprinklerBandits is the kind of horse we all are lucky to have at least once in our lives… and to top it all off he’s an OTTB too! What is his/her registered name? His Jockey Club name is Acuna, but the USEF knows him as…
When I first started buying tack for Elvis, I didn’t see any point in buying anything name brand or nice. I would get the cheapest of the cheap stuff off of Ebay, and think I was a whole lot smarter than people who spent mega bucks on fancy stuff. Stupid them. Then I decided I needed a Western headstall in light oil with silver conchos. Had I shown Elvis western? No. Was I realistically going to show Elvis western? No, but…
Simon and I are leaving the honeymoon stage I think. At first it was the Wow! You’re my new horse and you’re amazing in every way and I’m gonna love you forever and ever and ever because you’re the most special creature that was ever created! That probably lasted from July (when he first officially became mine) until September. In October through December we were in a different but still honeymoon phase. We had been to two local hunter/jumper shows,…
Today we reach the final oh so exciting conclusion of how my dorky horse hobby is almost exclusively responsible for my career. In Part 1, Sim Horse Chat I developed strong typing and descriptive skills, and in Part 2, Automated Sim Games I discovered Photoshop in a major way… but the real reason that simming helped me get my career is learning web design. Even though sim chat and automated sim games were fun, my favorite sim games to play…