It should be no secret to y’all that my horse and I have some work to do on the flat. How he is easier to jump than he is to hack is a mystery to me for sure! After the last show when I didn’t even try to do the under saddle classes, I knew it was time to get down to business on improving this situation. When my friend was visiting, she flatted Simon and made him look like…
When you read the Chronicle forum (or really any horse forum), there is a running theme among a lot of the posters. They are primarily women. They often complain about their husband’s not liking the horse/not wanting to pay for the horse/hiding from their husband at the barn/etc. I consider myself to be very lucky not to be in that 2nd category. My husband has come a long way with his understanding of my equestrian problem lifestyle. When we first met,…
One of the perks of having a good buddy that is a pro equestrian, is getting no holes barred yearly evaluations of your beloved ponykins. I wasn’t sure what she would originally think of Mr. Simon pants because she is not always a super huge fan of Thoroughbreds. It’s not that they are bad horses, but she’s surrounded by the top hunter/jumper horses in the world and that’s pretty much warmblood nation. Even us OTTB aficionados can admit there are…
I need a staycation from my staycation. This blog has been silent because I’ve been enjoying some days off with one of my bff’s and hitting up the Austin City Limits music festival. It’s kind of a whirl wind blur of great music, smelly festival people, pouring rain, and extreme heat. In short, I’m exhausted. The weekend was not entirely unhorsey, but I’ll have to fill you in on the Simon updates in another post. I’m completely slammed at work,…
I know you’re all wondering who won the Horze jacket… so sneak on over to the jacket giveaway post and see who our three lucky winners are! I work a desk job… in a dark office without overhead lights (I am not exaggerating). On a day of long meetings or countless to-do’s, I often fantasize about what life would be like if I worked with horses. To help touch on that, I bring you my newest blogging series… Real Equine Professionals! I’ve…
The show this past Saturday was one of those that I will record as another good learning experience and miles for my green horse. It wasn’t a disaster, but it wasn’t stellar. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a bit disappointing, but that’s horse showing! This was the 3rd time we’ve shown at this facility (2nd time this year) and as one day shows usually go, the schedule is a little stressing for Simon. You may remember how…
Before my last show, I found myself in a little bit of a pinch with my show shirt. Pinch is a literal term here, because it was perhaps pinching at the buttons… as in it was too small. I didn’t want to spend a ton of money and I wanted a “fun” color, so I turned to The Collection Online Store after reading some positive reviews on Chronicle and seeing good prices. I picked out the Ocala Ladies Show Shirt in…
Simon got his first adjustment from the Chiropractor yesterday. It’s something we’ve been meaning to do for a while, but the schedule was never lining up. When my trainer texted me yesterday and said the chiro would be out and she thought it would be good for Simon to get done, I agreed with her… even if I will be eating peanut butter and jelly for a bit. Gotta love the timing of paying things for the pony! I wasn’t…