This post sponsored by the one giant “Fail Friday” that has been my February. Onto March! In like a lion! Roar the suck away! Also, yesterday I had a temper tantrum. Legit foot stomping, pissy, complaining, angry emails sending temper tantrum… over my saddle. Sigh. Through the suck this month, I was looking forward to several things: cross country schooling (moved to March, but pony should be better by then so it’s all good), equestrian social media award winners (didn’t…
In the world of the “weirdness” we left off with a plan to re-do Simon’s shoes, treat his hind thrush, and re-evaluate. I’ve been attacking that thrush like a mo-fo, arranged to have his shoes re-done on Monday and all the while he felt quite good except for the occasional tripping/falling out during our rides. On Monday his shoes were adjusted, and while they looked beautiful… he still tripped/fell out in the hind during our ride. In-between these blips he…
On Sunday, I told ya’ll a bit about my heart dog. I didn’t mention how we used to joke about “Spaniel Rage” when he was this adorable fluffy puppy, even going so far as to call him “Rage” as a bit of a joke from time to time. Joke. Haha, so funny. When I had Eliot as a puppy, I knew that socialization was extremely important. Not to be cocky, but I’m pretty dog savvy. He got interaction from other dogs…
There’s been a lot in the media lately about photoshop. With celebrities being anti-photoshop (show the world my wrinkles and hips!) or okay with it (show no one my wrinkles and hips!) the topic has gotten a bit polarizing. Simon has conflicted stances on Photoshopping his portfolio. He feels as if a little enhancing could really help him with the “plump, hunter warmblood look.” Without any post processing enhancements, his hope for an AQHA Aged Geldings Halter World Championship would…
Saturday was the first 100% stress free day I’d had in quite a while, so I celebrated by spending all day outside with ponies and my camera. If that doesn’t lift one’s spirits… I don’t know what will! Since several riders at our barn are getting ready for the early March hunter derby and I’m working towards the late April one, our trainer has done a great job doing “derby lessons” that offer more challenging courses than the typical outside…
We all know the phrase “heart horse”, so it should come as no surprise to any animal lover that heart dogs are equally as common. What I didn’t post about much this week, is how stressful my heart dog currently is right now. This is not a post about that though – this is a post about our happier days. I got Eliot for my 21st birthday. For months, and I do mean months, I had been begging my parents…
See my “2014 Show Schedule” in the right hand side bar of my blog? Get a good look at it, because I’ll be taking it down in a few days. Why? Because at this point it’s kind of a joke and extremely inaccurate. I’ve officially shifted my mindset from “We will show all the shows!” to “We will show when it seems fun and financially feasible.” I bring this up, because I made the decision this week to skip all…
On the dog and horse front, I may be starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe. This morning I’m feeling the most optimistic I have in weeks, so we’ll take that happy momentum and roll with it regardless of what ends up happening. Today, let’s talk about Simon. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read my post on his NQR’ness and offering their insight. We left it with seeing how booting…