I spent the weekend with my Dad while he visited in Austin. While this was fun for me, it didn’t leave much time for the barn. It did however remind me of a story y’all might enjoy. If you asked either of my parents, they would say they had no idea where I got my love for horses from since neither of them are enthusiasts. Even though this is true, it’s not 100% accurate. Long before I was born, there…
Previously, I told y’all about the huddle and the DISC profiles from the craziest job I’ve ever had. Those had some cringeworthy moments for me and I’m sure for y’all as well… but the behind the scenes shittiness that went out beat anything I’ve ever experienced. Let me tell you more! At the cult, people tended to get promoted quickly. Promotions may or may not have title changes, but they always had an increase in responsibility and virtually never a pay…
Last month, I wrote a post about free horses in Texas where I was a bit dumbfounded about people wanting everything for nothing or throwing horses away that were no longer valuable. I received the following comment from Liz on that post: I think it would be really neat if you did a “part II” response post to this one where you have tallied the # hours you rode/trainer rode, # hours at barn not riding, # vet visits, #…
I joked with a barn friend last night that I am turning Simon into a trick pony… that may or may not be true. Last night when motivation to do proper flat work was at an all time low, I got out a stirrup leather and put it around his neck. My theory? See how he would do riding from just a neck strap. We walk, trot, cantered pretty much without touching the reins at all. He was a little…
There’s been a lot of dog drama in my house in the past year, and because of that my dog blogging has been pretty much focused on my ongoing spaniel drama. Today we’ve got to change that and give y’all and update on little miss Pascale, the puppy that got dropped off at my barn last September. I’m not sure if I ever mentioned this, but when we took her to the first vet appointment we were told that she would…
My interview for the job that shall not be named was interesting on many different levels, but one of those levels was the DISC personality test I was given. Maybe my job career thus far has been old school, but I’d never been asked to take a personality test for a job before. The one they had me take was the DISC profile, which as explained by Wikipedia: DISC is a behaviour assessment tool based on the DISC theory of…
I said a few weeks ago that I was taking a break from showing for sure in June, and most likely July… and I may just get crazy and add August to that list. This probably sounds crazy from the “Goals! Show! Derby!” personality I had earlier this year… but I’m seriously happy right now enjoying my horse in a leisurely way. My lesson on Sunday was super fun. Sure, we got changes late, but I didn’t beat myself up…
It’s summer in Texas y’all, and that is no joke. I spent about seven years of my childhood competitive figure skating, and about another four teaching lessons in high school. Just adding that little tidbit to say that I much prefer cold to heat. Have you seen how blonde I am? I’m convinced I am a Norwegian that got dropped off to grow up in humid North Carolina. I didn’t like the heat there either, but it sure beats 105…