I think a staple in every horse owner’s tack trunk is a good nylon halter. They’re durable, easy to clean and a good one will last forever. As nylon halters go, I look for something that fits well, is durable and can adjust to my horse’s face. This padded Nylon halter from Horze does all of these things! Let’s be honest – this is a nylon halter. It’s not reinventing the wheel or changing the course the universe – it’s…
Here we go with round two of my anonymous “What would you say on your blog?” survey… Lots of people had talk about their trainers and training. It’s okay to have multiple trainers! No one person has all of the answers for you OR your horse. I love my trainer dearly, but she has shortcomings. Sometimes I want to talk about my desire to find a new trainer, but I cant… because my trainer reads my blog!!! Dear Trainer: I…
This is one of those posts that aren’t super exciting, but are written for me to have in the anthology that is Simon’s training. At least there are pretty pictures for y’all? After about a week off from the September Austin monsoon, I was able to head to the barn Sunday morning to hack my lively horse. Fresh Simon is never really a bad thing. He’s not one to be naughty and buck after time off, but lively Simon is…
With all the rain we’ve been getting lately, I planned a decidedly un-horsey Saturday while my barn dried out from the monsoon. Most of the day was spent with me cleaning my house like a crazy person. If you’re a South Park fan, do you remember that episode where Butters’ mom finds out his dad is gay, and goes on a psychotic cleaning spree around the house? “Cleeeeean! Clean. Everything must be cleeeeeeeeean.” That was pretty much me, only less…
You will perhaps notice a new look about the blog. I’m not sure I’m 100% married to it yet, but the longer I looked at my last design the more meh I felt about it. Too much pastel, even for me. Anyway, I’d like to hear if there are any issues/concerns with the new layout. I’m happy with most things, but may change a font here or there unless there are major complaints. Moving on! I’ve been pretty quiet about…
Remember when I asked y’all what you would say on your blog if you could be 100% anonymous? Well, the results are in! Some responses are snarky, some are thoughtful and some are just plain interesting. I will refrain from commentary and let people speak for themselves! Since there were so many responses, I grouped everything into themes and will post in a small series over the next week or so. Thoughts on our blogs themselves. I met one of…
The first stop of our 2008 winter European tour was a bit unusual. Tim and I flew into Frankfurt, which is a huge European hub of travel. That’s not important in itself, but we were fortunate enough to have a German friend of ours pick us up at the airport and drive us to his hometown – Braunfels, Germany. Braunfels is a small town of about 11,000 people that’s located northwest of Frankfurt. Honestly, I was so damn jetlagged I…
I interrupt your regularly scheduled Monday so I can bitch about a hipster who I think may be currently plotting my demise. But first, let’s back up a little. Originally this weekend I had fun horsey plans scheduled, but I had to cancel. To make myself feel better about originally cancelled plans, I made different fun horsey plans which… as you guessed, were cancelled. Therefore much of my weekend was spent with me trying my best to stick to my diet…