Some weekends are super refreshing, filled with lots of downtime and moments that say “Ahh, I feel so lucky to be alive and I’m so relaxed and recharged!” This was not one of those weekends for me. The bright side was the barn. I got to ride in the sun for three days in a row, and my horse was really well behaved. We even got to model some of our new stuff, and despite my riding flaws… I feel…
When my husband took riding lesson (oh so briefly), he got very frustrated that riding wasn’t a linear progression sport. I basically said “duh!” and expressed that it’s often one step forward two steps back… or at least feels that way. Yet, I forgot my own advice recently. This winter has been rough on us for riding consistency. Not many barns in Texas have an indoor, and that includes us. We’ve had tons of rain lately, and I’ve been lucky…
It’s no secret that I’m a reality TV junkie. Cancelling my cable subscription years ago did not curb my love of trashy TV. Instead, I just watch trashy reality TV for much cheaper than I used to. It works for me. So imagine my surprise and delight when I saw “Dance Moms” appear on my Netflix queue. It’s completely over the top ridiculous. Mix over involved mothers with too much money, wannabe diva children, and a fairly verbally abusive dance…
I will never be one of those people who throw away ribbons. Being able to show horses has been a life long dream for me. I’ve worked really hard to win and also pay for all of these ribbons. You can bet that I want them out where I can enjoy them instead of locked in a box or thrown away! Even that being said, my ribbon area was looking a bit hodge podge lately. I had stuffed Elvis’ entire…
I will be the first to tell you that I’m an idiot with conformation. I can tell you if a horse is shaped like a donkey or a “foundation dinosaur”, but otherwise that’s about it. So I was super happy to see Breeches & Boat Shoes tackle this topic with information and graphics. I can Photoshop things, so I wanted to give it a try with Mr. Simon to see if he is ideal or not. P.S. – I’m quoting…
Should we just go ahead and re-name Saturday as OTTB Spotlight Saturday? Well at least for today, we are. Today I am featuring Bohemian from Eventing in Color. He’s a neat horse with a neat owner and a neat story… so enjoy! What is his registered name? Jockey Club name is Bohemian Spirit. I kept “Bohemian” as our show name for registration with USEA. He goes by Bohemian or Hemie at the barn. Lineage? Not impressive to my (admittedly ill-informed)…
I’ve wanted ice boots for Simon for a long time. I feel like it’s important to do everything reasonably in my power to keep my horse sound and happy for as long as I can. To me, icing after jumping & hard rides on the front tendons is a pretty solid idea. Will this prohibit him from ever breaking? No. Will it help a little bit? I think so. So with a Christmas gift card in tow, I ordered the…
Okay, so this debate might not be all that “great”. With WEF starting and me not going this year, I spent some time looking through my photos from WEF years past. That’s when I realized that jumper braids seem to fall into two categories these days. We have the traditional button braids. And what I officially the “sticky uppy” braids. Both are almost always tight and neatly done, but I just can’t get behind the sticky uppy braids. To me, there is…