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…
It’s been a quiet weekend here. Suffice to say, I much prefer quiet to running myself over with my car. In fact I’m oh so happy to report that I have driven myself some independently this week and have managed to keep all 4 car doors on my husband’s car. Hopefully I will continue to have as much success with my car when I get it back early this week. The worst thing to happen to me all weekend was…
When I wrote my 2015 goals, I mentioned that I wanted to confirm or deny Simon’s saddle fit this year. It seemed like a huge task, because I wasn’t thrilled with the fitter I had used previously and basically bought my saddle on the internet site unseen by a tack store employee looking at a few pictures of Simon’s back. Recipe for success, right? Luckily an awesome blog reader (thank you!) recommended another local fitter to me, so I happily…
Aside from running myself over with my car, I did have some great fun this weekend when awesome blogger friend Tracy from Fly On Over came to Austin for vacation! Now I’m not sure you’re aware, but no trip to the Lone Star state is complete without a visit to nerd horse and yours truly. Lucky for me, Tracy and her awesome husband agreed to trek outside of Austin for a bit of a horsey adventure. When I finally managed…
The past two years (Read 2012 and 2013), Simon has grabbed the keyboard for me and written a guest post about his Christmas needs. This year I let him borrow my iPad after a ride so he could yet again make his request. What Simonpants Wants, Needs, and Desperately Deserves for Christmas – 2014 Edition Likits Did you know that in the winter you have to stall in your stall SO MUCH MORE even though it is NOT COLD ouside!…
I’ve noticed something about my creature lately – he’s turning into kind of a hunk. Granted, I’m partial because I would love this horse if he was skinny and beat with an ugly stick (in fact, I did fall in love when he looked like that) but I seriously think he’s looking good this year. The first thing I noticed was that his bum no longer fits as well in his blankets as it did last year. This is not exciting,…
I don’t usually do blog hops, but when I do it’s because we’re celebrating Bold Archer’s birthday! History of the Horse Before you met, where was your horse? Who bred him/her? What do you know about his sire and his dam? What do you know where he came from? Tell me about the time before he had a trainer. Simon was bred in the San Marcos area of Texas, which is just a bit south of Austin. He is registered…
I have body clipped twice in my adult life, which means I’m pretty much an expert. Thus I present to you this detailed tutorial. Step 1: Frantically try and find clippers to use on your only good day available to body clip before the show. Grovel. Make promises of trading alcohol for clipper use. Step 2: Have jumping lesson to “tire horse out” which really tires you out instead. Jump very large. Watch lower leg say ‘bye bye’ over anything…