Let me start off by saying that whatever shortcomings my barn has (as all barns do!), I’ve never been around a group of nicer people. The silver lining to Simon being hurt right now is the incredibly generous people who are letting me ride their horse. Lately I’ve been able to ride Viper (who will get his own post later) and last night one of the good teenage riders offered her appendix mare, Joy, for me to jump around on….
It was another weekend of highs and lows around here, but hey – at least it wasn’t all lows! My trainer had an unfortunate fall two weeks ago and broke her leg in several places. While she’s been resting and getting the swelling down for surgery this week, I’ve helped step up and teach some lessons at the barn. Our boarding situation is unique (and awesome) in that group lessons are included with the price of board. This usually equates…
One of the best things about my trainer is her enthusiasm for teaching and making us better equestrians. Lately, a way she has been giving us an opportunity to go the extra mile is hosting a two hour group lesson/fun workshop on some Saturdays. It’s free, and I showed up early to the barn on Saturday morning to walk Simon in hopes that I would be able to catch a ride on one of the school horses and participate in…
After short but nerve wracking (for me at least) show season, I’ve been laying low with Simon and not riding quite as often. So instead of yesterday, the last time I rode was Monday for my weekly jumping lesson. Kathy’s theme of the week was courses with technical challenges, so I was pretty excited. In the division that we show in, the most complicated thing that is ever asked is a roll back and at the November show I totally…