I really dislike New Years Eve as a holiday. Everyone gets so excited and it ends up being never quite as good as you think it was going to be and you can’t find a cab home. Not awesome. There have only been two New Years Eves that I have really enjoyed; one in Budapest that involved fireworks and champagne in the street, and another last year in a Texas country cabin with good friends. This year we have no plans,…
This will be a lot different than 2012’s year in review since it’s the first year since I was in college that I rode one horse consistently throughout the entire year. Though we had our rough patches, I am still beyond thrilled at my equestrian 2013 🙂 January Simon comes up really lame in the right hind. I notice a little swelling, and get him to the vet. They take two views of his hock, say they don’t see anything…
Taken from Viva Carlos who is the master of all the horse surveys and questions. Also, I’m filling this with old pictures of Simon that I haven’t ever posted before so if you wonder why he’s skinny… that’s why 😉 1. If your horse could talk what would they say? What would they be like? Simon would be super friendly. He just wants everyone to like him and everyone to be his friend… whether it’s horse, human or dog. He’d…
Once upon a time, my horse was lame for 4 months at the beginning of the year. Oh wait, that was this year. Therefore, I didn’t get around at setting goals until July when I figured that he was (hopefully) not on the verge of being lame forever and I had successfully moved barns. I definitely did not accomplish all that I set out to… can I use the excuse that we only had six months? No? Okay… well here’s…
It’s my burfday. I’m 29. My husband is 6 years older than me, so I watched his metamorphosis from 20’s to 30’s when I was in my early/mid 20’s. At the time, I kind of dismissed his mild panic. What’s the deal? If you don’t get older you die! And then I hit 27, and he said “Now you’re in your late 20’s.” “No, I’m in my mid 20’s still.” 28 is definitely late 20’s, but not as late as…
When 2013 started out, I was planning on showing my lovely creature as much as possible. I wanted to get a lot of miles on Simon and hopefully mold him into my good little show horse. Then he was lame for four months, and all my hopes were dashed. At the beginning of his rehab we switched barns, and I was just happy to be riding again. Needless to say, the fact that we got our shit together enough to…
Simon and I have a well established routine this time of year, and by well established… I mean this is what we did last year: work hard all year to horse show, go horse show, end on a high note, pretty much ignore Simon until after new years… and then start all over when he’s sound again. See, I have plenty of drive and motivation when the shows are looming… but after our year end show ribbons and debut at…
It’s the last day of Tracy‘s 5 day challenge! 21. Favorite classes to watch I love watching equitation medals and hunter derbies. I know a lot of people find those classes super boring, but they’re my dream finals… way more-so than jumpers. Grand prixs are exciting, but most times I would choose a derby over a grand prix in terms of entertainment value to me personally 🙂 22. What’s in your cooler at horse shows? Booze! Actually no, not even a…