Happy Valentine’s day everyone! I’m not one of those people who has a huge opinion either way about this holiday. I do however love almost all holidays and I love doing sweet things for my loved ones, so Valentine’s works for me. Plus after staying up way too late working on this blog design (looking better I think!) a sweet gift from my husband and flowers delivered to my work were great ways to start the day. I hope y’all have…
I am not a thin and svelte person, and although I’m in a campaign to lose weight… I know I’m never going to be a size 0. Or a size 2… or if we’re being realistic a size 4 and who knows what else. So traditional rise breeches with a relaxed cut in the hip (like the old Tailored Sportsman Pro Hunters) are my friend. You know what is not my friend? Low rise. Seriously, why? I know these aren’t as low…
In my brilliant youth, I have ridden without a helmet. Like, a lot. At first it was because I got a western saddle for Elvis, and “western riders don’t need to wear helmets.” Of course, that rule should get thrown out the window when you get really smart and start jumping around in a western saddle. But now that I am older and slightly less stupid, I always wear a helmet when I ride. I’d like to say that it’s because…
Though I’m not a subscriber to Sidelines (I might get a subscription though!), I love their Social Media presence, blogs and Facebook page. Their photo contests are fun, and since I used to take a lot of photos at horse shows, I enter whenever I can. This past contest finally paid off! I entered a photo of my former trainer’s Mom, Lydia (who also braided for us), and my trainer’s horse, Artie. It’s a sweet candid moment, and made even more…
Had a nice lesson on Adora last night. Thanks everyone for the kind comments yesterday – they made me feel better. I absolutely can learn a lot from every horse – even a schoolmaster like her. It took me a bit to get used to her bigger jump and longer stride, but when I made myself sit up (one of my really bad habits is leaning forward) things went much better. Hoping to ride another new school horse on Wednesday….
I should start off by saying that one of my goals in life is to be a hunter princess. It’s completely selfish and silly, but I want all the smancy tack and clothes and I want to look polished at all times. As of now, I have a bit of a ways to go. The good news is that after years of buying the cheapest stuff possible, I have learned that quality does last. Now I do tons of shopping…
For the most part, I really like my job. With everything though, some days are better than others. On the less than stellar days, I need an extra punch of something to make it through the afternoon. Drinking during lunch is less than ideal due to possible repercussions, and while some days I’ll go have a vent lunch with my co-workers on the really bad days it’s not enough. For the really bad days, there’s only one place to go. In case…
There’s a common misconception that if someone loves horses, they’ll love anything with horses on it. Not true. There is a lot of really really really ugly horse stuff out there… but that’s another post. If you have a horse loving woman in your life and you want to give her a Valentine for the season (and who wouldn’t? Us horse girls are awesome), check out these options below. They’re all hand-made from Etsy and under $100, so you can go…