I’d like to introduce a new segment over here simply called the OTTB Spotlight! I bet you could connect the dots based on the name alone, but I will be featuring different former track horses on this blog and what they’re doing in their current life. Besides, who doesn’t love a good ‘ol OTTB? Today’s spotlight is Viper, who you may recognize from some of my blog posts around here. Viper is owned by an adult amateur at my barn, and…
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…
I’ve been silent at the blog most of this year, but it’s not from lack of Texas activities. Really the biggest change has been simple – I got a horse. I know we’ve heard this before on this blog. Since I moved to Texas, I did a lease to own on a backyard draft horse and lost a lot of money when he came down with a strange disease and I had to give him back. Then I rode a…