Long time readers will know that a certain nerdy bay horse has been absent from this blog a lot this summer. Fear not, it’s not due to any hidden injury or drama that I can’t post about. Simon is being Simon, and things are going well. The reason that I haven’t been blogging about him, is that my barn life isn’t really all that exciting right now. I haven’t put a saddle on my horse in three weeks, and although…
Even though we are heading towards fall in many parts of the country, here in central Texas we’re marching towards “later Summer”. Honestly, it hasn’t been all that hot this year (yay!) but we’re due for some 100 degree days in the near future and I know the heat is not done yet. Now I’m not vain about many things in life, but how my horse looks is one of those things. I want to be able to see my…
I said a few weeks ago that I was taking a break from showing for sure in June, and most likely July… and I may just get crazy and add August to that list. This probably sounds crazy from the “Goals! Show! Derby!” personality I had earlier this year… but I’m seriously happy right now enjoying my horse in a leisurely way. My lesson on Sunday was super fun. Sure, we got changes late, but I didn’t beat myself up…
It’s summer in Texas y’all, and that is no joke. I spent about seven years of my childhood competitive figure skating, and about another four teaching lessons in high school. Just adding that little tidbit to say that I much prefer cold to heat. Have you seen how blonde I am? I’m convinced I am a Norwegian that got dropped off to grow up in humid North Carolina. I didn’t like the heat there either, but it sure beats 105…
When you get rained out/take a break/go on vacation and let it go to nine days since seeing your large majestic horse creature, you are bound to come back to some surprises. Simon for one, was surprised his mom abandoned him. I came back to a wild & wooly creature who was caked in sweat and looked at me like, “I’m HOT. I’m COVERED in flies. My eyes HURT. Where have you been woman?!?” I guess he has gotten used…
First weekend at the new barn was lovely. We had a nice, rolling canter in the big grass ring with the wind blowing and the reins loopy – enough said, right? That being said, Texas summer is here and it is already sweltering. Saturday was a high of 97 and Sunday wasn’t much cooler. It’s the time of year where I need to plan my weekend schedule around riding in the cool hours of the day, and not whenever I feel…