Navigating Change
I actually have a drafted post from late 2022 that recapped 2022 a bit, but I never made it back to publish and now it makes me sad to read through. There were some real highlights in 2022 though, and…
Read more
Ernie
A Dressage Lesson
I’ve been wanting to take another dressage lesson for literal years, and finally made it happen a couple weeks ago. With my new wheels, options for a dressage lesson have multiplied! Sadly, there is no media from the lesson, but…
Read more
2021 MHJA Year End Awards
This past show season was my first full season with Ernie (versus our shortened COVID season last year) and I’m just so blessed to have a horse that makes showing so fun. A list of our show recaps for the…
Read more
A Trail Ride!
Last Saturday Ernie and I knocked a few firsts off our list. Not only did he travel in his trailer for the first time, but we also went on our first off property trail ride. I contacted a friend who…
Read more
Finals show 2021
Warning, I wrote this post roughly a month ago but then had some blog issues. Lots of catch up to come! In some ways it’s hard to believe show season is over already. It was also a very strange show…
Read more
WAG Show 2021
The last away show of the season is complete! While it was pretty hot on Thursday and the drive to the show was full of horrendous traffic, the actual show weekend gave us gorgeous weather with highs in the 70’s….
Read more
MV Show 2021
A couple weeks ago we headed to a show at Meadowview Farms, the same location as my first away show with Ernie last year. The biggest issues this show were the heat (and humidity), rain, and resulting muddy footing. Honestly…
Read more
July HR Show
Last weekend was our first outdoor home show for the season and it was definitely a loooong week. My husband and I both took the whole week off, so we spent the first few days of the week catching up…
Read more
HR April and HHF May shows
HR B Show April 2021 In mid April, right after that tax deadline, there was an indoor show at the barn. It was the second show of the indoor season, but Ernie and I missed the first one due to…
Read more
Another Long Tax Season
I think many people were quite happy when the income tax return deadline for individuals was extended to May 15, 2021, but I can assure you that CPA’s working in tax just felt their chance for freedom slip away. Sadly,…
Read more