Getting it together
It seems like both of the ponies are getting back on track. Overall we had a pretty good week. Monday I hopped on P bareback and we had a nice quick hack, he was very good. Tuesday night I had…
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riding
September’s 10 Questions
Here are my answers to L’s most recent 10 questions. Is there something you don’t like about your riding? My main annoyance is how much I always look like I’m slouching. If my shoulders aren’t perfect it looks bad since my…
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Ebbs and Flows
I had some good rides and some rough rides this week. It was probably one of the most extreme weeks I’ve had in a while. Stampede started off the week with a good lesson. He was quiet on the flat…
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As the hoof grows
A collage of Stampede’s right front hoof as the hole from his monster abscess that popped in February grows out. I’ll be so glad when this thing is all grown out and the pony has a normal looking hoof again….
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200th post
I meant to come up with something cool for my 200th post, yet here I am about to tell you about my rides this week instead! I know you are excited! I need to think of some cool contest to…
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Equestrian At Hart Blog Hop: Keep It Clean
In this blog hop Hillary wants to talk about what cleaning products we use on our tack and why? Like many of us, I love the Higher Standards Leather Care soap. I’m currently using Fox’s Vanilla Lavender, which is my favorite…
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Monograms and injured hands
This post will just be a jumble of random things going on that are horse related lately! Firstly, I got helmet monograms. I hate to follow trends generally, but I really liked this one and couldn’t resist. I’m not sure…
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Show season lookback
I’ve been digesting this show season for a while, going between excited with our progress and depressed with the lack of progress. Somehow that’s possible! So here I will start with the last show of the season which was now…
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10 Question
I’m late to the party as usual but here are my answers to the August 10 questions! 1. Is your horse spooky or bombproof? P is 99% bombproof. If he ever does spook, it’s usually a hairy eye-ball while standing…
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Stormy
Still in thought about the last show of the season and the show season overall, so a post on that is yet to come. Figured I’d give some other updates on the boys now! Firstly, I found out last week…
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