Is this why people own geldings?  Because they get to ride the same horse every day?   Farley was (unpredictably) a complete witch yesterday about arena work.  Maybe she was a bit sore from our work on Monday.  Maybe the footing wasn’t exactly to her liking (it was compacted, but better than the regular arena […] more

It’s a sad state indeed when non-horsey people see a dismounted rider and assume something is wrong.    Riders – I implore you to dismount and work on your own fitness!  It should not be a shocking sight to witness someone dismounted on the trail tailing up an ascent.  Panic should not cross the poor […] more

Lately, I’ve had that feeling I imagine any blogger has had, if they’ve blogged long enough. There must be a finite amount of ideas to write about in my particular subject…..when am I going to run out of new stuff to say?  Will it be today? tomorrow?  next week? There can’t be that much to say […] more

Two things happened yesterday 1.  My trainer told me it’s time to start working on our stretchy trot!  Whoohoo!  More than anything I feel like this signifies that I have moved up a level in dressage.  Not only do I have 3 decent gaits (and a canter transition that is *almost* there), I get to […] more

Revelation:  Different horse sports are useful as metaphors for different aspects of life.  I realized yesterday that for me, Dressage represents religion and is useful for me to understand and accept the various aspects of religion.   I feel this needs additional explanation!  I have a feeling this is going to be one of those […] more

It’s Spring!!!!!  It’s spring it’s spring it’s SPRING.   *ducking to avoid the snowballs hurled at me by more unfortunatly located BB’s (BlogBuddies)*   Now, I KNOW next year when I start moping about the awfulness of winter, I’m going to zero sympathy, but I just can’t help myself.  What a wonderful day!    Driving […] more

The How, What, Why, When, Where of Sponging.   What:  Sponging or scooping water onto the horse.  I prefer sponging to scooping.  I fell like I can get more water on the horse and really scrub to get the grime and sweat off.  It also encourages me to be very hands on the horse, which […] more