My particular moral compass that lets me take an extra tea bag from a restraunt without guilt, forbids me from lying.  I will wheedle, skirt around, and otherwise distract the asker, but when it comes right down to it, I try to avoid lying at all costs.   I really really really like my farrier.  […] more

For you non-horsey people that are reading my blog, today’s post is thoroughly boring, horse-related, and uninspired.  I apologize in advance.   Bump update:  I think Crysta is right – those bumps on her back are “heat” bumps.  From the google searches I’ve done (I know – highly scientific and I’m sure any vets reading […] more

 I was listening to a Horse Radio Network show, The Stable Scoop, and one of the hosts mentioned that she needed to use sheepskin only next to her horse’s back because of collagen bumps.  Something clicked and I thought “maybe that’s what Farley has????”   Starting at Wild West (a late May endurance ride), I […] more

On Monday, after not riding for 12 days, I took Farley for a handwalk on the canal.   On Tuesday, in drizzly not ideal conditions, we lightly lunged and carefully rode on the grass in the turn out pen.   On Wednesday (today), I will take a dressage lesson.   How is this remarkable?  I […] more

My calves are still killing me from the hike on Sunday and I’ve grown found of mcdonald one dollar sundaes. In other news, it’s still raining. Yep. Still that lovely wet stuff. The good news is that it’s lighter than last week and while the footing isn’t great, there is techinically a good chink of […] more

Not directly horse related, but it’s a trail I do ride on.  Additionally, the same concepts here apply to riding in wilderness areas.   This is the second time in one year that something has happened to a member of a party I was with and after injury, we had to help ourselves out of a […] more

Farley got to get out of her pen for the first time in 12 days!  We went for a nice little 3 mile handwalk in the sunshine….oops, I mean drizzle, since yes, it is still raining.  Poor girl is a bundle of energy and with 12 days of “tapering”  (back to my marathon days!) she’s […] more