Karen has a GREAT post up today, talking about your horses biggest bad habits. Definitely check it out. I’m sure there will be an interesting and entertaining discussion over there… I am SERIOUSLY considering riding Farley in a hackamore for the second half of the Desert Gold ride, her attitude permitting. She’s been doing SO […] more

First things first. Gundivvvvaaaa…….where are yoooouuuuuu? The cuteness that is to be yours will not arrive without an address…..as in physical address of your home! Or work. or PO box. Or neighbors house if you have decided I cannot be trusted. 🙂 The e-mail to send it to is [email protected] I leave for Desert Gold […] more

In which I check out a new riding place, meet a fellow blogger, score a pair of sunglasses, have another boot malfunction (and deduce the cause), and finish another bunny. BTW – the first person to comment on this post gets the bunny…. 🙂 It’s not quite finished yet – it has temporary stuffing and […] more

Currently I’m sitting in a meeting and supposedly thinking about things like “certifying bodies”, “accreditation” bodies”, “scope of certification”, etc. So what topic could possibly take away from the fascination of implementing a British Retail Consortium system? I am of course, thinking about what I usually think about during work – horses, endurance, and how […] more

Since my trainer was out with the flu yesterday, it’s up to me to find a revelation in life and horses without the help of her lesson this week. “It’s an interesting phenomenon where horses lose body weight as fast as humans (ie “me”) gain it. Also vastly unfair is the related phenomenon of how […] more

Barbs etc. made me contemplate today the concept of asking for a little, and then being happy with, “good enough”. She also makes an excellent point in that you may have to ask for something a different way. Think of the horse as a painting of your riding. If you don’t like the painting, change […] more

The title is a nod to AareneX who received the little sheep today as her prize and has decided to write him into her NaNoWriMo. Farley proved herself in the following ways this weekend: 1. She demonstrated that she does not, in fact hate me, and is actually quite bonded to me 2. She can […] more