Let’s talk about cleaning tack. Is your reaction as pictured above? (look at all that tack to clean!!!!) Fear not! It’s an important part of caring for your tack. I save time by spending time where it matters (on my leather tack) and taking short cuts where it doesn’t (synthetics tack). Leather Leather is my […] more

FPGBB first 2009 performance It was a beautiful Saturday on the bay. The Fort Point Garrison Brass Band (FPGBB) participated in the living history event held last weekend (1/31-2/1) at Fort Point, located underneath the Golden State Bridge. After arriving late (I have run out of excuses for why I’m continually late to all of […] more

I’m currently reading “Warhorse”, a fabulous book on the horse as a weapon throughout history. I highly recommend it if you are at all interested in the history of the horse. Like it or not, the horse was used as a war time instrument AND much of our current riding equipment and “traditions” have come […] more

Minx is lame….again. I tell you, I will be the EXPERT on horsey lameness if this keeps up. I had an absolutely fabulous ride mid January in the BLM lands near Marina (Monterey), CA. I enjoy Farley and she’s a great little horse, but nothing compares to the content feeling in my heart when I […] more

The 2009 AERC (the national endurance club for the US) season has officially began. Farley, my 1999 (that would be a birthdate….) Arabian mare did herself proud at Death Valley 4 day LD ride and we start the season with 110 LD miles. She felt great the entire time, especially considering she had completed her […] more

Hello everyone! I have so much fun reading the blogs here at blogger, I thought I would set one up for my own friends and family. My hope is that others can find this blog as entertaining and as informative as I have found “endurance granny”, “fugly horse of the day”, “Cake Wrecks” and “Endurance […] more