Last weekend I resolved to make a difficult, yet best-for-the-horses decision. Farley went away to Mare Camp.   More widely known as Aurora’s place, from Redheaded Endurance. Here’s my problem. I have really good intentions. I go out to the stable ready to do a ML session, but then once I’m there I’m not in the mood to […] more

Step 1 Hope that the boots fell off in the 2 days post ride since you saw the horse, but not feeling that lucky assemble the tools needed – hammer and long flat headed screw driver. Thank my lucky starts I’m married to a carpenter and the garage is *teeming* with such tools. Step 2 […] more

In the week before Wild West my husband and I got away on a little miniature vacation. Here I practice proper position for ride pictures – back straight, leg back, hands low, not talking to the photographers. Friday morning I glued on hind boots. It was by far the easiest, least stressful gluing I’ve ever […] more

I decided that riding my horse this week is probably a good thing if I expect to have a half way decent time this weekend at my 50 miler…. So Farley and I hit the trail at dusk last night and got in a brisk 3 miles. She got a week off for being lame […] more

Dear Diary, My secret plan of increasing strength and fitness through a gradual increase in training weight is going nicely. I’m right on schedule to gain 40 pounds in 40 weeks, gradually and insidiously. There were moments I doubted the wisdom of such a plan, but I keep in mind all that fitness and muscle […] more