The perfectly sensible way – horse and rider each have a job. What actually happens Although maybe that is just my horses… more

I adore small animal emergency. I won’t even bore you with the panic I feel of only discovering the part of vetmed that I truly think I could happily practice as a career half way through my senior year, in a field I’m barely competent in. Oh no. Those aren’t happy thoughts at all. Instead […] more

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Apparently 16 years old is not too old to learn new tricks. Farley has never been a dirty bucker. My ever helpful widgets at the bottom of this post will probably point out that Farley has bucked me off before. But this was different. Bucking is never allowed, but just like there’s a difference between […] more

Why oh why do I always ask for *just a little more*?   The truth about dressage is that it very accurately predicts what mistakes I am likely to make in endurance. My biggest mistake in dressage is not asking for *one more* turn on the haunches. It is this conversation: “that was great! Let’s […] more

I’ve started schooling dressage regularly again and everything is the same AND everything is mind-blowing-ly different. How can that BE? (says the Dear Reader) Since July I’ve been riding almost exclusively treeless. My last ditch effort to find a saddle that fit Farley’s current back shape was to go where I never thought I would […] more

Shortly after deciding to spend the first part of this year running fast and focusing on 5k’s, I saw this article. Now I’m even more convinced that my choice to back off my ultra training was one of my better ideas. It’s one thing to say “this feels right”, and quite another to have a trusted […] more