Year: 2019

When your horse is lame and the vet tells you it will be out of commission for 3-6 months…freaken mint When you realize that once the horse becomes sound it will take another 2-3 months to get back up the level you had been at previously…freaken mint When you buy a green horse and put […]

If your horse has a sprain clap your hands -clap-clap- If you can only tell at the trot that its lame clap your hands -clap-clap- If the vet claims its true and you don’t know what to do if your horse is out for 3-6 months clap your hands -clap-clap-  

I didn’t ride for seven weeks while I was on vacation. My first ride after I returned I realized two things 1) my horse was fat and 2) my leg muscles suddenly no longer existed. In lessons with the assistant trainer (AT) I attempted to do as much pole and no stirrup work as possible […]

I have been riding for twelve years. I have always been an English rider and Jumper despite spending my formative years at a Saddle-Seat riding barn that also dabbled in western riding and rodeo competitions. Since I grew up watching Cowboys and Cowgirls racing around in their bedazzled outfits I dreamed of doing just what […]

I have a green eight-year-old zangersheide mare that hates flowers. Not the type of flowers that grow on the side of the ring, I mean the huge fake bouquet flowers that sit in front of the jumps. On a normal day we may have some stops when the jumps are raised, but I can count […]