June 29-July 1, 2015 This week we spent 3 days in Camp Creek State Park in WV. It was a really nice park and we had the horse campground all to ourselves. After the mare squabble a few rides ago we’d decided I would ride with my friend and the 3 hour haul in theContinue reading “A horse, a dog and a hammock…”
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The force… takes a lot of energy…
Sunday, June 28, 2015 After two days of pouring down rain, Sunday brought partly cloudy skies and mild breezy temps. Perfect for a Faygo day. I hadn’t been on her in more than a week, and just hopping into her saddle (the one I bought this spring- which I love!) felt like going home. KhaleesiContinue reading “The force… takes a lot of energy…”
Riding Lesson
Friday, June 26, 2015 I haven’t spent much time on trotting horses and decided this spring I could use a lesson to improve my riding skills. If we’re going to ride 100 miles over 20-plus hours, I think it would help us both if I were more balanced and efficient up in the saddle. TheContinue reading “Riding Lesson”
Happy Trails… well… mostly…
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Khaleesi is on the trail, on the trailer, and on the road to her first LD ride. She trailers well, has been camping, goes out with me alone, crosses bridges, rivers and any kind of terrain I can imagine we’d find in nature… she basically gets along with others on theContinue reading “Happy Trails… well… mostly…”
Run Through the Jungle
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 On our camping trip last week we had discussions about being stuck in tents and trailers with those who snore. I told Madison (we hung hammocks in a stall) that I could not guarantee a snore-free experience because I had no idea if I snore. The next day she exclaimed “Nope-Continue reading “Run Through the Jungle”
Take Away
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 I’ve been thinking about what I learned from volunteering at the OD ride for a couple of days now. As much as it was hard to be there without a horse watching everyone else doing what I wanted to be doing, it was an invaluable experience and I’m so glad I volunteered.Continue reading “Take Away”
Bird Haven
Saturday, June 13, 2015 3:45am: I have to pee. Really we could sleep until 4. Our shift starts at Bird Haven at 6:30am, and we want to see the start of the 100 at 5:15. But we don’t have to be up this early for that. Doesn’t matter – people are moving around and IContinue reading “Bird Haven”
The OD … Take 1
Friday, June 12, 2015: 10:06pm In my top bunk in the bunkhouse a little too wired to think of sleep. We left around 8:30 am and drove beautiful back roads through the Virginias to arrive in Oarkney Springs in time to help set up for the volunteer lunch. Madison got lots of input from theContinue reading “The OD … Take 1”
Hidalgo
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 I don’t watch many movies. We go to a movie theater about once a year. We don’t have television reception at home either. However we do subscribe to Netflix and choose a series or two and watch them on DVD as we have indoor time (which is kind of rare forContinue reading “Hidalgo”
Manure on our Shoes
Sunday, June 7, 2015 One more small step: first overnight trip. Douthat is a local state park with fantastic horse camping sites. It’s still in the county, barely an hour drive door to door, and has new covered stalls for the horses complete with buckets, water, and horse amenities like shovels and wheelbarrows and hayContinue reading “Manure on our Shoes”
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