Sunday, August 19, 2018 I spent a couple days riding and camping with a close friend in West Virginia this week. The riding was stunning and the friendships rich. One of my favorite things about the trip was meeting new friends. An endurance friend connected me with a guide to help us through a newContinue reading “I’m with you.”
Author Archives: JaimeHope
Peace
August 13, 2018 Things in the barn have been quiet lately. No that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped going! Very funny. After years… at least four or five or even six… of seeking a different way of relating to horses… of struggling to connect and communicate with them more effectively. Something has clicked over. Friday IContinue reading “Peace”
I will not say I love you.
Saturday, July 14, 2018 I once heard it said that love is heard better as a non-verbal language. Khaleesi carried me 35 miles over two days of (over) 17-mile training rides literally over the rivers and through the woods. And she did it with a fresh barbed wire cut on her left front. I bandagedContinue reading “I will not say I love you.”
Drawing Board Lessons Hoof Boots
The first blog about my learning curve in metal shoes vs. hoof boots starts off the drawing board after the folks at ScootBoots asked if I would write a short article on the use and benefits of hoof boots. This is not that exact article but stemmed from the question themselves… Drawing Board: Hoof Sneakers
The Drawing Board
Hello! This post is to let you know I’ve added an offshoot blog about the nuts and bolts of what I’ve been learning in the endurance sport. At first I’ll reference them to my main blog readers and if the information is of interest you can subscribe to that one as well. The Drawing Board
The Long Dreams
Friday, July 6, 2018 Tevis season is near… the details that make my heart skip a little as I read about them. Why? Why on earth does this equine sport in its extreme forms appeal to some of us. I can’t explain it logically, but we are all created unique from one another, and forContinue reading “The Long Dreams”
The mud of black sheep
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 This weekend proved one of the toughest rides for me. It began the morning of departure – loading up and hitting the road. I didn’t feel great when I woke up… had a strange disconcerting dream about doing too many things that made me behind to teach a class… then everythingContinue reading “The mud of black sheep”
The time it takes.
June 21, 2018 It takes the time it takes. The biggest problem I run into when adults come to me to learn the violin is that their brain works faster than their body. It takes a long time to master the fine skills to play the violin- and when I say fine I mean small.Continue reading “The time it takes.”
Delta-one-one
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 I promised Khaleesi to adjust the competition schedule this year to reflect her request for less gnarly grueling rocky trails. As I am a woman of my word I did not enter the Beast of the East this year as a competitor. However I have grown to love my Old DominionContinue reading “Delta-one-one”
… and who are you becoming?
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 (Part 2) It’s become curious to me how each post will form as I’m reflecting on a myriad of ideas. It seems to take shape out of one of those geometric images that seems like static at first until you look at it long enough and a clear image begins toContinue reading “… and who are you becoming?”
green to 100 