Saturday, January 7, 2017 Woohoo! One more ride with 100% boot success. Only about 8 miles but a fair amount of trotting, slick footing, hills, and snow. Temps were colder than I’d anticipated and no sign of the sun. I used the vet wrap to help snug the boots and keep them from twisting. InContinue reading “Boot follow up 2”
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Trial & Error (& Error…)
Monday, January 2, 2017 I’m not sure if this is a good first post of the year or a bad one. The January 1 change over to a New year seems somewhat man-made and arbitrary. In fact, if it were up to me I would have separated these big holidays out more over the year.Continue reading “Trial & Error (& Error…)”
Middle School
Friday, December 30, 2016 Winter has come. Now I’m getting ready for Khaleesi’s second (full) season. I am not completely new to endurance, but I’m far from an experienced rider. I suppose figuratively I’m moving into the awkward middle school years. This winter I am taking a horse with 5 LD rides and 3Continue reading “Middle School”
Margin, Barn Therapy & The Work
Who would you be without your story? Friday, December 23, 2016 Merry Christmas! During this Holiday season I’ve found myself building up internally with small stresses and irritations- running short on time and daylight to do all I want to get done. A friend of mine recently shared a similar experience with things we bothContinue reading “Margin, Barn Therapy & The Work”
Training on the trail.
December 3, 2016 Not a whole lot to report lately with team green. When it comes to training vs. conditioning we are in a training and rest/rebuild period. Khaleesi is young still (6 but started at age 4 so only 2 years under saddle) and giving her joints, tendons and ligaments some time to restContinue reading “Training on the trail. “
What is.
Middle November 2016 I will learn… I will learn to love the skies I’m under… –from Hopeless Wanderer (Mumford & Sons) In a recent Endurance News article I read: “However your ride season ended I’m certain it didn’t go completely as planned” Seems endurance – due to it’s somewhat extreme nature – lends itself toContinue reading “What is. “
Time in the field
Friday, October 21, 2016 Sometimes it’s good (for someone like me) to slow down and take a lesson from the horse world about life. Green to 100 is about the journey to a goal. I’ve been reflecting recently on the journey and what is important along the way. How do the lessons from my horsesContinue reading “Time in the field”
Power of the Mind
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Seventeen days until our last ride of the season. I’ve heard Fort Valley is a challenge. As all the Old Dominion rides it’s rocky and rough, and mountainous. The variable however is weather. The OD in June is going to be hot- only a question of how hot and how humid.Continue reading “Power of the Mind”
Balance Point
Sunday, October 2, 2016 I hope you have enjoyed riding high with me through my blogs lately… as sure as the world turns nothing lasts forever. Balance has been a key theme in my life for a long long time. A long time. I’ve heard that slightly ‘unbalanced’ people are often very effective and changeContinue reading “Balance Point”
Let go.
Wednesday, September 29, 2016 Khaleesi and I are on a good streak lately: strong connection and great solo rides. I try to use “I” and “Me” because my horse is always perfect. She is a horse after all. She doesn’t lie and she always acts like a horse. She is a mirror at best andContinue reading “Let go.”
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