Happy Halloween all! Hope you have leftover candy tonight and enough adult beverages to go around if possible (always buy more beverages than candy, you may need it!). If you aren't where Halloween is celebrated, go get yourself a piece of chocolate and a glass of wine. There you are celebrating too! 🙂 Now onto … Continue reading Blog Hop: NaBloPoMo (Daily Blogging?That is Scary!)

I helped out a friend (Brooks from Straight Up) this weekend on Saturday with her lovely, lovely OTTB mare, "Paris" and almost stole and brought the mare home with me! Paris was so sweet and well behaved and so pretty!! I kept telling Brooks I was stealing her but I also assured her I would not … Continue reading Fun Day at Plantation This Weekend (No Riding Involved)!

Nothing much happening so figured I would do a photo update on Remus!! I went out the other night and brushed him etc. He was still out when I got there so when I got him out of the field and left Lakota and Sterling out, he thought he was something SPECIAL and was getting … Continue reading Do These Dapples Make My Butt Look Fat?

Leaves are falling, temps are dropping at night mostly (though still a wee bit warmish in the daytime), horses are growing in their winter coats with a bang. It was a busy week at work last week and I haven't had a bit of time to do a damn thing with my horse or even … Continue reading Fall Has Arrived, For Shizzle!

This looked fun from Liz's In Omnia Paratus blog and I haven't done one of  these before so thought I would try to join in: Most equestrians quote fall as their favorite season to ride. Are you one of those that does? Or maybe not; what is your favorite season to ride, if so? I love Fall … Continue reading Blog Hop Courtesy of In Omnia Paratus: October Questions

Drum Roll Please... Thursday was a long long day and I introduced myself to Morgan at the Stübben tent at FHI. It was cold and it was wet and I wondered a few times if we could even do the fitting (We would have had to haul to Fox Mill for the arena which was … Continue reading Saddle Fitting, Stübben Style

It took me a whole day to get over my three days at FHI! I decided to not go on Sunday due to my husband being so nice about me being missing in action for three solid days from Thursday to Saturday. By the time I got home Saturday afternoon, my heel was killing me … Continue reading Fair Hill International Wrap Up: See You Next Year!

I am so tired. LOL  Like my foot is killing me, I have done over 15k steps each day just spectating! But so MUCH FUN! It has been a fun-filled two days so far at FHI so far. And it ain't done yet! I have been hanging out with Emma and Sarah and Rachael, Emma's … Continue reading Fair Hill Exhaustion Sets In: So Much to See, So Much to Do!

Ahh marriage. Fifteen years of it. My husband and I said 'I do' fifteen years ago today in Ocean City, MD and have never looked back. He puts up with all my issues and annoyances (For example today is our anniversary, and I will be at FHI all day then will be with Stubben tonight. … Continue reading Happy Anniversary to My Husband of 15 Years (Wait,What? HOW LONG?)

Hot Hot Hot Before Lesson: Maybe NOT as humid as Monday and it is not raining but guys it is OCTOBER 10th. And I am wearing shorts as I type this before getting changed to go ride in my lesson. WTF. The air conditioning is blowing in my office. SERIOUSLY. I am not a happy … Continue reading Sally Lesson at Straight Up: HANDS UP!