And here we goooooo.... as we trotted/walked/loped up to the Stadium, we helped a couple people get their horses through the water (thank goodness my horse doesn't care about water!!). It was shady on part of the hike up there so we got a few minutes of coolness before being blasted by the humidity as … Continue reading Fair Hill Starter Trials Part II: Fun Stuff ( JUMPING)

Dressage Saturday, July 1, 2017 was the longest day ever!!  It was also a great, fun day due to good friends, new friends, and horses, jumps, and you name it. But two days later, I am still so bone weary it is not even funny. One reason could be due to my logging over 28,000 … Continue reading Fair Hill Starter Trials Part I: Dressage, Course Walking, and Baby, It’s Hot Outside

Happy Fourth of July all!! I hope you are cool and comfy and not having to work! Have a great day! Last Friday, I headed to Fair Hill to do a quick walk of the course since it is so close to me. I don't know if it was good or bad that I did … Continue reading Walking the Intro Course While Having Friends Calm Me By Text!

Before I even attempt to recap the awesomeness that was Fair Hill Starter Trials, I figured I would write this saddle fitting recap blog post first. Saturday was a crazy day and I am not sure how many blog posts will come out of it but here is the first one! After a long ass … Continue reading In Search of Our Precious: Where I Learn Some Things About Remus and His Saddle Needs!

Next time I jump I am going to slap a post it to my forehead to remind me to breathe. Seriously, I go to the gym at least 4 times a week. I work out. I may not be as fit as a marathoner but I should not be out of breath, by jump 9. … Continue reading The Fair Hill Derby Cross: Might As Well Jump

My new t-shirt arrived from https://teespring.com/stores/barn-dog-apparel!The weather has been iffy all week. I have been farmsitting all week and am exhausted. Every other day it has rained. I haven't ridden my horse since cc schooling on last Sunday. Oh and there is a Derby Cross tomorrow. That I am signed up for. But no dressage so … Continue reading The Fair Hill Derby Cross: Let’s Get Ready to Jump!

Fraidy Cat Evening and the900facebookpony both did their 2017 show gear posts so I decided to jump on board and do one too. However the caveat is I don't have nearly as much stuff as they both do! Or do I? OH THE PLACES WE WILL GO (AND HOW WE GET THERE): I have a … Continue reading 2017 Show Gear and Tack: Or What Stuff Have I Accumulated?

One of my very best friends here in the Northeast (she is the one that said oh you should totally try to event with Remus way back in the day so it is ALL her fault) asked me to housesit for her farm while her and her hubby went to the Outer Banks. They bought … Continue reading Farmsitting, Catsitting, Horsesitting: Not Much Actual Sitting!

Boy, it was hot out for cross country schooling. Not in the triple digits but the humidity felt like it was. Blech. Since it was one of my first cross country schoolings of the Spring/Summer I was going no matter what and was actually glad it didn't get rained out (it poured the day before) … Continue reading Cross Country Schooling at Fair Hill With Sally: The HEAT Is On!

Last time, I stopped with us hauling back to Austin area to take Henry back to his barn. We were hot, sweaty, and did I say hot by then? I turned my a/c to about zero and basked in it for the first few minutes. Following Amanda and Henry on 79 was interesting to say … Continue reading Austin Part Two: A Corgi, Some BBQ, Downtown, and More Henry!