On the 8th Day of Christmas: Eight Resolutions

Change of plans. I spent several days quagmired in an earnest, heartfelt post on my past, present, and future. Nevermind. Take it as read that for 2015, I want to keep the good bits (husband, health, horse shows) and improve where needed (food habits, exercise habits, work habits). The standard suite of New Year’s resolutions.Continue reading “On the 8th Day of Christmas: Eight Resolutions”

Meet Rodney

The UK version. Rodney lives at Church Farm Livery Stables, Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire. He shares his life with Ros Dobson, whose Twitter description reads: Equine Professional, A Groom and Instructor for over 20 Years, supervised by Jack Russells! @rosddobson. Read more about his life and friends on Rodney’s Page. His new wingman is Buddy. TheyContinue reading “Meet Rodney”

Show Report & Tweets: Rocking S, Dec 2014

Winter Tournament 1 Rocking S Farm Helena AL December 13, 2014 Riding & driving with Natalie Thank you to Ann Stanton and Nicole Hardy Riding 1. Advanced Horsemanship WTC Adult, 1st of 5 2. Advanced Equitation WTC Adult (Pattern), 1st of 2 7. Pleasure Horse or Pony WTC Adult, 3rd of 4 Natalie came toContinue reading “Show Report & Tweets: Rocking S, Dec 2014”

New Equipment: Gloves

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you the Haynet 2014 winners: 1st: The Dressage Tipster 2nd: My Shetland 3rd: A Filly’s Best Friend 4th: Tales From Provence Announcement Sob. At least I got a blog post [Vote] or two [Donkeys] out of it. Onwards! BTW do stations still interrupt their programs, or haveContinue reading “New Equipment: Gloves”

Repost, BTE 6 of 9: Back To Square One

Continuing to repost the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. This was originally posted on the USEA website 2011-01-18, archived here. Future me: This when the rot set in. In truth, the rot set in gradually. This is where I acknowledge it. Up side: this is the beginningContinue reading “Repost, BTE 6 of 9: Back To Square One”