Stomping My Feet

Training Journal   I’ve argued that one can’t do it all [This Is Why]. There are times one can’t do any of it. All of these non-shows were the same weekend. Yes, yes, yes. Bright side, gratitude, blessed. Yadda, yadda, yadda. I’m still human. I get frustrated. I shall hereby indulge in a bout ofContinue reading “Stomping My Feet”

Dynamic Duo Does Dinky Jumps, XC Schooling, Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019

Jumping Diary   The Activities After our tests [Show Report], we ventured out into the wilds of a cross-country course sitting in the pasture next to the dressage ring. We walked and trotted over a handful of low logs. Milton treated most of the obstacles as ground poles rather than jumps, i.e. trotted over ratherContinue reading “Dynamic Duo Does Dinky Jumps, XC Schooling, Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”

When Life Gives You Rain

Jumping Diary     You make an impromptu, introductory water jump.   Puddle. Puddle with pole in front. Puddle with pole in middle. Milton never refused. He did skirt the edge of the water once or twice. More in the manner of, ‘Hey Boss, did you know we can get around this?’ When he gotContinue reading “When Life Gives You Rain”