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Feed Adventures, Part 2 of 2

What do you do when it’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and you are on your last bag of feed? You panic and call every feed store in central Alabama. My bad. I let the supply get low. In my defense, we went through it faster than we had initially calculated and the store that promisedContinue reading “Feed Adventures, Part 2 of 2”

Hitching The Clydesdales

Driving Thursday Tuesday (This is the post I meant to do last week [Paws]. I couldn’t face the amount of photo editing involved.) More Clydesdales [Horses in the City]. This time, we both went, specifically to watch them hitch. What follows is a long, photo-heavy post that will mainly interest harness geeks. AttentionContinue reading “Hitching The Clydesdales”

Show Report, Alabama Charity Championship 2016, Driving

Alabama Charity Championship Horse Show October 15, 2016 Celebration Arena Priceville AL, USA 96. Academy Driving Katherine & Alvin Ailey, 1st of 2 Greg & Callaway’s Sweet Daddy, 2nd of 2. Thank you to the Wamble family and Courtney Huguley for their divine driving horses. (Alvin went on to win both 9-10 WT classes andContinue reading “Show Report, Alabama Charity Championship 2016, Driving”

Group Lesson

Driving Thursday New adventure last weekend. Greg and I had a driving lesson together. Recently, driving lessons have used the combined driving toys; letters [Driven Dressage], obstacles [Big Green], or cones [Show Report]. These lessons are done one driver at a time. However, both of us needed a refresher on proper pleasure driving. These canContinue reading “Group Lesson”

Short Show Report: SSF Home Show 2016

Saddle Seat Wednesday Driving with Alvin. Second place. We cantered. The last time I was in a cart [MTCC], cantering was encouraged. I forgot to dial it back. Riding Iggy. Three second places. Two important take-aways. Iggy has more go at a show. This makes my job easier. I don’t get sucked into heaving andContinue reading “Short Show Report: SSF Home Show 2016”

Show Report II: DRIVING, Fun Show 2016 #3, B&W Stables

Driving Thursday I went off course. I won. ASHAA Fun Show B & W Stables Hartselle AL, USA Saturday, September 10, 2016 Academy Driving. Alvin & Katherine, 1st; Alvin & Greg, 2nd. Thank you to the Wamble family. To accommodate two drivers with one horse, Greg and I have been doing combined driving patterns atContinue reading “Show Report II: DRIVING, Fun Show 2016 #3, B&W Stables”

Let The Blithering Begin

Saddle Seat Wednesday Had my first 2016 boot camp double session. How did I do this four days a week last year?! [Let the Tune-Up Begin] Last Wednesday, I had a saddle seat lesson in the morning, came home to do chores, went back for Greg’s driving lesson, and then rode a second time. TheContinue reading “Let The Blithering Begin”