Standing water in the ring. Squelchy, slippy mud on the paths. Nothing to do but let them bask in the sun while we drive over to Georgia to watch a horse show, Winter Fest by Elite Show Jumping. It seems that both hunter/jumpers and eventers in my area hold competitions at Chattahoochee Hills Eventing, thisContinue reading “Ther Jumps In Them Thar Hills, Scouting Trip to Chatt Hills”
Category Archives: Eventing
Ambushed By My Mailbox
Years ago, when I was young & hopeful, I received a large check at the end of a big job. Instead of having it disappear into the general fund, I splashed out on life memberships for the USDF and the USEA. I have never used them. It’s been over 10 years. I have notContinue reading “Ambushed By My Mailbox”
XC, Kinda, Sorta, Maybe
Home Team What is lower than Tadpole? Fish Roe? What is lower the Amoeba? Blue-Green Algae? Whatever you call the level, we set up a course at home and schooled it. It was more of a horse question then we expected. As a giggle, for a little variety last weekend, Husband Greg put threeContinue reading “XC, Kinda, Sorta, Maybe”
Mr. Excitement Regards His Future
Home Team We took Milton to Full Circle Horse Park to walk over the teeny, tiny Amoeba-level jumps. Despite my snarky title and the half-mast ears in the photo, Milton’s attitude was the perfect combination of stepping quietly over the little logs and marching happily around the field. He paused in front of oneContinue reading “Mr. Excitement Regards His Future”
What’s Up With Milton
Getting back to SSF trips for Milton. In the small ring, he’s awesome: relaxed, rideable, unflappable. In other places, he is still awesome, but more dubious. He prefers the semi-enclosed, covered ring to the fenced-in, coverless big ring. He prefers both to being outside of a ring. This is problematic creates a learning opportunity forContinue reading “What’s Up With Milton”
New Equipment: Rodney Tests The Vest
Vests for our CDE debut. Greg gets the short vest since he sits. I get the longer since I stand. Plus I might, someday, possibly, in a fantasy world, use it on cross-country. Overall, Rodney has done little this summer. Once his ankle was almost deswollen [Dubious Future], he got a small scuff right underContinue reading “New Equipment: Rodney Tests The Vest”
Fate Speaks
Call it Fate. Call it God. Call it the Universe. Call it the human ability to find patterns in random noise. Call it whatever you want, I can’t help but feel that I’m being sent a message. Saddle seat? Absolutely. How much ya want? There are enough lesson horses at Stepping Stone Farm that IContinue reading “Fate Speaks”
Virtual Brush Box 