Green horses are going to refuse jumps.  It's part of the learning process, as they develop skills like how to read questions & how ...

Echo the Baby Monster has been busy -- sometimes even with things I actually want him to do.  More often, eating, more eating, finding ways ...

Owning it in July If I haven’t mentioned it yet, I have THE BEST NEIGHBOURS EVER!  Behind me lives a wonderful professional trainer who ...

David & Red at Blenheim c. 2000 (via O'Brien Eventing site) [ eventer79:   I remember my very first lesson with David O’Brien ,...

Thanks for teh staffz, mom! You’ve heard me mention Erica, aka Blog Stalker, aka She Who Lunges Children, and her amazing appearance in...

That's why he had this look on his face Saturday morning:  But then, he does always like to hold out so you realllly appreciate the...

Who has adorable ponies!  Go meet them!!!! On my last post, Eventing At Midnight ( who also has some posts up from a spectator's vi...

Ah my dear friends -- has anyone figured out how to clone yourselves yet??  I so need that option! I must be off to Maryland for one of my...

I have more fantastic videos from our XC lesson with David to work through with you, really great material! Encore is staying sound and ge...

Solo locks on at Longleaf Pines. This saga may end up longer than Newton's treatise on gravity ... When you gallop across turf, to...

The first sound I heard upon waking for cross country day was the drip of rain on shingles.  My heart sank as my fantasy of finally gallopin...