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...

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...

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

Such are the words from Camp David. Encore and I were able to sneak in two excellent lessons before the snowstorm hit, although I did most...

That was definitely the theme for our lesson on Saturday, so I will let you take my lesson as well!  Encore did very well and feels in fine ...

Encore had an excellent lesson with our beloved David O. this morning and I am busy downloading and uploading and sideloading our videos!...

That's right, baby Flying Solo is back in business and got the seal of approval from David last Saturday at our lesson.  I had hauled En...

It was madness on Friday.  Dashing 100 miles from our last field site of the day home, changing bags, changing trucks, only to dash again to...

Encore looked at me like I was crazy.  You put me on the trailer, we drive 5 minutes, you take me off.  I run around for a while, you put me...

I had a lot to think about as I drove....around the corner.  As I mentioned, Ryan had graciously offered Encore and I berth at the little f...

I needed an intervention.  I was getting all tangled up in my head.  Encore would warm up lovely and soft and compliant and rhythmic and the...

As projected, Encore and I did indeed meet with David on Saturday; Encore's first stadium jumping lesson and his introduction to David...