Showing posts with label David O'Brien. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David O'Brien. Show all posts
September 28, 2014

Drive-By David Lesson Report!

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 ...

July 26, 2014

Guest Blogger Returns & So Does The Original Flying Solo!

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

July 9, 2014

Meet The Minion: Solo’s Full-Service Provider Shares Her Story

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

October 23, 2013

Defying Gravity, Pt. II

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...

October 11, 2013

Defying (And Occasionally Obeying) Gravity

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

February 23, 2013

Balancing The Classical With The Practical

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...

August 22, 2012

Don't Yell At Problems -- Solve Them

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 ...

August 18, 2012

Make Your Horse Kinetic

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

June 22, 2012

Away Again IS Away Again!

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...

May 13, 2012

Full Stop

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...

February 6, 2012

The David Intervention: Pt. III

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...

February 5, 2012

The David Intervention: Pt. II

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...

The David Intervention: Pt. I

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...

January 15, 2012

Encore Furthers His Jumping Education

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