Showing posts with label OTTB. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OTTB. Show all posts
October 25, 2013
Waredaca On!
My spot for the day -- sun! At Waredaca!! Shock!! Endurance day: check! Even though it was cool outside, I hope a lot of riders le...
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thoughtful insights
October 7, 2013
Swag Is Headed Your Way!
So ready to rock and roll! That's right, you contest winners of gear awesomeness , I've sent your addresses to Absorbine and you...
February 19, 2013
TB Story Time!
This post sponsored by Paddy Power . Spring is creeping in, although I can't feel it yet. Calendars are popping up with tantalizing o...
January 20, 2013
Through The Chute
Inspired by the ongoing Retired Racehorse Training Project's 100-day challenge, I decided to coerce ask Amber to help me build a jump ...
September 26, 2012
Encore Goes Training!
Only without extended trot. I can see your face now: o.o That's what mine looked like on Saturday too. To be fair, one never does ...
September 11, 2012
Horse Trials = Ridiculously Expensive Lessons In Horsemanship
Edited to add: there appear to be some photo sizing issues in Firefox. When viewed in IE or Chrome, they appear normal to me. All photos ...
August 31, 2012
An Anniversary? Seriously?
It's hard to believe but nearly a year ago, magic happened and a classy chestnut gelding found his way from Delaware to Southern Pines t...
May 25, 2012
Horses Are Horses And There's Not A Damn Thing You Can Do About It
I've been posting running updates on Encore on the TFS Facebook page, but I wanted to talk a little about the underlying issues. I kno...
April 22, 2012
Sometimes Disappointment Is A Good Ending
That was one of the reasons I have always loved Audrey Hepburn's classic Roman Holiday : there is no perfect bow and there is no closur...
April 17, 2012
Up For A Little Quiz?
But before the question, I have some gleeful news to share: I rode Encore last night in the arena and he was SOUND AND FRISKY AT W/T/C! I...
March 20, 2012
Horses Make Life Suck Less
SprinklerBandit wrote this in the last posts' comments and I had to steal it because it was hilarious, yet so apt. I cannot think of a...