Showing posts with label cross country. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cross country. 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...

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 20, 2013

So Many Updates, So Little Time!

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...

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...

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...

July 7, 2013

Cross Country Indoors!

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...

April 21, 2013

W Is For Widiculousness

Encore:  Oooo, look trees! In the dressage arena that is. Encore's back was available for warmup and his body felt decent, if a bi...

March 17, 2013

The Becky Diaries: Day 6: Cross Country

What could possibly be wrong with that? A warm beautiful Saturday meant it was time to revisit our XC skills and work on some drops.  A...

March 15, 2013

The Becky Diaries: Day 4: Cross Country

You FB peeps already guessed who this snoozer is! It was Pi Day!  But I forgot to get pie to celebrate, sigh. The days seem too short,...

October 31, 2012

A Gear In The Complex Machine, Pt. II

The anticipation was palpable as dawn crept over Waredaca's rolling course.  A light mist and a breeze made it perfect galloping weath...

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 ...

June 24, 2012

Look Whose HelmetCam I Found??!

Remember how I said back here that I had tried and failed to turn the helmet cam on in mid-course at full TB gallop?  Well, guess what? ...

May 7, 2012

Lessons

Yes, I am lax in my posting.  Field season pulls me away 2-3 days per week and I've been gone every weekend.  I never want to drive agai...

April 26, 2012

Your CHP Novice Coursewalk

Team Flying Solo basecamp Mea culpa for no helmet cam, but I CAN give you a coursewalk, plus a few bonus bits of fun.  So ta...