I stopped by the local post office.  Which means our three lucky contest winners , Braffie, molly, and sumaclab, will be receiving an exciti...

After spending all of today winching trucks up muddy hills at work and then pulling into a hotel standing in the midst of last week's No...

Not familiar with that acronym? Well, it is what I own: a S tupid F *cking H orse. Just in case you thought life with Solo was all sunsh...

Ok, I might have been a big meanie and lied to you yesterday. But I can't resist a good prank. Life is too short to take things serio...

The rumbly truck is home!  With a new tie rod end and freshly packed wheel bearings, it is ready to resume Solo-hauling duty with renewed vi...

A beautiful canter transition. It was hiding. I found it tucked neatly in an active, collected sitting trot. This is how I coaxed it ou...

First off, happy 15th birthday, Mr. Shiny McJumpy Pants! Rehab is boring.  But the slowness of it forces you to work on things you might o...

It's always been a problem.  Solo locks the left side of his jaw and just. won't. let. go.  Meanwhile I descend into frustration and...

For quite some time, Solo and I played in the sandbox in a Wintec Dressage Pro . However, it was no longer fitting for us, so it was time t...

P came out yesterday to check on our dressage progress. Neither of us can stop remarking how different he is than the horse I sat on a year...

This is what our barn looks like right now. Wunderground.com promised me light flurries with no accumulation. Me no happy. We never saw ...

Yes, I am back from the family vacation. And of course, the first thing I did when dropped off at my house was to drop the suitcase on the ...

The warmup arena closest to my ring was on a slight slant. I knew as soon as we took our first few trot strides downhill that I should have...

How do I even begin? How do I encapsulate the ride from fury and hopelessness to joy and satisfaction? What can convey such an unexpected ...

There is so much to tell of late -- the new saddle came in this weekend (YEEHAW!) and is currently in Phase Break-In. We are busy prepping ...

There is no doubt Solo lost some fitness during his month-long break. I still don't regret it for a second because that weariness that ...

On this lovely, steamy, simmering morning, I met with P for a longe lesson.  Or rather a lesson in which the horse mostly walked around whil...

Like 90% humidity hot. Like my bone marrow is sizzling when I get off the horse hot. You know when you leave onions in the skillet for too...

First off, Solo wanted to send a wise look with his readers, with a little help from my best girl, Smokey.  Smokey is a 15 year old German S...

I have mentioned my personal addiction love for boots of all shapes and sizes. So I thought I'd share what Solo and I have settled on...