Showing posts with label dressage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dressage. Show all posts
September 30, 2013

Back In The...Show Ring!

Fitness, thbpitness.  Eh, I think it's naptime anyway. It was really sort of a ridiculous decision. Encore came sound last Friday,...

August 15, 2013

Serene Solo

It makes him so happy... When I swung my leg over and settled into Solo's dressage saddle, I remember how close to saddle heaven you...

July 2, 2013

Learning With An Irish Smile

Quick vid capture from today's jumping warmup Sorry, I couldn't resist. Every clinic is different.  Infused with the personali...

June 10, 2013

The Overachiever Achieves Not

She also achieves naught. I've been sucked into this trap.  Where I get on Encore, we warm up, he is going well enough.  Then, becau...

May 18, 2013

There And Back Again

It feels like we’ve been away.  Lost in some nebulous pocket of time where we’ve been bouncing in circles, up and down the emotional roller...

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 20, 2013

The Becky Diaries: Day 9: Adjustability

It is the end times.  *insert ominous music here*  Tomorrow will be just washing linens and throwing things back in the truck and hauling ou...

March 18, 2013

The Becky Diaries: Day 7: Dressage

Monday is break day.  Well timed, as a windy, cloudy sky settles over us and makes for a good day to sit by the fire. But Sunday was time ...

March 13, 2013

The Becky Diaries: Day 2: Dressage-ish

What have you done in the last 10 years? Mind blown. Also, you might as well start calling me Wrong Turn Reba; all these tiny SC roads...

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...

January 30, 2013

I Have No Words

So you'll just have to read it yourself. You see, we have been busy.  Physical therapy is momentarily taking over my life, but I'v...

January 16, 2013

It's So Easy, Even Klimke Kan Do It

So what's your excuse?  Oh, you're not Reiner Klimke ?  Psssshhh, look, all he did was make an adjustment in one second and his hors...

October 7, 2012

The Horseman's Decision

Dr. Bob warned me on Tuesday that Encore would be sore for a while following a rather large chiropractic adjustment and recommended that I k...

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 ...