Showing posts with label feet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feet. Show all posts
September 18, 2013

Rested, Restored, And Ready To Run?

Yes please. Dr. Bob knows how hard I work for my horses.  He knows the hours I spend toiling, studying, watching, searching, and fine-tu...

September 17, 2013

Contest Winners For The Win!!

I plead guilty; this particular eventer has been buried in busy, putting out fire after proverbial fire.  I barely dare to hope it, but we d...

August 28, 2013

Clip Clop Clip Clop BANG BANG Clip Clop...

Know what makes that noise? Wait for it.... ...an Amish drive-by.  HAHAHAHHA.  Ok, yes, I love jokes in poor taste, it is a weakness. ...

August 22, 2013

I Could Fund Dr. Bob's Retirement. I Probably Do.

Stomp.  Stomp.  Stomp.  Stomp. With that, we were down for the count again.  If you follow us on Facebook, you already know that Encore ha...

August 2, 2013

Changes Afoot

Naturally, after I celebrate Encore's awesomeness and plan a fantastic trip down to Southern Pines to visit his CANTER MA aunties and ri...

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...

April 7, 2012

So, How Was Your Day?

Plan:   Wake up, load up, leave farm about 9:00, take Encore and Pete along with me and lifeshighway to the Moss Foundation on a perfect rid...

April 3, 2012

I Am Not A Vet

I just wanted to share a brief summary of the 4,000th time Dr. Bob has saved me from myself.  I got both Batman AND Robin today actually, I ...

April 2, 2012

Oh, Solo, Now I Have To Call Batman Too?!

Solo has been out on a pasture which has a giant mudpit by the gate from this winter.  It's a boggy area that never really dries all the...

October 14, 2011

It's Hard Work Being This Cool

Decked out and patched together in a mayhem of, let's call it "repurposing," with a touch of shabby chic. Rockin' Solo...

October 13, 2011

X Is For Xray, eXpensive, and eXplode

The first is what Encore got, the second is what the credit card got, and the third is what my head did. Hold on, back up....what? Oh ye...

September 14, 2011

The Ubiquitous Foot Post

Brought to you by the cutest face, which I finally managed to capture! It's impossible not to love me. Two brothers meet at last....

August 8, 2011

It's A Bird. It's A Plane. Oh, Wait, It's SuperVet!

That's right, it's Episode 59 of Dr. Bob Presents. It was time for fall shots (a perennial favourite of Mr. Orange Wimpy Pants) wh...

May 8, 2011

The Studs Are Here!

Sadly, no, not that kind. Friday was a busy day. Solo and I met with P to review the Training Level dressage test we'll be doing ...

April 16, 2011

Tranformation To Real Event Horse: 95% Complete

Protective body armour for rider: Check Air-cooled, carbon-fiber-lined tendon protection for horse: Check Colour-coordinated cross cou...

March 5, 2011

Take The Time

It is so important to do the little things to keep your horse sound and mentally and physically fit no matter what his job is. Far too easy...

September 29, 2010

A Brief Update

I will interject again with a brief Solo update!  Because this is the Solo blog!  So I must talk about Solo! Hmmm, I think my blood sugar ...

May 24, 2010

We Have Finally Achieved Normalcy!!

It only took four years. You can read about our struggles to conquer Solo's abusive longeing past here . If you are not familiar with...