...if you have ever been able to steadily train your horse, then go to an event, without spending the time preceeding it frantically trying ...

I have a few more Becky insights to share with you, but to share the most recent reason why only crazy people own horses: I did our first ...

Almost exactly a year ago, Encore and I went down to SoPines for two days of my invented Personal David Clinic .  Five days from now:  Camp ...

Maybe it's just because it's far too late at night.  Maybe it's because I've been trapped in this chair for too long.  Maybe...

So...I made this giant plan, right?  I pretty much gave up a year of my life to fix this stupid knee thing .  I had everything in place, all...

Our farrier met me in a bitterly cold wind this afternoon and pulled Encore's shoes; the final touch ending my desperate attempt at a fa...

I've been in this blind panic, trying to get Encore going properly for Virginia, my destination event of the year, the one thing I'v...

So many things going, trying to cram every possible moment in before I am hobbled.... Batman (Dr. Bob -- he and Robin broke up, so now we ...

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...

I could smell it already -- the clean air in a silent forest at the top of the mountain, a living quiet broken only by the sound of hooves o...

That's right, baby Flying Solo is back in business and got the seal of approval from David last Saturday at our lesson.  I had hauled En...

After I left Encore at the NCSU Equine Hospital on Wednesday night, things proceeded roughly like this (italics are me): Wednesday night:...

Hard to believe, isn't it? Remember the Flying Solo Test Of Horse Ownership Preparedness ?  Oh yes, we're at it again.  Actually, ...

It was madness on Friday.  Dashing 100 miles from our last field site of the day home, changing bags, changing trucks, only to dash again to...

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...

I vote for that instead. The Horses:    Encore radiographed clean on Friday * HUUUUUGE sigh of relief * and was pronounced "He Who...

Encore's leg laceration is healing nicely -- filling in from the inside out with healthy flesh.  Most of the swelling in the leg and hoc...