I had a lot to think about as I drove....around the corner.  As I mentioned, Ryan had graciously offered Encore and I berth at the little f...

I needed an intervention.  I was getting all tangled up in my head.  Encore would warm up lovely and soft and compliant and rhythmic and the...

As projected, Encore and I did indeed meet with David on Saturday; Encore's first stadium jumping lesson and his introduction to David&#...

That's right, it's YOUR turn to giggle in sadistic glee while someone else has to do two-point sans stirrups. This week was the ...

Owwwww. No, I didn't fall off again. Damn, I hate that I have to put "again" at the end of that sentence. The cloud of &qu...

Crazy:   We had a XC lesson scheduled today with David O. down in Southern Pines.  The plan was to ride with BO in the big farm trailer.  E...

I confess to weariness after a long week and a busy weekend.  My boss and I ran a three day fish meeting in the mountains and that was enoug...

Encore finally got to meet Priscilla and her dressage magic this weekend.  For the first time, I was actually able to capture his mind on t...

Saturday is a local unrecognized CT. Which will also be our first foray into Training Level. My plan was to use it as a perfect prep for V...

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 ...

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

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...

Our sights are fixed on Longleaf Pines HT.  There are four and a half weeks between now and then.  OMG, THERE ARE FOUR AND A HALF WEEKS BETW...

Saturday was jump lesson day.  Blowing snow be damned. Solo is not an easy horse to jump, or should I say, jump well at height; he does no...

This year, our Area II (DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA) Adult Rider coordinator came up with the idea of contacting eventing instructors and asking...

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 ...

I don't feel like I rode that well on the clinic's show jumping day. I couldn't get my hand and my body and my legs and my head...

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 ...

My time and energy to write is failing to keep up with all the things that are happening! So here is my cop-out with a list and teaser of c...