Showing posts with label schooling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label schooling. Show all posts
February 10, 2013

Camp David 2013

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 ...

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 22, 2013

Night Rider

Bow before my cuteness! This guy.  Me.  Twilight (sparkliness- and self-esteemless-whiny-girl-free, thank you).  Bareback.  Quilted quar...

January 20, 2013

Through The Chute

Inspired by the ongoing Retired Racehorse Training Project's 100-day challenge, I decided to coerce ask Amber to help me build a jump ...

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...

December 27, 2012

In Which I Once Again Prove That I Am Daft

I've been working with Amber and Solo, teaching her how to dig out his trot from beneath the turtle shuffle veneer.  In the process, I h...

December 21, 2012

Up Down!!!!

OMG OMG OMG!  I CAN POST THE TROT! Whoever thought such news would be cause for excitement?  But I could barely contain my glee Wednesday ...

November 21, 2012

The Wheat From The Chaff: Separate It Does

This story is a little overdue, but no less worth telling.  Because it is a perfect illustration of the line of horsemanship those of us one...

November 2, 2012

The Guestest With The Bestest

I am proud to introduce you to Amber, who humoured me and has wr itten a guest blog for us today.  She contacted me th rough email about m...

October 18, 2012

Back To School

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 ...

August 10, 2012

Stormy Surprises

Lightning snapped as the stormfront wind brushed, refreshingly cool, across both our bodies.  Encore & I, both tired of sweating, welcom...

May 7, 2012

Lessons

Yes, I am lax in my posting.  Field season pulls me away 2-3 days per week and I've been gone every weekend.  I never want to drive agai...

April 15, 2012

Why Not A 5 Day Weekend And A 2 Day Workweek?

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

February 1, 2012

Watch Carefully

I was directed by an acquaintence to a video that is part of the Retired Racehorse Training Challenge that I posted about here .  By the wa...

January 25, 2012

Up Down Up Down Up Down

I am thinking hard about transitions right now.  They are the key to so many things and can also reveal all of your weaknesses in one step. ...

January 12, 2012

Mollusks, Musings, and Magazines

Multi-day meetings about mussel ecology and endangered species planning keep me away from my equine musings.  Well, at least from writing ab...

January 6, 2012

Solo's New Relationship With An Old Friend

With three horses to ride (our BFF, lifeshighway, is out for 5 months following rotator cuff surgery, so I am teaching Pete the coarser poin...

December 27, 2011

Just Relax

Sadly, I shall be away from blogland for the rest of the week, as far as I know.  This renders me unable to share my dorkiness genius and i...

December 13, 2011

Someone Slap Me!

Encore has discovered his jump.  His big, powerful, sit-on-your-butt-and-leap jump.  Holy mother of cod, I had a lot more horse under me tha...

December 7, 2011

Me Vs. Me: The Internal Monologue Of An Inveterate Self-Critic

If I ride him just right, he will get it. This is the thought that runs over and over through my head as I worked with Encore last night. ...