2400 miles, give or take

May 1, 2026.Reading time 18 minutes.

The tales rest of the road trip!

Good Horses

April 26, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

A handful of years ago, I was searching for any way to keep horses in my life. I had recently met Tom and he didn’t yet understand the full scope of the horsewoman he’d found, as we were pretty dang broke. I was lucky enough to stumble onto a small program way out in Beavercreek, […]

A Shoeless Turtle: Nevada Derby Ride Report

April 5, 2026.Reading time 19 minutes.

Let us set a peaceful albeit dusty scene: I’m typing this up on my laptop in my cozy trailer bed, Bernard passed out next to me, and the reassuring sounds of Tarma slurping up her wet alfalfa pellets coming through the screen door, as it’s not yet cold enough to have to close it. I […]

Blacktop beckons

April 1, 2026.Reading time 5 minutes.

Almost time to hit the road!

Tevis Prep: February 2026 Check In

February 10, 2026.Reading time 9 minutes.

I didn’t have enough brain power after a work and volunteer drama filled week to come up with a catchy title. So a perfectly descriptive one will have to do! It wouldn’t be a rookie’s Tevis goal without some healthy doubts, so I’ll cover that first before the gritty details of where we are at […]

A swelling rage

January 24, 2026.Reading time 9 minutes.

“A white blank page/And a swelling rage, rage/You did not think/when you sent me to the brink, to the brink” I should be doing literally anything but huddled up with my laptop, reeling from what the latest doomscrolling has dumped upon us. The worst thing is not that ICE shot another protester, tragic and infuriating […]