One in the saddle, one on the ground
Personally, 2025 is starting of pretty dang ok, minus the immediate and biggest bummer being my friend and amazing riding partner breaking her arm and needed both a pin and a plate to set them. Ugh. She’s doing okay, but understandably not the most fun. Kade has been able to step up and keep Cody […]
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To sum up how this week has been (and continues to be), there’s a powerful scene from a book I keep referencing. It’s from “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War”, by Max Brooks, at it’s face a zombie novel but much deeper once you get sucked into it. I haven’t read […]
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With one final day left between myself and returning to a desk bound day job, I find myself asking what else I need to accomplish to be able to focus on work with a lighter heart. I managed to get quite a bit done over the holiday haze, yet not quite enough. Do I spend […]
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Tis the soggiest time of year, when I have ample time to ride…and the winds are gusting and the sky is dumping and the heated blankets sing a siren’s song. I’m reading plenty of books, selling off spare tack, and pondering the upcoming year. Several of my friends like to choose words for the year, […]
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This week it’s been four years since I went to see Tarma, handed over a decent sized check and hauled her home to my friend’s place and started inflicting my love and efforts and dreams upon her. While I was trying to sum up where we’re at for my dressage trainer at our last lesson, […]
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With our endurance season ending a bit earlier than expected, my focus is shifting towards winter work. I was able to fit in a quick overnight trip with a friend from the Dry Side, and it helped me realize that my desire for more adventures might also be shifting from endurance, at least for a […]
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I was finally able to cross a bucket list ride off a few weeks ago in epic style with a friend I don’t get to hang out with much. As I pointed out to her while we stuffed ribs in our faces in her camper after a gorgeous 22 mile ride, it’s not like there’s […]
Read MoreNow that Tarma and I have 250 official endurance miles together (plus 100 LD miles), plus all the countless training miles behind those, it’s time for another gear check in! One of the things I love about endurance is that the futzing never ends, and if I’m not poking around in my trailer I’m playing […]
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Whew, what a week! I feel I got the mild version of a trip to the AERC National Championships, not that it’s a bad thing. A heck of a lot happened, but folks are healing and horses look fantastic from all accounts, so it was a successful trip for many including us. Packing for this […]
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I had a much different post drafted last week, before the Tevis 2024 ride got underway. It was a much more navel gazey post, mostly focused on my own goals and process. I happen to know at least one of the riders involved in the incidents I’ll be including below, so I’m going to attempt […]
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On the loose 