Tevis Progress: Mid Winter Review
Slowly putting in the work to getting to the Tevis starting line
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Couch Potato
I track Tarma’s progress so carefully, but I’ve yet again fallen into the classic mistake of ignoring the rider. In my case, I’ve let winter slow me down rather too much. Yes, we logged more than 1000 miles last year, including 200 competition miles (enough to nab 6th place Heavyweight in the PNW region!!!!), but […]
Read MoreCircles
There are days when I’m on top of everything, I have a good handle on the life stuff. Work out, eat mostly ok, get the kid out the door and the dog happy, do my work, take care of my horse, listen to my son’s day, share some funny TikToks with my husband. Then there’s […]
Read MoreThe question that never goes away
This post, no matter how I try to shine it up, is going to come out a bit raw. It seems like every other day something pops up on social media, poking at this sore spot. After every ride, the question is there. The day after a ride, as I check Tarma, palpitate her back, […]
Read MoreA Wednesday
I did all the things today, and the brain said it was good and let me be happy, if tired. Work wasn’t too stressful, the child’s new pediatrician said he’s growing fine, and the puppy got adequate exercise. I ate the right things, mostly, including not all of the Halloween candy. Just a few pieces… […]
Read MoreAn Evening Stroll
The husband is home from his vacation now, so I seized the remaining day light, left him to watch the kid not watching the puppy, shoved Tarma’s boots on (Scoots on all four now) and squeezed in a short ride. We’re lucky to have private timberlands to ride on with volunteer maintained trails a short […]
Read MoreA few words
It feels odd to have such a good day, a few days after my grandpa passed at home. I have no real words to encompass all that, or who he was, to me and to others, not yet. Instead, and maybe because of him, I took a step out of my depression and had a […]
Read MoreRunning: The Long Road Back
I completed my first run/walk since I was pregnant, and I’m only mildly exhausted. I can’t recall when my last run was because last time I was using the Garman watch and app and I lost my login, ooops. Now I’m using my Apple Watch, which is much easier and I can text from it […]
Read MoreSeize the afternoon
After spending Monday in a slump due to a long day fixing a big mistake at work, I craved the sunshine that was taunting me outside my window. I took a chance on work not exploding for three hours and dashed out to the barn to hook up the trailer. I tried not to have […]
Read MoreTarma’s First Adventure
I took a chance on the weather today and I am so glad that I did. We loaded Tarma up and went to our favorite nearby state park, Milo McIver. There are a series of obstacles built by the North Valley chapter of Oregon Equestrian Trails, of which yours truly is somehow currently the VP […]
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On the loose 