On the loose

One in the saddle, one on the ground

Horse

  • Tarma’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… Read more

  • Ten feet tall

    I am so proud today! Flash, Cyrus and I did five and a half miles solo at Hardy Creek this morning and everything went smoothly. I have ridden at Hardy extensively in the past but Flash has only been there once a year ago. We did most of the ride on a loose rein while… Read more

  • Fun with Flash

    Another long hot day so instead of saddling up and working on the basics, I hauled myself up bareback with a pocketful of treats. One of Flash’s favorite things is treats, so tonight we played soccer and worked on teaching him “push” (with his nose), “kick” (with his legs), and tonight we added “chase”. Soccer… Read more

  • Messy love

    Back to blogging cause the Book of Face is once again being even weirder about stuff… I will push myself to ride if there’s less than three factors saying “don’t ride”, especially after having been grounded for so much of this year and with summer quickly waning. Today was a no ride day (too hot,… Read more

  • Clay Wright Lesson

    I’m still new to taking private lessons with my own horse, so today was quite the experience. Clay Wright is a local trainer who I watched a few times at my last barn, and jumped at a last minute open spot this weekend. V, who is working with Flash for/with me, takes lessons from him… Read more

  • Basics are good

    I had to admit to a friend today that despite all my experience in the horse world, I’ve never studied or really learned how to build a horse’s strength and carriage up from the basics. Oh I’ve picked up some tricks here and there, but no consistency. My main goal for the next two months,… Read more

  • Sun and adventures to come

    Grabbing at the sun and hoping our weekend adventure doesn’t get cancelled Read more

  • Close to home adventures

    A sunny day too nice to waste! Read more

  • Bluebird Day

    Vitamin D and a pretty awesome pony! Read more

  • A new exercise

    Trying out a new grid exercise Read more