Tag: horses

  • 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…

  • January was a bit of a wild month here, trapped in our homes for almost a week due to an ice storm. These level of…

  • As the ice outside my front door is almost an inch thick and I haven’t seen my horse in five damn days, why not wade…

  • When trying to distill my hopes, dreams, and work ahead for a year (though no hard and fast goals this year), the thesaurus is my…

  • I don’t loose my temper often. I’ve worked hard to become an adult, a person who can pause just long enough in any given situations…

  • This winter, more than ever, I’m determined not to loose momentum. Yes this is more a season of rest and being a home body, though…

  • I had the opportunity recently to take Tarma to a riding clinic with a new to me trainer, Carol McArdle. I’ve been chewing on what…

  • With the overdue fall rains coming home this weekend in force, I ducked out of work early to soak up the last drops of summer.…

  • This weekend I had the choice between a new to me endurance ride in Eastern Oregon, Lava Crest, or returning to Mount Adams Horse Camp…

  • Tarma was so soft and engaged when I went out into the pasture after work today, and I wanted to stay with this calm, open…