Tag: horses

  • I’ve been a bit mum as August faded into September. I had some things to sort out after Midnight Rider, in addition to Tarma’s mandatory…

  • With two solid 50’s under our belts, I’ve decided to keep stretching our relationship a bit. Next week instead of waking up at 5am for…

  • I cantered Tarma into a wall during our last dressage lesson, but it was still considered improvement. Or, as my dressage trainer said, “Pleasently surprising”,…

  • Whoopsie, our (probable, possible) next 50 mile ride is (panic checks calendar) only 10 days away and boy are we…not 100% certain. I had always…

  • Last weekend’s ride was not without its bobbles, for both my friend and I. Unfortunately her horse, Cody, found a tunnel under the trail and…

  • Endurance is such a tough sport in multiple ways, but also utterly fulfilling…as long as your equine partner is willing. Limited distance rides are fun,…

  • The true measure of endurance for me isn’t just completing on time, or having the vet declare my horse fit to continue at the end…

  • With just over a week to go until we load up the trailer to (hopefully) haul over to Central Oregon for our first endurance ride…

  • Once again, I’m bouncing back and forth between posting straight to Facebook and here on the space I actually pay for. Folks don’t always follow…

  • My gear has changed quite a bit since my last check in, and heading into endurance training season it’s a good time to dig into…