On the loose

Tag: horses

  • The Bonk

    Not every ride will be scenic and beautiful and easy. Not every ride will have excitement or breakthroughs or wonderful rights. Some rides you just…

  • T-minus 62 days

    62 days and counting until the John Wayne Ride and Tarma is in a solid place, according to two equine professionals. Yesterday I had my…

  • Miles to go

    I took a chance on the weather again and won, again. I’ve noticed that Tarma is much more agreeable if she’s had some turnout before…

  • Good horse, questionable rider

    When the sun shines, we ride…after working nine hour days so I could skip out early today. I loaded up kid, dog, and mare and…

  • We survived!

    Why do the wildest things sometimes happen with no witnesses? And no video to prove it? Welp, today’s ride was a tad wilder than I…

  • Winter, Par Deux

    Well, last week was clearly false spring number one and we’re back to winter. I can tell real spring is around the corner though. Instead…

  • Progress: Four Legs and Two Legs

    Welp, I have officially plopped money down for the John Wayne ride. We’ll be attempting half of it, which per the schedule will mean riding…

  • The 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…

  • Chasing The White Scarf

    For years now, I’ve been tormented by the annual reports from Aarene Storms, as she and her beautiful mare Fiddle tackle the John Wayne Ride.…

  • Cadence

    Cadence is my word of the year, inspired by a song I haven’t listened to in a decade. Harder Better Faster Stronger, by Daft Punk.…