On the loose

Tag: mares

  • 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…

  • Short sleeves in November

    At one point during today’s mostly successful trail ride, I had to take off my jacket as I was so hot. In November! I say…

  • Over the mountains, once again

    At long last, I was able to join the wonderful group of folks my trainer gathers around for the last horse camping trip of the…

  • Relief in the rain

    I chickened out of riding Friday and Saturday due to the first soaking rain of the season rolling in. The big, welcome storm showing itself…

  • All settled in

    I’m writing this particular dispatch from my new reclining camp chair (snapped up from Costco), three quarters of the way through a can of 14…

  • Mistakes and fixes

    I was hoping to write a different post, but I promised myself I’d be honest and real here. Last night I pushed Tarma too hard,…

  • Contrasts

    Tarma chose this week to show me both the highs and lows of attempting to build a relationship with a horse, especially an opinionated one.…

  • A ride, a fall and a bath

    I know such glooms and blahs as I wrote about in my last post don’t lift easily, so I’m taking the steps to shake them…