We made it through 2020. Kudos are in order. Of course, 2021 starting isn’t going to magically cause life to suddenly become normal again. It’s still going to be strange times for a while. I have high hopes for the new year. I have a lot of goals, personal, financial, equestrian, and family, that I […]
Woman Takes Solo Horse Trek in Mongolia
I saw this, and I just had to share (again, since I shared it already on Facebook). This video is incredible! What beautiful scenery. What an adventure! What a cool woman to just go for it. I’m in awe of her! The pleasantries out of the way, I want to discuss this further, but it […]
Family Time
It has been a busy few weeks. Grandma came up to stay and watch Bridgette, giving me time to get things done. We did some housework, I’m riding regularly, and we had family time! I ended up so busy, I didn’t get to blog as much as I would have liked. Unfortunately I only get […]
King Henry VIII and His Horses
We’re doing something a little bit different here today. I bet no one was expecting this topic to come up. I wouldn’t have expected it either until I happened upon a video that peaked my interest. On the Weird History YouTube channel, there’s a video “Things You Didn’t Know about King Henry VII.” Short of […]
Cheltenham Festival
If you follow British horse racing, then you already know the Cheltenham Festival is going on. If you don’t, well, the Cheltenham Festival is going on! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guardian Sport (@guardian_sport) on Mar 11, 2020 at 9:36am PDT The Cheltenham Festival is four days of jump racing, with […]
National Sporting Library and Museum
Did you know there’s a museum devoted to the sport and culture of equestrianism? Okay, so it does include other things, but there’s a lot of horse going on here. It’s called the National Sporting Library and Museum, and it’s located in hunt country/horse country, Middleburg Virginia. They offer exhibitions, educational programs, and family activities throughout […]
And Back to Tennessee
We had so much fun the last time, we headed down again to see family, and spend some time doing the touristy things. The baby didn’t get to meet all of the family the first trip down, so that was a priority this time! After family time, we went to the Hollywood Wax Museum in […]
Parrot Mountain
Far away, in the depths of Tennesee tourist country, there is a place called Parrot Mountain. It is literally a mountain of parrots. (Okay, maybe it’s more like a really big hill, but still, lots of parrots.) We took a little family trip to Tennesee so Bridgette could visit with the grandparents, and since Parrot […]
Biltmore Estate
I have wanted to see Biltmore since I found out it existed, and we finally made the trip down. We stayed in Asheville, which is a bit too hippie-ish for my liking, but Biltmore was pretty amazing. The area has been getting a lot of rain recently, and when we first arrived, the driveway to […]
Cobbler Mountain Cider
We have a new hangout – we’ve spent many weekend days here, sipping on cider. We went after Gold Cup, we went after putting up fence posts, we went JUST because. Wineries are fun and all, but then I have to go through the tedious process of pretending like I know all about wine, and […]