It was time for a vacation, so naturally we decided to travel back to the same place we went to last vacation: Iceland! We loved Iceland before, and this time we decided to take our oldest child. We considered bringing the boys too, but they are at an age when tantrums shows up really quick, and th[...]
I have finally completed a project that I dreamed up way back in 2010, when the internet was still in it's childhood. Or maybe its early 20's, honestly I'm not exactly sure how long Al Gore's internet has been around. At this point, I think Internet may be middle aged. But regardless of all that,[...]
But, she's not wrong. It's amazing how much environment changes your thinking. One of the reasons I switched back to my old trainer (so, my current trainer) is because I knew she doesn't mess around. She's a tough coach, she doesn't mess around and she pushes students to actually ride the horse.Â[...]
I saw a post and I just cannot get it out of my mind. Therefore, I'm coming here to talk about it, because I think it raises a broader question. The post was someone asking if they should purchase a horse that had attacked a person and literally ripped someone's finger off. While this was the fir[...]
Horseback riding is expensive. Horses are expensive. Every conversation I have with a non-horse person seems to center around horses being expensive. It sometimes feels like I have to justify why I am spending money on horses, as it's such a frivolous thing to do, and there are real, grown up thing[...]
It's only April, but I was hit with inspiration. Really, my kids gave me inspiration every day, and one day they started asking about ghosts. I've tried to make ghosts funny, as kids get scared of lots of things. They are young, they don't know how the world works, and their imaginations ar[...]
It's happened. Your daughter wants to ride horses. Maybe she saw someone in a movie, or she found some old copies of The Saddle Club, but there's no escaping it now. She needs to ride a horse, and she might literally die if she doesn't. My brother just went through this, forced to enter the world o[...]
With Vintage now gone, my Pony Man was alone. He had moments were he seemed fine, and others were he was very upset. There was no way I was going to leave him by himself, so I weighed my options. I could sell Pony and have no equines on the property. I could bring Stu home, and worry about him jum[...]
New riders being enthused about getting a horse isn't a new thing. When someone takes up riding, the all-consuming question on their mind is, "When should I get a horse?" If they are at all familiar with horses, they probably have some idea of what kind of horse they want. Maybe it's a pure white An[...]
With a foot of snow dropping in Virginia, it's official. It's winter, my least favorite time of year. I don't like being cold, I don't like the wind, and I hate emerging from my carefully crafted nest (I'm part hamster.) I do like cute winter clothes though, so I guess there is a positive. Wint[...]