I have a case of the summertime blues. My motivation level is almost zero. It's always weird to me that as riders and horse lovers we love these animals and riding more than anything, but sometimes, don't feel inclined to ride. At all. Some, who may not be feeling this way at the moment, might gasp[...]
It's that time of year again - Time for me to set aside my horse-ing so we can do something Dave enjoys. The Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second largest in the country. It just started this last weekend and runs for the next 8 weekends. This past weekend had the theme of "Children's We[...]
Warning: This post contains nothing related to horses, and is completely comprised of selfies of my hair. Breaking News: I got a haircut. This may not seem like news, but I hate going to salons because it always takes forever, so I rarely get my hair cut. Maybe once a year. Yes, I do often have s[...]
We have a joke in my house. Dave, the IT Expert, degree in IT, worked in IT his entire career, has magnetic fingers that short out everything electronic in our house. He did a basic update on my desktop, desktop broke and required parts replacement. Then, while casually doing nothing online, the com[...]
I don't talk about my yorkies nearly enough. Although, that makes sense because this is a horse blog, and my yorkies do not interact with my horses at all. They co-exist peaceful, showing occasional interest over the fence, but never touching. This is because I am terrified that my tiny dogs will ge[...]
For a horse blog, there's been very little actual horse content here recently. I find this frustrating, but the truth is, I just haven't really done anything with my horses. They get fed, stalled, blanketed, and the farrier came recently, but other than that, they just hang out in their field. Both[...]
Today is the first official post on my brand spankin' new website, An Equestrian Life. Huzzahs are in order! HUZZAH! I was originally going to get my original blog name, "Vintage Virginia", as the URL, but it turns out that was taken. For a few months now, I've been sitting on my original word[...]
I hate that there is still snow covering my property. My arena is still covered in snow. My trailer is still surrounded by snow. My trainer hasn't confirmed that her arena is uncovered, so I'm assuming she is still covered in snow too. Dave is lamenting that I was making riding progress, and[...]
One of my favorite things has always been to live in the past. Specifically, remembering when I was young, thin, and fit. It isn't my favorite because I enjoy drinking wine, looking at old photos, and sobbing over what life used to be like (although the wine certainly makes it better), it's my favor[...]
It finally stopped snowing. Hurrahs are in order. Friday afternoon Saturday There was lots and lots of snow, and lots and lots of wind. Dave and I dug lots of paths, but after realizing how far away my barn is from my house, I decided it was easier to just struggle through t[...]