I have been quiet for a while, and that is partially because I was given new responsibilities at work that consume much of my time. After work, I'm just so tired. I'm making an effort to write regularly again, starting with an overview of the last few weeks. There's the good, and the not so good, so[...]
I have been slow to update, but I don't have anything to talk about anyway. I didn't even have a lesson this week because I had to go to a work meeting. Dang work, always interfering with my riding. So all I have been doing is working on my arena (and sleeping). Last weekend, the arena was finally[...]
After spending all my free time on the bobcat, I feel like I've reached a new level of awareness. It's like a form of meditation, as long as it involves being covered with dirt and dust at the end (I don't follow those hippie lifestyles, so this could be entirely possible.) Why does it take me 30[...]
My dress came in, and it is better than I expected. The material is really heavy and just beautiful. It's so pretty! With Poffins sitting on my dress and me laying out on the floor, I'm pretty sure I'm going to need to get this dress dry cleaned before I even wear it. I've now dug in the aren[...]
It is time. I decided to build my riding arena in July due to work obligations in June. On July 1st, my skid steer was delivered. Step one, which was by far the most annoying step because I hadn't considered it prior, and it took the most physical labor, was removing all the random objects that[...]
Luckily the insects were caged, and not loose. That would have been pretty horrible. These particular insects were housed at an insect museum on Canal Street. I went inside, paid my $17 admission fee, and it quickly became obvious that this was a museum intended for children. Whatevas, I can en[...]
I haven't finished talking about horses this week, but I'm taking a break from horses to talk about chickens. My little baby chickens are growing up. Luckily my neighbor took some of the chicks so I only have 6 of them now, but that is actually more than I expected. I certainly didn't hope[...]
We took a day trip to Busch Gardens. I had always thought previously that this would be impossible, we lived too far away and the drive would be too long. As an owner of very needy pets, staying anywhere but my own house is a huge inconvenience and requires extreme coordination. But it was only abou[...]
I am going to build my own riding arena.
I rode Vintage on Saturday, mainly just working on holding two point, and getting her to stop rushing jumps. We made progress on both. Its possible I bored her completely by continuously staying on a circle, doing the same jump over and over. I think eventually she just gave up on life. Afterward,[...]