When I buy my horses, I buy with the intention that I will own them forever. Some people might think of them more as an investment to sell later, or even as a kind of sports equipment, although adorable and sweet sports equipment, but to me, they are pets. Pets that I go on adventures with. Pets th[...]
Stu has been in training for over a year now. My, how time flies when I spent most of it laying sick in bed! But I had the cause of my sickness forcibly evicted, so that part is behind me. Let's look ahead to the future. Wait no, we aren't looking ahead yet - we are looking at how Stu is doing now![...]
A few weeks after I birthed the twins, my Pony came back from lease. The trainer said he was the world's best pony and he was wonderful, but she wasn't getting enough business to justify keeping him. That's fine, I took him right back. When he got back, I was surprised to find him more assertive th[...]
We all have that one horse that really moves us. They are our friend, our partner, and our best teammate. It can seem like they are so in tune with what we want, they know what we want before we've told them. This is such a common thing in horse world that we even have a name for it: our "Heart Hor[...]
After spending most of last year as a lesson pony, Pony has returned to me. My understanding was that he was the world's best pony at his lesson barn. I'm not sure of the exact details though. I really should have asked though. If there's one thing I love, it's hearing how great my pon[...]
Things have been pretty quiet around here. There's not a whole lot I can do, now that I'm the size of a small whale. Since there's twins in there, I already look like a full term pregnant woman. And I still have over a month left. This is trying for a flattering pose. Most of the time I'm[...]
Another big update on the farm: Pony Man has a job! I am thrilled that he will finally be doing something, but the sad part is that it isn't with me. I leased him to a lesson/training barn, and he's going to be a lesson pony. Puffing himself up to impress the ladies It was hard to let h[...]
It may surprise a few horse lovers to know that I have only visited Stu one time since he went to training - about two weeks after I sent him there. Life gets pretty busy, that's all I can say. Luckily he has been in good hands, and I haven't worried about him at all. I have been wanting to s[...]
One of the fun aspects of my job is learning about things I didn't know existed. Hell Week is one of those things. Hell Week is a clinic designed by Jimmy Wofford to prepare for competition season. The Hell Week I saw was lots of intense lunging exercises, but Jimmy told me if it went another[...]
Back in November, Stu was living at my farm, enjoying the good life. He got fed, he got water, he slept and ate as much as he wanted. But Stu wanted more. He knew there was something out there he was missing. So Stu started jumping the fence. Again. The first time, well, I guess things happen[...]