It's common knowledge that taking care of horses basically means, I never go anywhere. How could you? There's horses to take care of, chores to do, and no one can take care of your horses the way you do. When you do end up going someplace, you spend the whole vacation worrying if everything is[...]
As would make sense, horse people collect horse decor. Why not be surrounded by things that remind you of the animal you love? Sometimes, horse people are gifted terrible versions of horse decor, too, and then there's the shame of trying to figure out if it should be displayed, and how long, and whe[...]
I have a case of Anglophile this week... first with their television shows, and now their clothing. To further this, today I'm using a wool wrap that my parents brought back for me from their trip to Britan this past spring. Sure, it's super itchy, and also only like 70 degrees outside, but it is im[...]
Despite my laments earlier that KP's Pony Club was only in Britain, I found it. It can be found easily on YouTube. I am moderately fulfilled now that I have seen the first three episodes. Usually, I'm a terrible person and snark heavily on horse movies because they are terrible, awful, unrealist[...]
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[...]
Now the thrilling conclusion of the TTouch Blog Mini Series. I only have three equines, so I can only do so much with this topic. Today's contestant: Pony Man, a 5-year-old, medium sized pony with a heart filled with arrogance, and cowardliness, in equal measures. He enjoys galloping up to greet[...]
This is the second try to determine if the TTouch characteristic evaluations can accurately determine a horse's personality. Vintage was the first try, and did not leave me convinced. Just like the psychics you can call, the information given was vague, with a few accurate bits, and that's just not[...]
Many years ago, when I was a wee child, I had no horse, and therefore, I devored every horse book I could find. One of them was Getting in TTouch: Understand and Influence Your Horse's Personality. I loved it. It talked about interpreting your horse's personality based on appearance, and ways to inf[...]
The local GMO has Thursday night dressage shows. I find this very cool, because how many times have you been partially through a week and thought, "Wow, I really wish I had a mid-week horse show to look forward through." But then you'd realize you have to send in your entry form in advance to be abl[...]
I took Berry to Frying Pan Park on Saturday for an open 4-H show. I took my very first riding lessons at Frying Pan Park when I was six years old, and I grew up coming to watch the shows there, always wanting to be the rider on the horse. I finally fulfilled that childhood dream, although mos[...]