In case you are wondering, no, I am not in 4-H, as I am a full grown adult that cannot pass for a teenager. But, this 4-H show is catering to non-member apparently, and full grown adults can show at it. 4-H brings back such feelings of nostalgia. In my youthful, carefree days, I was a member of[...]
I met up with Shelby a few days ago for a trek through Middleburg/Piedmont hunt territory. It could possibly be the most beautiful horse country in the world (although I am biased). Shelby knows the area very well, and took us on a little tour. Unfortunately, there was a storm cloud just sout[...]
I visited Dover's Chantilly, Virginia, tent sale on Sunday, expecting nothing but the scraps of weird sizes/colors left over. After all, the tent sale had been going on since Friday. Since I didn't look up what time it opened, I ended up getting there early, and was awarded with a free pink show shi[...]
I have discovered the most amazing riding discipline. I am shocked that I never attempted this before, because it is so amazing, I am now obsessed. Clearly since I wrote it in the title of this post, we all know that I'm talking about Polo. Next time I'll try to make it more suspenseful and dramatic[...]
After spending a small fortune on getting Vintage evaluated/treated, I was worried that it would basically do nothing, and I'd have to spend even more money to re-evaluate the issue. They weren't 100% sure what the issue was to began with, so it was kind of a "This looks like it might cause the issu[...]
Due to a few expensive bills, I've had to cut back on my lessons. I find it ironic that I had to buy stone dust to practice in my arena, and since I bought stone dust, I can't afford to ride at lessons. I blew my horsing budget with only two bills. Let this be a warning to everyone considering buyi[...]
THE LAND ROVER GREAT MEADOW INTERNATIONAL, PRESENTED BY ADEQUAN A very long name for this event, but I feel like I should include all of it. I was very excited about the Nation's Cup being so close, so I absolutely had to go. I bought the weekend pass, and I was there first thing Saturday morn[...]
One of the most exciting things that could happen, happened at my little farm. I got a delivery of stone dust. Stone dust means possibilities. It meant I could finally fill in the lost footing in my arena. It means I can level out the horse stalls, level my driveway, and fill in the area arou[...]
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[...]
Back in December, I mentioned that Vintage had jumped out her stall window when I took the other horses off the property. She had some stall rest, she got a general lameness check by the vet, and she was declared pasture sound, but not sound for riding, although she was improving. It's possible if I[...]