Sick of pictures of castles yet? I know I'm not! I think I've found a new obsession... I love exploring castles. It's fascinating to walk through them and think about the people that used to live there. It's incredible that these[...]
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After visiting the fantastic Bavarian region of Germany, we moved on to the actual reason for our visit. As a member of Westfalen NA, I was invited to make the trip to Germany to attend the Westfalen Stallion Licensing. Likely thi[...]
Other than Fussen being beautiful itself, the primary reason to go there is to visit castles. There are two castles there, one rebuilt from ruin in 1832 by Maximilian II, Hohenschwangau, and the other commissioned by his[...]
Upon arrival to Germany, we immediately made a 4 hour drive from Frankfurt Airport down to Füssen. It's located on the southern border, on the northern edge of the Alps. It was a bit tiring, especially as I had almost no slee[...]
I'm back from Germany! Happy to be home, but sad to leave such an amazing place of castles and fabulous horses, definitely two of my favorite things. It was an incredible learning experience. On the horse side, I learned so mu[...]
It's time! My flight is leaving today, and I will be Germany on the morrow. If you don't already, follow me on Instagram to see the nearly live action! I'll be posting Instagram stories of the adventure as much possible...whic[...]
In one of the easiest jobs yet, we put up the electric fence. With just a few more weeks to go, everything is almost complete! I decided we should shrink the area slightly, just to make it a little bit safer for the babies.[...]
The latest update in my hair sage! I've done it. After struggling with getting the hair color I want, I've gone right back to blonde. I went to a highly recommended stylist, and she even took these before and after shots! &nb[...]
Way back in September of 2015, I learned of an incredible device that would allow me to record my riding without the assistance of someone else. The SoloShot 3, the automatic cameraman that tracks you and pans to follow you around as y[...]
It's still ongoing... but maybe the end really is in sight! It used to look like this... Now it looks like this: Light is visible through the trees! I can see the neighbor's property now! Still left to do: fin[...]