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 wa[...]
Exploring the French Quarter of New Orleans
I just flew back home today from New Orleans. It is such a great city, I'm already trying to figure out when I can go back. There is so much more there I need to do! This will end up being a series of posts, because I just had too much going on[...]
This is directed to everyone who said she just had to learn to jump in my last post. Because apparently you were all right. Kudos to you all. On Tuesday I went to my regularly scheduled riding lesson with my usual instructor. I'd just like to p[...]
I didn't write about it, but last week's lesson went well. Berry was a good girl, and we did lots of trot poles, and even some jumps, the highest being a solid green box, with a pole on top, about two feet. It was a really nice ride, and I baske[...]
Substantially shorter post than usual, but I suppose I have less to complain about when everything goes well! It was raining most of last week, which means I barely got to ride. On Sunday, I took Berry to a ring to school her. The same barn tha[...]
While at a neighborhood/country party a few months back, I met some members of the Old People's Riding Club. Since I am in desperate need for more horse riding inspiration, I decided to sign up. On Saturday, I had my first official rating. If y[...]
Mostly pictures from the Upperville Hunter Derby.
After last week's lesson, I rode Berry 4 times. Which isn't riding the snot out of her, like I would have wanted, but 4 times is okay I guess. The last time I rode her, Sunday, she was pretty calm, seemed reasonable, and was keeping a steady pac[...]
Technically it was my lesson as well, but really, I think this one benefited Berry more. I don't know what happened, but my usually docile mare had been transformed into the naughty baby that she never was. She had been broke to race at age 2, a[...]