I would happily spend every weekend taking pictures of horses and their people. So happy I got to do it two weekends in a row! Let's see if I can keep this trend going... Presenting D'Arcy. For these photos, I went to visit D'Arcy and her horse Ollie. Longtime readers will remember that D'Arcy used to keep Ollie on my farm. Ollie a[...]
The Dressage Chronicles If you're in the mood for a light read about believable characters in the dressage world, you need to read this book. I got it several years ago, and have read it multiple times. I'm working on another rereading as something light before I figure out what I want to read next. It's about young woman[...]
Poor poor Ponyman, who seems to get hardly any attention from anyone. He's not as desperately needy as Stu, and finds him annoying, so he just keeps to himself away from the herd. When I give him attention, he soaks it up like a plant taking in the sunlight. He's a good boy, my original inspiration for getting a full sized warmbl[...]
I love the style of estates, chateaus, and all manner of big, old, classic houses. I love walking through them, and exploring all their creative features. One of my favorite memories is exploring old castles in Germany. It would a dream to buy an abandoned chateau in France and then renovate it. Maybe my mom will go in with me on this? ([...]
For someone who lives in Virginia hunt country, I haven't been out much to experience the actual fox hunting part of it. Frankly, I've been missing out, and I should have gone foxhunting a long time ago. I was told by nearly every horse friend in the area how much they love foxhunting. But sadly, I did not, and I still haven't, but I did[...]
Let's get one thing out of the way - I like Weekly Brief better than Weekly Round-Up. I thought Round-Up sounded good at first, but now it just reminds me of the weed killer. It'll be a "Brief" from here on out. Hopefully it won't continually make me think of underpants. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Horse Careers I s[...]
Stubert is now being bridled, and learning about the bit. Much to Berry's dismay (I imagine), I just borrowed her bridle, because frankly, it was the easiest thing to do. And if there's one thing I like, it's things being easy. Speaking of things being easy, I'm still weighing on if I should send him to the trainer. In all ho[...]
Blue is the color of so many beautiful things. The great expanse of sky, the ocean, delicious Chesapeke Bay crabs. It's also the color of my house and barn, for unknown reasons. It's as though someone went to the hardware store, asked for the most sickly color of blue they carried, and then vomited it all over the buildings. Then[...]
Almost Walking The little baby is so close to walking on her own! She now blitzes around with the help of a walker. She's so fast, it's hard to get a non-blurry photo of her. She can't stand on her own, so she'll crawl over to the walker, and get up on her knees to push it around. She doesn't even have the patience to wai[...]
I'm a big fan of internet learning. In this day and age, it is possible to learn about nearly anything on the internet, and video seems to be the number one format. From YouTube to LinkedIn Learning, knowledge has never been so accessable. Even top colleges now have online courses, and sometimes even complete programs that provide certif[...]