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 structures are still standing today. Who knew that piling a bunch of rocks up would be so permanent? [...]
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 this was the kind of invite that is only extended out of politeness, but we took them up on it anyway! We we[...]
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 son, Ludwig II, in 1869. The castle was never completed. We decided to buy the "Swan" ticket, as t[...]
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 sleep on the plane, and instead felt super groggy from sleeping pills that didn't end up working. I guess anx[...]
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 much about the stallions, the breeding, the inspection process, training, and handling. It is a process, an[...]
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...which basically means when I have WiFi. The link is in the right sidebar. I hope you'll all follow along!&nb[...]
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. It drops down on a hill, and since no grass is going to grow at this point anyway, it seemed pointless t[...]
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! Not only did I get blonded, I also got my hair cut fixed...not sure what was going on there in the[...]
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 you ride. What an incredible invention, especially for someone who loves recording every moment of every d[...]
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: finish disposing of downed trees, level out that patch of dirt for the new shed, install the new shed, and p[...]