On any typical, normal day, you head to your barn. You greet your girlfriends, you chat with the female working student, and you all make plans to have a wine evening. Your favorite topic of discussion is obviously horses, but you also talk about husbands, boyfriends, dates. It's easy to have these discussions because every single one of[...]
I saw this yesterday, and it's both unbelievable and absolutely believable. To summarize - horse agent/trainer is being sued by former horse owner because she sold the horse for $900,000, and told the owner she only sold it for $300,000, pocketing $600,000. It's unbelievable that someone could think they would get away with pocketing that[...]
I have a new trailer!!! My excitement levels are almost maxed out! I have not been able to use it yet due to lack of time, but I cannot wait to use it. It's almost shocking to me how much not having a trailer has affected my horse activities. Granted, I don't board, so it's just me here at home, all alone... who would have though[...]
His name is now Stubert, as you might have guessed. I mean, it was Stu, but then one day Dave called him Stubert out of nowhere, and I think I laughed for like 10 minutes. So Stubert it is. But only on formal occasions, he will still go by Stu in casual settings. The breeder continues to do things to and with him, and she graciously pr[...]
I have the usual talk with my coworkers about what we all did over the weekend. Most people say things like going to a winery or seeing a baseball game or going out to eat. My response is that I cut down trees. I do enjoy the shock on people's faces when I tell them I was cutting down trees with a chainsaw. It's not what anyo[...]
I haven't seen Stu in a while, but his breeder has been sending me updates of the important baby work he's been doing He's been in baby training, learning very important things. And then the extremely important hula hoop. This will definitely come up in the future. He's such a cutie!! He looks like h[...]
On the first leg of our journey, we traveled from Annapolis, MD to St. Michaels, MD. It took 6 hours, a combination of sailing and motoring. Sail-motoring. I would venture to say it's not really easy to get to St. Michaels by car either. On previous sailing trips we have seen houses with seaplanes. We docked, and after a quick i[...]
We were supposed to travel down to Key West last week, but hurricane Irma decided to come through and leave a trail of destruction. I'm not so out of touch that I think losing out on a vacation is the most horrible thing that could have happened. Obviously, the people whose homes and businesses and lost their lives are victims. They[...]
I took advantage of the long weekend to make the trip to visit my baby Stu. I can't believe how much he's grown since I last saw him! I think that mainly his joints have thickened. They look a big stocky now. The trainer has worked with him a few times, but nothing extensive. I went down mainly just to hang out with him and get t[...]
I am very, very excited to share my brand new barn plans! WOOOOOO!! My mother came out to take some measurements of the existing barn, and based on my vague description of what I would like, has come up with a plan that brings everything together. Behold! The overall layout: One outside view: Another outside view[...]