On Saturday I took a trip with my neighbor to the State Arboretum of Virginia in Boyce, Virginia. It was about an hour's drive from my house, and since I followed my neighbor's trailer there, I'm not even sure I could find it again. I was just zoned out, passively following the trailer, not noticing[...]
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I showed up to my lesson last night and the barn was empty. After a few phone calls, my instructor showed up, telling me she had texted me that we should change the day due to the uncomfortable heat, but apparently my phone is stupid and I never got it. So we had the lesson anyway. I have no pho[...]
I rode Vintage on Saturday, mainly just working on holding two point, and getting her to stop rushing jumps. We made progress on both. Its possible I bored her completely by continuously staying on a circle, doing the same jump over and over. I think eventually she just gave up on life. Afterward,[...]
I had decided I would rather ride hunter style, because I want to jump. So I made the plunge, and scheduled a lesson with a local instructor. And of course, I had an amazing time! It's been a long time since I've actually riden, and even longer since I took a lesson. So naturally, I was terrible. A[...]
Earlier, I introduced my pony, and my training method. Now after several months, I've decided its time to continue training the pony. For your pony to be considered trained, it has to be able to pose for photo shoots. After all, that is the main thing ponies are used for. Take your pony and a good[...]
Deciding how to proceed with my riding arena
I don't actually have any children. But owning horses is how I imagine toddlers would be. I was out there, prepping the horses for a cold night, while contemplating this.. 1. They rarely show gratitude. Movies have been lying to you. Horses don't really yell, and call out, or really make many noise[...]
On Thanksgiving, I was talking about a course I had taken in college, and decided to look for the course materials. It was like opening a treasure chest. My old bedroom had been converted into a general use room, making it hard to remember how it looked when I was a teenager living there. But I sta[...]