With a foot of snow dropping in Virginia, it's official. It's winter, my least favorite time of year. I don't like being cold, I don't like the wind, and I hate emerging from my carefully crafted nest (I'm part hamster.) I do like cute winter clothes though, so I guess there is a positive. Wint[...]
I was asked the other day when I was going to start showing Stu. Showing hasn't been on my mind in a long time. There's the first problem, which is that Stu and I are in no way ready to go to a show, with our inconsistent rides. But there's also a significant lack of interest in showing. I don't[...]
The Hungarians were scared. The invading Mongolians had already taken over half the country, leaving destruction and death in their wake. The remaining citizens knew their defenses were not enough. They would be destroyed. Any moment they would attack, and the Hungarians didn't know if they should[...]
I still remember the day I bought my first grooming supplies. I was 14 years old, about to go to my first horse show. I was staying at my trainer's house for the show, and my parents were so excited they camped out there, too. It decided I was finally ready for my own tools. Up until that point, I'[...]
I moved to a new barn at the beginning of January. Stu was at the previous barn about three months, and it was three months of mostly frustration. I didn't even want to go see him because I wasn't having fun. There were definitely a few rides that felt wonderful, but the majority felt like I was ma[...]
I figured I should probably make a year end review, but I'm such a boring person, there's not a whole lot to say. I made some goals this year. In retrospect, I set the bar pretty low. And even then, I failed to succeed at many of them. I took hunter lessons. All I committed myself to was showing[...]
Of course we went to the Maryland Renaissance Fair this year. Of course. We started out by getting food/wine. Sure, it might have only been like 11am, but Dave had been talking up those turkey legs, so there was a small demand for them. Then everyone got to watch me get my hair braided. Luckily we[...]
Wordpress tells me I have now been blogging for one year (as of yesterday). Hurrahs all around! When I started this blog, I wasn't really sure of what I wanted to do, I just wanted to write. I thought it might end up being an "Outfit of the Day" type deal, because I love looking at those kinds of[...]
After a tiring few weeks, I'm feeling much better. I even rode Vintage! In an effort to make taking care of my horses easier, I let them in the my backyard, so they are literally only steps away. But, because I own a Weirdo Horse (TM), it turns out this does not make everything/anything easi[...]
