Month: November 2017
Day 30: Your future with horses (and rides!-ish)
Last one everyone! The future with horses. I think it is absolutely safe to say that for as long as I can ride and have some type of money, horses are going to be a part of me. They are just a huge aspect… Continue Reading “Day 30: Your future with horses (and rides!-ish)”
Day 29: a style/trend in tack/riding apparel that you don’t like
This one’s a little difficult for me since I don’t necessarily have a “style” I tend to like – I just like matching things. Other than matching, I like what I like and it goes along with my general style I wear every day.… Continue Reading “Day 29: a style/trend in tack/riding apparel that you don’t like”
Day 28: Helmet or no helmet?
If you’d asked me this even just a year ago, I’d say it depended on what you were doing. Riding an old, safe horse in a schooling ring? Optional. Going out on trail (rocky, long or endurance)? Yes. Jumping or cross country? Absolutely. Dressage?… Continue Reading “Day 28: Helmet or no helmet?”
Weekend Recap and NaBloPoMo
There’s really not too much to recap in horsey terms. I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving was good, especially with my little niece. There was great food, good company and we had an all around good time. What was… Continue Reading “Weekend Recap and NaBloPoMo”
NaBloPoMo days 22-25
Day 22 – The importance of riding in your life Riding is definitely the most important thing in my life. I have always felt a lot more at ease with animals than people, but I have always been drawn to horses. The little moments… Continue Reading “NaBloPoMo days 22-25”
On thankfulness
I’m sure most of us will have these posts – Emma already had her gratitude post and L. Williams has what she’s thankful for each day. As this is my first year blogging, and my first year of having a huge, set goal since… Continue Reading “On thankfulness”
All I want for Christmas
As we make the drive to Reno for Thanksgiving, I thought I might as well write this lovely post. There’s really only 4 horsey things I want to get for Christmas (usually it’s like 10 things so I’m doing good this year lol) – that doesn’t… Continue Reading “All I want for Christmas”
NaBloPoMo 18-21 and Lund bridle
Day 18: Your grooming routine I am not the world’s best groomer. I used to be more into grooming, but since Amber stays pretty clean and only likes to be scratched, I’m a little meh on grooming lol. I don’t have any special brushes.… Continue Reading “NaBloPoMo 18-21 and Lund bridle”
Taking it slow
It’s slow here in Amberland, getting colder but still staying nice during the day. I wasn’t able to ride Amber at all last week – mostly because I didn’t want to stress whatever was wrong with her leg, and then because of her injection… Continue Reading “Taking it slow”
The vet verdict and day 17
So first, Day 17: Your equestrian idol I’m not usually a “oh this person is my idol or inspiration” type of person – most professionals I’ve found in every field I see something I like and equally dislike about them. I think sometimes people get into… Continue Reading “The vet verdict and day 17”
NaBloPoMo Days 14-16
Day 14: Your dream barn So I had one that I’d been keeping tabs on for the past year or so, which I knew it wouldn’t be on the market forever and also that I’d never be able to afford it, but it looks… Continue Reading “NaBloPoMo Days 14-16”
NSHA V show: part 2
Western day dawned a bit cloudy and colder than I am ready for. But still, I was ready! So was she. Amber was much calmer Sunday, but still worried when faster horses would come too close. Every class on Sunday Amber did the patterns by… Continue Reading “NSHA V show: part 2”
NSHA V show: part 1
Friday was a day off of work, which was providence because I hadn’t gotten to ride Wednesday or Thursday. So, I made a point to practice a few things – a few goes over poles for trail, our left to right simple changes, and… Continue Reading “NSHA V show: part 1”
NaBloPoMo: Days 12 & 13
Your fav horse color and a video of you and your horse riding. So in a previous post I had talked about plain versus flashy horses, and while I’m currently in love with sorrels due to Amber, my all-time favorite horse color is buckskin.… Continue Reading “NaBloPoMo: Days 12 & 13”
Day 11: Find a horse for sale you’d want
So, obviously I’m not writing this uber early in the morning before the show. But, I really liked this prompt, so I have it posted for Saturday. Tomorrow I will not post, but will hopefully be able to get show media sorted by Monday.… Continue Reading “Day 11: Find a horse for sale you’d want”
Day 10: How your friends/family feel about riding
I’m very lucky that my mom has a horse of her own and is just as horse crazy as myself. After many, many years of jumping and hunters, she’s quieted down and enjoys the slow gaited, slow minded brain of Whisper. It is amusing… Continue Reading “Day 10: How your friends/family feel about riding”
Day 9: injuries that occurred from riding
This one’s going to be a doozy! So remember how I said I didn’t have many falls as a kid and that I got my comeuppance? Here you get to read all about it! Most people I’ve met have had their falls as a… Continue Reading “Day 9: injuries that occurred from riding”
Practicing
Amber and I are hard at work. She’s doing phenomenally, being a Super Good Girl. Her jog, being more solid before our transition to more English this summer is good but….worse in a way haha. Not that she’s not uphill. She is. She’s just… Continue Reading “Practicing”
Blog Hop: NaBloPoMo 1-7
So this is supposed to be posting for everyday, but I’m going to slip these in amongst my usual updates. So since I’ve missed the first 7 days, here’s AAALLLLLLLL seven of them in one post. Enjoy! Day 1: When and why you started… Continue Reading “Blog Hop: NaBloPoMo 1-7”
Down to the wire
The show is this weekend! In a way, I’m really excited – I’d love to win a buckle with this girl for performance, and it’s something that’s been a hopeful goal of mine as a “someday” achievement. And in another way, I’m really excited… Continue Reading “Down to the wire”
Jumping into fun
Even though I said yesterday that I couldn’t wait to get to dressage, I wanted to switch it up (because I’ll get to dressage over the weekend. Let’s do fun things! lol). So we jumped! She’d been so good the past few days that… Continue Reading “Jumping into fun”
That time of year
It doesn’t seem to matter how hard you plan for this time of year – the time when Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas things are ALL in the stores at once. (Can’t we just have one holiday at a time, people?!) But everything ALWAYS seems… Continue Reading “That time of year”
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