At least, that's what it feels like outside. Texas summers are horrendous. I hate it. I haven't ridden in over a week. I've been meaning to get out and give Lady a bath because that sounds slightly less like death than actually riding, but even that keeps getting put off because I don't like sweating.…
Ride Journals
THE END OF JUNE... It completely slipped my mind to write about these last few rides, but ah well. Lady's been quite good, although definitely sluggish in the heat. I've been trying to get out as early as is humanly possible with a small child so that we miss the worst of the heat, but…
Goal Updates
I honestly wasn't quite sure what to write here today. We've had very uneventful rides lately and Texas is getting beaten with both heat and humidity, so we're easing into a little more downtime for the worst of the summer. I'm still planning to continue riding a few times a week, but definitely bringing the…
Pedicure Time
Lady doesn't go lame very often - she's got pretty tough hooves and has stayed sound in the pasture for the last few years without any maintenance. But once I started getting back into the riding groove, it was obvious that she would need some work. If her toes get too long, she starts compensating…
June Riding Journals, Part One
JUNE 2ND Finally being able to go out and actually ride was just awesome in it's own right. Over the weekend, Lady's footsies finally got a trim so I felt comfortable climbing aboard again. Of course, over the last week or so, Texas had decided to invite summer over, and we now have 90 degree…
Ride Journals 5.2
May 11th, 2020 This ride was only two days after the last one, so I suspected she'd be kind of mad at me about having to work again. But she came out in a pretty good mood actually and I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to drag two barrels into the arena space to…
Barn Sour Thoughts
We all know that horses like to be with other horses. And sometimes that desire to be with their herd causes some issues when we try to take them off-property or work with them in a spot that is out of sight. Lady has always had trouble with this. She's not necessarily the kind to…
Ride Journals 5.1
April 15th, 2020 This being in the middle of the week again, and the small human being home with her daddy meant I was a little short on time again. However, I got out to the farm and started grooming Lady, and she was obviously backsore again. That dampened my energy a little bit, but…
Making Plans…
Whelp... by this point I was really hoping to be able to talk about how we hauled out to some trails and did a little off-property stuff. We were actually supposed to already have gone to our first endurance ride. But then COVID-19 struck. I'm incredibly grateful to be in a position where I've still…
2020 Ride Journals 4.2
Wednesday, April 8th This time it was a full week before I made it back out to the farm. The best part about this visit? Having all three horses gallop down the pasture to meet me at the gate. No idea why the other two get so excited since I only really pet their noses…
Dreaming of Hoofbeats 