
Gift Ideas, Product Recommendations, and Random Thoughts
Gift Ideas, Product Recommendations, and Random Thoughts
Landry has a lesson at 5pm today, but I just couldn’t wait to see if Grail had retained anything from yesterday. So I went out to ride at 9. Two trips to the barn is so inefficient it gives me hives. The things I could be doing with the extra 2 hours provided by combining our rides into one trip!!!!! But I really wanted to ride my horse and not have half my attention on the kid.
- March 26, 2021
- 2 min read
Today was a training milestone, not for the horses, for the dogs. Last week L and I went home to Chicago for a few routine appointments. We brought the dogs back to Florida with us. They are farm dogs, learning to be condo dogs.
- February 20, 2021
- 2 min read
This post goes out to all my sisters and brothers who are riding a DJ. Damn it looks like fun, but you are sweating every minute of it. DJ is an absolutely lovely horse. That does not mean I won’t say a bad thing about him.
- February 18, 2021
- 2 min read
I love to ride, so I don’t often turn over the reins for an extended period, it is nice when circumstances create the opportunity, and I am reminded of how helpful it can be.
- February 17, 2021
- 2 min read
Here's why I think it's well worth a financial contribution even if you can only spare the cost of one riding lesson:
As an amateur, my primary concerns are safety and fun. That means having a highly qualified instructor (yes...even after 40 years of riding) is a very high priority for me--and so many of you. I know you. I see you. We want to enjoy our horses but the quality of instruction received from a riding teacher--your trainer depends on what exposure they are able to maintain at the highest levels of this sport.
- February 11, 2021
- 3 min read
If you have been reading my blog posts, you already know that the desire for perfection is my enemy. I battle with self judgment. Others battle with judgment from the sidelines. In either case, NOT HELPFUL!
- January 25, 2021
- 2 min read
I have always defined the concept of self-sabotage as something people do because subconsciously, they don’t want to succeed. I see now that I can desire success and still get in my own way. Not asking for help is a BIG one for me. I even wrote a blog post about it ten years ago.
- January 20, 2021
- 2 min read
Today I feel overwhelmed. I woke up that way. Work, the child, horses, life. I don’t think today is any different than yesterday, except that I have a show jump lesson today at 2:45. Show jumping lessons give me anxiety and I start to walk down the path of self-sabotage.
- January 15, 2021
- 2 min read