6 Years Ago…

I want to say that I can't believe it's been 6 years but honestly I can't believe that it hasn't been longer. It feels like forever ago I got the "free horse" call... I still remember the first time I saw you. Scared. Worried. Completely broken. Just like me. I didn't know in that moment…

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It’s Over

The season that is. Brantley pulled his shit together and was a-okay for our last hunter pace of the season. I told the girls that if I got on and he felt at all off I'd just hang out until they got back but he was rearing to go (almost literally). G and I had…

Looking at the Pros

Brantley is certainly getting fuzzy which could be a fair warning about the upcoming winter. Why do I say that you might ask? Brantley as well as some of the other horses I have the pleasure of working with never get this fuzzy... especially this early in the winter. Plus it's been so warm... I've…

New Jersey Vacation

I had been waiting to head out for months and everything just kept getting in the way... But the last thing I was going to do was tell Lauren that my truck was unable to haul and there was a slight issue with getting a trailer. I knew it was going to work out. It…

All of the Ribbons

Now that our schooling horse trial season is over, it's time to go back to basics and rebuild our bodies. That includes me... I really took a turn for the worse this year (I say as I scoop queso into my mouth with delicious salty tortilla chips... #nojudgementzone). But I'm finally mentally ready to be…

Reflections + 2Pointober

My heart hurts... I know everyone's heart hurts. Just yesterday I was bitching about not wanting to pay $30 for a digital download of our cross-country pictures and then I wake up to... this. I'm asking the same question everyone is asking... why? I'm reading posts about who and what is to blame and know,…

Horse Show Pre-game

*Disclosure: I used my phone for this entry... Sorry* So we all know about horse show hangover... but what do you guys do when it comes to the pregame. Do you work weekends like me where you cram everything into the trailer the night before and pray you don't forget anything? Or do you have…

No Media

I've been waiting to write this because there was a rumor that someone was taking pictures in the cross-country course but alas... it's Thursday and with all my stalking, not even a glimmer of hope. Damn it all. So Sunday was a pretty great day minus being late even though I drove myself. Apparently that's…

Ready to Roll

Brantley and I have been up and running like we never missed a beat. Totally ready to rock this weekend. Last week we had a lesson with a local dressage trainer and it went really well. She really pointed some things out and drove the "inside to outside" concept. Something I pay attention all too…

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There was something about his eye that caught me. His body said brave and bold, but his eye was filled with worry and suspicion. "It's okay boy." I held out my hand like I was trying to give an offering of some sort that I didn't have, lead rope tucked behind my back. He looked…