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All the Cool Kids

April 10, 2012

I had a riding lesson last night.  And also a beekeepers meeting, but that is unrelated.  I’ve mentioned before that my peers at riding are generally middle school girls.  I have learned from observing the girls that there is a cool way to wear your socks. No, not one sock over, one sock under.  The [...]

Sheeps. Saddle.

March 21, 2012

Sunday was a fabulous day. My fancy (not that fancy), new (only new to me) saddle needs some conditioning because the leather was sort of neglected and was not very pliable.  So Sunday, I headed out to the barn to clean and fancify my saddle.  Dude.  It is a major workout.  It takes a forever [...]

Mind Over Body Over Horse

February 23, 2012

Oh, the canter.  It is so hard for me.  For a looooong time, the canter transition (getting the horse to canter) was near impossible.  Since my new, fancy stirrups, I’ve had a much easier time.  It is probably a coincidence of me finally figuring it out, but I still like to think of the fancy [...]

Before and After

February 20, 2012

  I can’t remember if I mentioned that I broke down and bought my very own saddle for horseback riding.  My teachers had been telling me it needed to happen, and I just didn’t really think I was a good enough rider to warrant the expense.  Luckily, I found one that fits my monster-femurs at [...]

Mind Over Body

February 8, 2012

Superbowl Sunday, Westerman and I went skiing/snowboarding. It was Westerman’s genius idea to go snowboarding on Superbowl Sunday, because look around me in that photo.  Do you see ANYONE else?  There were a few other people there, but not enough for us to EVER have to wait in a line of any kind.  It was [...]

The Updates

January 25, 2012

Rusty and Gus are slowly making progress.  When Rusty first appeared on the scene, Gus-the-kitty was Freaked.  Out.  He stayed barricaded in the back room, and even if I locked up the dog in his crate in a separate, closed room, Gus would totally lose his mind if removed from his hiding place.  You can’t [...]

Big Girl Horses

January 12, 2012

At today’s riding lesson, the teacher brought up, for the second time, the fact I was outgrowing the school horses and the school saddles.That was good news, because it means I’m becoming a pretty solid rider.  I can also tell that I’m getting better in strange ways… the other day, I was riding, and suddenly [...]

Head X-Rays

January 3, 2012

Oh, hello there. Before you get too excited about the title, I’m fine.  But the following is my first story of ridiculosity for the new year.  Yay, 2012!  Also, the photo above is an old photo at a different barn with a different horse, but that’s what I’ve got, friends, that’s what I’ve got. Oh, [...]

And Then My Legs Cried

October 13, 2011

While this photo is totally unrelated, I would just like to point out that Gus enjoys watching “The Biggest Loser.”  Anna Kournikova is clearly his favorite.  It is really interesting to learn to do a physical thing as an adult.  There is kind of a cycle that starts with mentally understanding it, but not being [...]