My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
The purchase of a horse comes with all kinds of dreams and aspirations. You can picture yourself on your new steed — winning ribbons, chasing hounds, succeeding at the discipline of your choice. However, if you don’t buy a horse that is already established in that “job”, it doesn’t always work the way you hoped. […]
Read MoreThanks to The Literary Horse for posting this. It made me laugh out loud so I had to share.
Read MoreThis morning I took a look at my collection of bits. Believe it or not, this has been vastly reduced over the years. Some bits I’ve given to friends . . . some bits I sold (they were so expensive!) . . . and others have disappeared. I try to keep the bits that worked […]
Read MoreHere’s a horse that understands that the object is to leave the rails up. How you accomplish that is open to interpretation! Love this cartoon from The New Yorker.
Read MoreWouldn’t it be nice to have your own sound track?
Read MoreThe day after Tropical Storm Irene was gorgeous. Bright, sunny skies, 78 degrees and no humidity. You would never know there had been a storm — except for the branches down and the mud. We escaped the storm with only minor inconveniences. We never lost power and we had no major tree damage. Our Internet […]
Read MoreGet a little ahead of your horse coming into a jump and you may find yourself jumping the fence alone — generally making a not-so-graceful arc over the fence going head first. Sadly, most of us who ride and jump have become a lawn dart more than once in our riding careers. I had a […]
Read MoreThere seems to be a lot of confusion in the riding world about the term “on the bit.” Lots of people tell me their horse is on the bit . . . but at least half of the time the horse is either behind the bit or over the bit. Anywhere, in fact, except on […]
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