My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Tuesday mornings are tight for hunting. First thing in the morning I hitch the trailer. Next I drive my daughter to school (without the trailer, that would be way too embarrassing for the high school, although I did occasionally pull the trailer to the middle school). Then it’s off to the barn to feed, groom […]
Read MoreToday was Freedom’s turn to hunt. I took him out and galloped him a couple of times this week in preparation and figured he was as ready as he was going to be. I love the territory we hunted today. It’s not a long hunt, but it’s very pretty, ending along a small pond that […]
Read MoreTomorrow I am leading the Hilltopper field for the hunt — so today I went out to ride the territory so I don’t get lost. It’s one thing to get lost when out on your own or with a friend or two; it’s an entirely different matter when you are leading a field full of […]
Read MoreToday was the first day of our fall hunt season and you couldn’t have asked for a better day. It was cool, sunny and spectacular! I decided to ride Zelda because Freedom’s exuberance level has been a bit too high without hunting . . . I wasn’t sure how much fun it would be to […]
Read MoreToday was our hunt club’s Poker Ride. For those of you who haven’t participated in this type of riding event, a Poker Ride is like a Hunter Pace where you are not timed (you can ride at any pace) and you pick up chips along the way. At the end of the ride you trade […]
Read MoreI have missed a lot of hunts this season. It’s also my daughter’s regatta season (rowing) and I’ve spent more time by a river waiting for that 7 minute race, than chasing hounds. This morning I was planning to hunt. This was going to be Zelda’s first hunt of the season and I was pretty […]
Read MoreWhen I was a kid I had a book called “Winning your Spurs.” Being given your spurs was the sign that you had become an experienced rider; you had arrived. I rarely wear spurs these days (except when riding Zelda). But on Tuesday, when I was loaned a hunt whip and given the chance to […]
Read MoreTuesday was our second hunt of the season. After an unseasonably cold winter, we’re enjoying an unusually warm week. It was 75 degrees today — almost too hot! But I’m not complaining. The territory we hunted today is a beautiful one with lots of open fields for galloping. We had a very small group which […]
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