Horse Trainer
If you’ve never watched this, you are in for a treat. It makes me laugh out loud every time. Sadly, we’ve probably all run into a few “trainers” who fit the bill.
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Horse vs. Turtle
This really made me laugh because we see turtles laying eggs all the time when riding. Maybe because they are so common, my horses never react to them. Maybe they just haven’t noticed that the turtles actually move! Just a couple of weeks ago a beautiful painted turtle was laying her eggs in the dressage […]
Read MoreThe Water Trap
Years ago I rode a horse that hated water. If he could have escaped from his water bucket that would’ve made him happy. Of course, I wanted to event. So I started trying to get him to walk through puddles. I had to get off and walk through in front of him! Although I finally […]
Read MoreHyacinth goes horse riding
“There’s every possibility that I might ride beautifully.” How many people do you know that think that riding is something you can just get on the horse and do? I love this skit from Keeping Up Appearances. Everyone needs a good laugh and this definitely delivers. And, by the way, Hyacinth does pretty darned well.
Read MoreHave you met the German Riding Instructor?
Ronny Reimer, aka the German Riding Instructor, is bringing his own brand of humor poking fun at the hunter/jumper circuit in the U.S., one video at a time. Reimer, who runs RCR Equestrian, can be followed on Facebook as his alter ego. Or at RCR Equestrian. Here are two that had me laughing out loud. […]
Read MoreBecause Everyone Loves a Talking Horse
Mr. Ed, the talking horse, was a staple of my childhood. The series ran from 1961 to 1966 — so I must have watched it a bit later than that, but I was still young enough for it to be magical. And not entirely unbelievable. “A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and […]
Read MoreAnother Geoffrey Adventure
One of the things that brightens my non-riding days is . . . watching other people having fun riding horses. Yes, that seems masochistic, even to me, but I’ve been watching the Longines Jumper Series (broadcast live over YouTube by the HorseNetwork) religiously, gasping at the height of some of the jumps. And, I’ve been […]
Read MoreHang on Tight!
Okay, I’ve never fallen off, but I’ve come pretty darned close. At the end of a hunt when your legs are week a good shake can make you loose.
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