To the Class of 2020, boy I’m awful sorry. It’s sad and kinda depressing that you won’t have a traditional graduation, whether for high school or college. I should know – I’m part of this graduating class too. It’s hard to come to terms with the fact that you’ve worked so hard for several years, … More The end of one era, the beginning of another
With 2/3rds of our classes filmed for our next online show (that’s 14 classes out of 20, mind you), it’s time to start working towards the last 1/3rd – all of our English classes. Hank’s pretty good at most things English; it’s me that needs the work. Diagonals kill me every time, especially recently. I’ve … More Jumping between disciplines
It’s been a little while since there’s been a garden update, so I figured I would do one today. Things seem to be growing great in the little garden … all except for the lavender. The peas are kicking butt, as are the lettuce and carrots. I’m particularly excited about the lettuce, as we’ve never … More Growing amongst chaos
I made a slight mistake recently, regarding the world of online horse showing: I signed up for too many classes. It’s not much of a problem unless you factor in that I decided to treat it like an intensive, self-made three day event with 20 classes spread out. Thankfully the third day is a week … More Equestrian Exhaustion
I’ll admit it, I’m starting to get hooked on Western Dressage, and not just because Hank looks so good doing it. It’s actually started helping us in our other disciplines. A month ago, it was common to see Hank loping around fairly fast with his head up in the air. Now – even after just … More The drive of Dressage
Now that we’ve seemed to settle into a new normal, there are a few things I’ve noticed. One, my overall routine hasn’t changed too much. I still go to the barn (now everyday) to take care of and ride Hank. I still wait around every evening pushing off the inevitable assignment for an hour or … More Quranthinking
It’s been a full week since we adopted Ranger from the Sevier County Humane Society, so I thought I would jot down some tidbits about what I’ve noticed about him so far. He doesn’t like to be left alone. This is probably a given, since his previous owner passed away, leaving him and his mixed-breed … More The settling of an otter
I talked about our first try at Western Dressage back at the beginning of April, showing my scores and judge’s comments. I’ve even got a YouTube video posted with a voice-over of our scores and judge’s comments for our first two (ever!) tests. By some stroke of luck, we managed to get first in both … More With progress comes rewards
It’s another one of those gloomy, rainy days. The kind of day that makes you want to listen to Simon and Garfunkel and drink tea while gazing wistfully out the window. Yeah, that kinda day. The end of the semester is fast approaching – I only have two classes left, and only one meets via … More The times, they are a’changin’
Yesterday was a flurry of activity that I’m still trying to make heads and tails of. For some reason my mom thought it would be a good idea to go to a humane society a couple of counties over and pick up a collie/pyranees puppy that had just come in. So I said alright, sure … More King of the range
Roaming Appaloosa 