Hello to all my devoted fans! My sincerest apologies on not keeping my blog up to date this year. I hope to get back into writing more consistently for 2025.🤞🏻 People refer to challenging times as “seasons” – they do not stick around forever. They pass. Well, my “season” has lasted since 2023 when myContinue reading “Tuesday Morning Diary – Goodbye 2024 🎉”
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Tuesday Evening Diary: After you tumble, you have no place to go but up.
It’s been many weeks since I took “the tumble” off of Copper. Since the great tumble, my riding lessons returned to the basics. I had to re-learn how to ride my horse properly, and correctly. Copper was a Western pleasure horse before he entered the dressage and English world. He spent the first 16 yearsContinue reading “Tuesday Evening Diary: After you tumble, you have no place to go but up.”
Sunday Morning Diary – a fall, a confidence de-rail and being a curvy rider.
When I started this blog, I promised to share with all of you the good, the bad, and the ugly of horse ownership and riding. This entry falls under a mix of all of that. Several weeks ago, I fell off of Copper. What was so profound for me – it was my first fall.Continue reading “Sunday Morning Diary – a fall, a confidence de-rail and being a curvy rider.”
Saturday Evening Diary – a bit of canter, a little walkabout around the barn, and some personal growth and change…
Good evening all! Let’s catch up! It’s been 9 weeks since my mom passed away, and the reality of her not being here has fully set in. The autopilot days are long gone and I find myself thinking about her more and more throughout the day. But the one place I can’t do that, isContinue reading “Saturday Evening Diary – a bit of canter, a little walkabout around the barn, and some personal growth and change…”
Sunday Evening Diary – Sunshine and Horses
11 days. That’s how many days went by where my area didn’t see the sun. Grey clouds, rain & snow, no sun. All week leading up to this weekend the forecast said the sun would come out. But you know, the ones that forecast the weather are the only people who can be wrong andContinue reading “Sunday Evening Diary – Sunshine and Horses”
Christmas Eve Diary: he’s finally my Alfie 2.0
First and foremost – Merry Christmas to all my amazing supporters!🎄 The last several months have been an emotional rollercoaster for me. My mom is in declining health, and that topped off with me getting COVID put a monkey wrench in riding, as well as working on ground work with Flame. Although my mother’s medicalContinue reading “Christmas Eve Diary: he’s finally my Alfie 2.0”
Monday morning diary – welcome to my family Flame
Hi all! It’s been an exciting summer for sure. My horse family grew by one. I am the official owner of little Flame! You all remember, that cute little pony that I had the privilege of working with back in March for the clinic – well, this cute little cutlet is all mine! Flame wasContinue reading “Monday morning diary – welcome to my family Flame”
Thursday evening diary – when they choose you, you step up.
This past Sunday, our barn hosted a ground work clinic with an incredible trainer named Sara Vanecek. All of the horses were able to participate, including Alfie! Each horse had a handler, and the horses worked on lunging and there was even an obstacle course set up with lots of great desensitizing obstacles. This clinicContinue reading “Thursday evening diary – when they choose you, you step up.”
Friday evening diary – kicking it up a notch
Happy New Year folks! Something amazing has happened. It’s been 7 years of riding in the making, but I finally punched through the glass ceiling that has been holding my confidence hostage. Copper and I – we’ve made HUGE strides the last few weeks. Let me rewind a bit. When I purchased Copper, I vaguelyContinue reading “Friday evening diary – kicking it up a notch”
Sunday evening diary – It’s been awhile – let’s catch up!
Hi everyone. My deepest apologies for being MIA for so long, but lots of changes have happened since the summer, so let’s dive right in. First off, Alfie and Copper are fine. The changes that happened had to do with the management at our barn. In August, after a little over 2 years, the barnContinue reading “Sunday evening diary – It’s been awhile – let’s catch up!”
Confessions of an Equestrianoholic 