All is well in the world of Ace, despite some funky looking feet and having a pretty easy summer so far. He’s happy spending long nights out to pasture, and hot days in the shaded, bug-free barn. He’s sound and healthy, and most importantly happy. Where We’ve Been It’s been slow riding for the last [...]
Ace and I have been having a ton of fun over the last week or so, finding ways to play and train without a saddle. The obvious is continuing to ride bareback – which we do surprisingly well. Unfortunately, the temperatures in Northeast Ohio have been unseasonably hot – hovering in the upper 80′s – [...]
I haven’t used spurs for most of my riding career. That was until I got my slightly bull-headed and exceptionally green thoroughbred Ace. They became a necessary training tool in the beginning, and now their slightest use from time to time gets more refined control. I’ve since come to recognize the benefits of occasional, judicious [...]
My typically laid-back pony was all thoroughbred on Saturday, a very unusual state of affairs for him. Somewhere in his subconscious he must have known it was Kentucky Derby day and decided it was high time he act his breed. Ace was on high alert as we rode late Saturday morning, spooking and dancing and [...]
We are currently in the middle of two of my most favorite weeks of the year, book-ended by two of the greatest annual US equestrian events: the Rolex Kentucky Three Day and the Kentucky Derby. And besides the horse people, they are tied together by one significant common denominator: Thoroughbreds! With Thoroughbreds the only breed [...]
I would be totally remiss if I didn’t wish my handsome, sweet pony a very Happy Birthday. He officially turns 10 today! Doesn’t that sound old? It always seems like such a big leap to me when horses go from single digits to double digits. I don’t do anything big for horsey birthdays, but I [...]
Equine Affaire Ohio in April is easily one of my most favorite weekends of the whole year for many reasons: the horses, the people, the horses, the shopping, the horses. I went for the entire four-day event, spending the first day on my own and the rest with my momma and our wonderful horsey friend [...]
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