Last week I had the distinct pleasure of visiting a friend at the Standardbred horse racing farm where she and her husband work. He is the head trainer while she works as a groom as well as with training the young horses. They currently have 36 young trotters in training to harness race. Of course, [...]

I very much hesitate to put this in writing lest I jinx myself, but Ace has officially been sound for the longest stretch of our relationship. After the abscess of last December, the injury of April, and the infection of June, July, and August, Ace has been sound since the beginning of September! That’s four [...]

Ace has had one week and one day in his new home and is doing exceptionally well. We even went on our very first trail ride last Friday! Moving Day Moving day dawned cold, windy, rainy, and dropping in temperature. While it was gross for loading up my jump equipment and horse, it fit the [...]

Without a doubt, the biggest challenge I’ve had in training my horse is getting him to go forward. This was such a major issue in the beginning that he would stop dead and go backwards and sideways but refuse to put a foot forward. And even when we were moving, he was non-responsive to my [...]

In much exciting news, check out what Ace and I have been up to lately … We’ve been walking and trotting over this tiny crossrail with no  hesitation (and only lacking a little in grace). I’ve also lunged him at a trot over a crossrail with the blocks on their highest setting. He just takes [...]

Before I jump right in, let me apologize for my extended blogging absence. I’ve been in the process of moving into my first house, on top of a bunch of other new things in my fall schedule, so it’s been a little nuts. I’m starting to settle back into a routine, so blogging needs to [...]

First, I’d like to apologize for my extended absence. My hubby and I were finally able to close on our house two weeks ago, so I’ve been in the process of finishing packing, moving, unpacking, and settling in. On top of that, it’s marching band season for my band director and his band, so I’ve [...]