*Due to my broken hand, I am resorting to humor since I can’t ride at the moment* Curse My Luck! I have two bratty ponies. One is chubby, short and bratty! The other one has [...]

Did you know there are a lot of similarities between skiing and riding? I asked one of my ski coaches, Dawn, if she thought skiing and horseback riding were similar. She replied that she thought [...]

Brady and Hamster Attempt a Balancing Act I have been working with Hamster over gymnastics.  I got the idea from Jimmy Wofford, who taught a series of four clinics at the Equine Affaire.  I went [...]

The Battle of The Bulge… This is about the battle of the bulge, but let me clarify; even though the saddle is starting to make his butt look big, (don’t tell him I said that [...]

Hamster has been improving greatly.  Now he canters both ways.  You might even say willingly!  My mom has also been working with him, riding him.  As a result, I was able to do a beginner [...]

If there ever was such a horse as picky about the rider’s position as Hammie, I would be dumbfounded. Hammie is an expressive horse. If you don’t do something right with your position, he shows [...]

The Junior Horsemanship Clinic or JHC was a blast. Everyone liked Hamster as much as they liked Punky when he used to come with me. My instructor was a woman named Ann. She used to [...]

I have two bits of news for my June blog. Hamilton is permanent and I want to make the commitment even though it might mean not eventing/competing this year. I see him as a horse [...]

I am looking for a new horse. It is hard to find a horse with the right attitude and size for me. It is narrowed down even more by the fact that I am looking [...]

Ponies are known to be tricky, sly, a bit on the chubby side, and independent. What most people don’t realize is they are also very, very, very resourceful. Yes, I said resourceful. You might think [...]