I skipped seeing Brig on Friday. It was too hot and humid to ride and I was exhausted. But the weekend was nice.
E and I saddled up for a trail ride on Saturday. Brig is such a great guy. I hadn’t exercised him since when, Wednesday? Monday? Anyway, I helped E get the little white [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Weekend Riding
Posted in Life in General, Trail Riding on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vienna Reins
Posted in Training on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My instructor suggested I start using draw reins or a similar device a couple times per week in order to help Brig become more supple and to help build his back muscles. I bought a surcingle and Vienna reins (as opposed to draw reins) and have been using them about twice a week over the past month [...]
Alone Time
Posted in Fitness, Life in General on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I hadn’t seen Brig since Sunday, so I was really happy to spend time with him last night. It took me 1.5 hours to get there due to traffic and I had to be home early to get ready for this morning’s bike ride (more on that later). I ended up having only one hour [...]
Moving . . . Again
Posted in Life in General on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the rising price of gas and everything else, I’m moving Brig for the third time since I bought him in early February.
Brig’s original barn was close(ish) to home and had a lot of ammenities. However, some of the ammenities weren’t working quite right and, at the end, Brig just wasn’t having his needs met. [...]
Weekend Warrior
Posted in Fiance, Fitness, Kids, Life in General, Trail Riding, Training on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weekends are killers as my entire life changes from Professional Woman to Mom. Luckily, the girls love horses so I can fend off some of the guilt of not spending more time at home, cleaning the house and serving dinner at a reasonable hour. I’ve even managed to finagle a babysitter horse for them to ride [...]
This Time Was Better
Posted in Trail Riding, Training on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was in the 70s yesterday and while I was exhausted from getting up early, a very hard work-out and a long week at work, I went to see Brig. I didn’t plan on riding, but when he forced the halter on his face out in the pasture I changed my mind. He was pretty [...]
Fat Rider
Posted in Fitness on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the late 90s and early 2000s I was very overweight or fat, whichever way you want to look at it. When a homeless man on the subway platform at Harvard Square called me a buffalo, I knew it was time to change my ways. Through healthy eating and portion control, I lost close to 40 [...]
I Survived
Posted in Trail Riding on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Always having been an arena rider, I feel much more secure within confined space while riding. Now, I’m surrounded by hundreds of acres of trails and have a horse who requires a change of scenery once in a while. I decided it was time to venture out into the great unknown.
I planned to hack out on Sunday, [...]
$upplement$
Posted in Feeding on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know what happens when a horse-lover turns 30 that causes them to become over-protective of their equine partner.
As a kid, though my horses were always well-groomed and in great shape, I didn’t worry much about nutrition or safety. Miraculously, they were all in great health on grass hay and generic grain and the worst injury [...]
The Players
Posted in Feeding, Fiance, Fitness, Kids, Life in General, Trail Riding, Training, Work on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Me: Female, early 30s, a “re-rider” and still horse-crazy after all these years. I live in the Portland, Oregon metro area with my fiance and his three wonderful kids. I grew up here, but have also lived in Boston, New York, Maine and Seattle. I settled down back in Oregon after ten years away almost [...]
