REBEL HAS THEM And he wasn't nearly as excited as I would have been. Plus: pedicure! Ah, well, he's no metrosexual — despite being a gelding and all.
I Know It’s Getting Better
BECAUSE IT FEELS BETTER The last few jumps on Thursday were over an oxer. I seek to use the correct terms, and I suppose an oxer is an oxer is an oxer, but this was, maybe, if I was pushing it, eighteen inches wide. [There had been some sort of crazy series of fences set …
This Makes Sense to Me
Thing are much better in the jumping department. The thing is, I'm back to not thinking about it again. I'm convinced that I had been doing so badly for the previous six months because I had been thinking about it so much. But I suppose I had to think about it to be able to, …
It Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This…
Last Tuesday was great. Perfectly sunny, perfect blue sky, and we went up to the upper arena to jump. I had Amigo, and I think he likes it up there. I sure do. It's the perfect balance between being outside and being up in the mountains. I'm still a bit leery of the highest hill, …
The Pony Parade
So, at one stage, whilst waiting to have another go at the fences, we all noticed that a bunch of ponies had... run out of the lean to, or something? and were pelting up the big hill. Flynn was tacked — didn't care, he went and followed all his friends to freedom. Ha, ha, so …
More About the Belly Button Thing
People have asked me for more information about the belly button thing, and the thing about the belly button thing is that I did it twice, maybe, and then I lost it. But that's just par for the course, isn't it? When it comes to horses, anyway. I got so caught up in thinking about …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 