I have one more chapter to go in my horsey-divorcey book, and I — I don't even know how to get my head around that. The last chapter to go is the penultimate chapter, which is weird, but not. It's kind of the 'biggest' one of them all, and the actual last chapter was really …
Sunshine, and the F Corner: A Weekend of Two Halves
I have been many places in the sunshine, and there is really no better place on earth than Ireland when the sky is clear, blue, and cloud-free. And there is no better thing to be doing than racketing around the fields, up in the hills, on horseback. If you're not me. I have had an …
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No Pictures, No Ribbons, No Nothing — But a Really Good Round
We didn't jump on Tuesday, and we didn't jump on Saturday, and I woke up on Sunday wondering, Do I remember how to jump? I ride often, but I haven't been riding for very long, and so stuff like that gets into my head. In the beginning, even up until my second year, time taken …
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Things to Do
So, I can't post video here, but I have it up on FB, and — and I put it on my phone, too... I've got a list: > Toes in > Contact! > Sit back > Elbows in, too > Look up! I'm sure there's more, but I swear, if I look at that thing …
3,4 … [9, 10, 8, 7] [?]
I woke up and thought, Wouldn't it be nice to just lie here and daydream about going double clear over the 80s on Connell? This is the thing that makes people not do what they say they're going to do: it is nice to just lounge around and make up the story, the perfect story, …
Every Little Bit Helps…
Look at this! I might ask to borrow this for Sunday, when I jump the 80s on Con. I am going to jump the 80s on Con. I have decided. Mostly. I would like some boots to match!
At This Rate, I Will Need to Buy a Car*
*Because horse people hang their rosettes from their rear-view mirrors. MY SECOND ROSETTE We found out on Saturday that there was going to be more showjumping starting on Sunday. Not a league, we didn't think, it was only for a month, but ah, sure, why not go along and have another go? I thought, I'll …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 