Had a good go on Connell on Tuesday night — he was extremely fresh, which is not like him, and much better than the alternative, which is extremely unwilling to go. I know we jumped, and I can't remember, I think it may have been a triple, but everything got trumped when I got home …
Nice Try, RAIN
THIS IS NOT AN ACRONYM LIKE RICE* I know that I am fully back, because a week ago this past Saturday, I woke up and the sky looked pretty low, but I didn't care. Not as low as it gets, I am guessing, in Scandanavia or Alaska, but the sky here can seem like it …
Getting Back What I Put In
This has the possibility of sounding harsh, but that may just be my sensitive nature fluttering up to the surface. And I had to think of a headline other than 'From the Brain to the Rein' because I'm fairly certain I've used that one already. So, last Saturday was lackluster, because I was lackluster. Now, …
A Virtuous Circle
Last night, Rebel was strong again, but it was the manageable kind of fizz; even though he was literally lunging at the fences — taking off from waaay out, and then unable to get his stride for the second face of the double — it wasn't a big deal. I got to do that thing …
Keeping an Open Heart
I was talking to a pal the other day, about a bunch of things that are going on for me at the moment, and in conclusion I said, 'Well, I'm keeping an open heart.' The thing is, I know I was going to say that I was keeping an open mind, and that... I didn't. …
Today is Friday
... but I spent most of the afternoon yesterday gearing up for Saturday. I actually had to say to myself, before bed Thursday night, 'Tomorrow is Friday, tomorrow is Friday.' Part of this is concern about the over-extended whatever in my right knee. This is so annoying! The aging process, in action! It feels somewhat …
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
Reb wasn't tacked when I went into the barn. Funnily enough, he'd damaged his ligament sometime last year, and here I was again, limping — was he himself limping again? Apparently not... and I tacked him up with no worries, led him to the indoor, mounted, lead the ride down to the outdoor, not a …
The Queen of RICE*
In response to having injured my lower left leg in mid-2010, in the winter of 2010/11 I pulled the medial ligament in my right knee, which is kind of on the inside and around the back. After that healed, I then pulled a tendon or something in my left knee area. I simply switched my …
What’s That Smell?
I am inured to my own stink, so when I noticed that something particularly pungent was wafting in and out of my notice, on the way home after Saturday's lesson... I naturally assumed, okay, that yes: I reek. This was little something extra. What happened was: It was really cold yesterday. Cold enough that I …
Hey, I Forgot Something.
I forgot to be nervous on my first day back in the saddle. Okay, granted, I was still literally 'high' from jet lag {and perhaps figuratively, too: I do believe that I leave part of myself up there, negotiating time zones, until I re-enter my body}. I had a new plan coming back from the …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 