I guess about a month ago, I was trotting large in the ride and I realised that my foot was... okay. Not perfect, but seriously better. I had forgotten about the foot until that moment. I had begun once again blithely hopping up into the saddle. All the things that I had taken for granted, …
The Miracle Part III
THE SAGA CONTINUES This is what you get for thinking a bad thought. On Tuesday, as I winkled my long stick out of its hiding place, I thought, You know, it's been nearly a year since I hid this thing behind the big cabinet of hats. This has got to be a record! On Saturday, …
The Miracle Continues…
AM I JINXING IT??? I've been riding Connell with a shorter stick, and it hasn't been the best, so I decided to dig out the long stick again. I decided this with the understanding that it may very well not be there. Honestly, I found it again as I mentioned here, and that had been …
Itchy and Scratchy
Hey, this is weird: About two months ago — months — I received my first kick. Tango was in the lesson, and Connell and I were behind him. Tango is much the same, stopping when he wants, backing up at will, making a chaos of things. So there we were, going around on the left …
‘I Am Not Falling Off This !@&ing Horse!’
Okay, the thing is, since the injury, which was last year, I have been falling off. Also okay, I'd like to blame it all on that, but sure, I can't. Not really. But let's say that the injury has loomed large in my mind, effecting the way I ride. Okay, that makes sense. Anyway: A …
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Still Here…
Geez, guess this what happens when I get stuck into a book proposal. Also, I suppose what happens when one is five years on, and still no 'own' horse...
Six Seconds of Thoughts
We were on the left rein, which is Connell's good side. We were cantering primarily as a ride, and the four-leggeds were gettin' excited. So there we were, coming around to A and then all of a sudden, by F I was like: 'Hmmm, this is kinda fast.' At B, I went: 'Yeah, I think …
One Good Turn
Sometimes you only get one, but one can be enough. Basically, Connell is of full of energy; some of it of the piss-and-vinegar variety, some of the woo hooooo let's play sort, and I'm okay with both. Mainly. When he takes of in a gallop because he wants to GET BACK TO THE END OF …
A Christmas Miracle
I WROTE THIS AT THE AIRPORT LAST YEAR AND APPARENTLY IT FLEW AWAY WITH ME In my last lesson before heading to the States for the holiday, I was looking forward to having Connell. I can't remember the last time I looked forward this much to riding a horse. He's not perfect, and I love …
Independence Day
IN DECEMBER So I got on Connell and he balked. I asked again, more firmly, for him to walk on, and he shook his big butt. Oh, no you don't, thought I. 'Oh, no you don't,' I said. 'Dude,' I said, and his near ear twitched back towards me. 'I have been riding Rebel for …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 