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 …
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 …
The Highlights
ACTUALLY, IT SHOULD BE THE LOWLIGHTS... So, yeah, a couple of weeks went by and I was slowly building back up to full strength. I'll let you know when I get there -- I'm still working on it. Anyway, so what happened over most of the summer and autumn was: > I jumped! Like, a …
Sidelined
We were in the indoor, and only had about 2/3 of it. There was much cantering in a circle, which was naturally easier for me to do than rise in the trot, so I wasn't feeling too bad about not being able to jump. [Lie.] But there was also only so much that I could …
Offside
So what happened was: I healed the torn muscle in my left calf from trying to convince Malabar to canter on a twenty metre circle within bounds. It only took about two weeks, which was a total miracle. Then I was back on for two. Then the USA scored a third goal in a match …
*That’ll* Never Happen Again
SERIOUSLY So I got to the yard early, as I am now wont to do on a Tuesday. It's [whispers] summer, and who wants to be anywhere else when the sun is shining on a Tuesday night a week before the solstice? I ask you. When I went to say hello to Rebel, I noticed …
Where is My Brain?
This happened weeks ago. Monday morning, Bray. I leave my house at around 8am-ish, to get out there in good enough time for my 10.15 lesson. There's a long walk down a long road, and I hate rushing. I walk at a ruminative pace, and have plenty of time to change into my riding boots, …
Uh Oh
So, a couple of posts ago, Carrot asked me how I was going to style up my pone for the big test... Still no pone. And I see how this could be a problem. Even though I have been riding Malabar for a good long time now, it's still not the same, is it? And …
So, Yeah, Who Knew?
I had no idea that I could hurt myself doing dressage. Although what I was doing by the end of Monday's lesson was not strictly dressage. It was more like trying to get the horse to stop skipping out of bounds on a canter circle. It was bound to be a tricky lesson. Malabar had …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 