I think I may have my seat back over the fences, as far as Rebel is concerned. We took some low ones on Saturday: the first was so low that he just stepped over it. The others that followed were a little higher, but the exercise we were doing required that we take the fence, …
A Decision
I made a decision this morning: I wasn't going to rush. Rush physically as in: from the house to the first bus stop, from the terminus to the bank machine to the next bus, from the bus to the taxi. As in mentally: doing the whole procedure in my head whilst my body moved it, …
Never. Again.
It was sunny yesterday morning. I began to project. If it was sunny, then maybe we could jump the course that I didn't get to jump the Friday night. If we were going to jump the course, then I would take Delilah. If I took Delilah, then I wouldn't really need the long stick, would …
The Best €8 I Ever Spent
So I bought a comb, brush, and pick at the horse show. And I'm not afraid to use them. Well, okay, I was. I'd nominally groomed the occasional horse, but never any of our schoolies. I had asked if it was okay, and it was, so last week, I started. Rebel was up first, as …
Thorseday is the Best Day!
EVER, EVER, EVER, IN THE HISTORY OF DAYS! As I walked up to the gate of Festina Lente, I wondered where I should go, to make my presence known, that I was there, whether I should go up to Jill's office— And there she was, crossing behind the gate, and we waved, and I went …
Cold Back, Warm Heart
It's the kind of rain that Ireland has elevated to an art form: a drizzling flurry of precipitation that encourages one to eschew hood and brolly, but that, nevertheless, results in a good soaking. The mountains were wreathed in mist, the sky a bowl of gray laying directly on the top of one's head, with …
Time Travel
THORSEDAY So, this is how it all panned out: My phone alarm went off at 6 a.m. I shut it down. My back up went at 6.30. A grudging rise, and the usual morning activity ensued: coffee, shower, email. Oops, 7.30. Had to get the first bus fairly sharpish, to get the second at 8.10. …
Challenging the Cynicism
So, the whole reason I got into the horseriding was because I wanted to Reiki horses. I've been studying/practicing Reiki — an energetic, complementary healing modality — since 1999, but haven't been drawn to working on people. People: they ask all kinds of questions, expect you to fix them... to be honest, I've haven't had …
Off Again, Off Again
JIGGITY JIG Ach, I think my head was still a little woolly. Up until three a.m. Friday morning, then had to whimper through the last day of 'school', and despite having had an early-to-bed, and a lie-in, I wasn't one hundred per cent. Ruby is gorgeous: I laughed as she gave me the canter immediately, …
The Little 3-0
Right. It was Thursday, and it was time to Tango. I'm not giving up. It's not the kind of stubbornness that makes me heedless, though. I know that if I get nowhere with him, if it becomes too intimidating or scary, I won't ride him anymore. But I'm intent — my intention is to learn …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 