Cob Jockey

Ever since Disco came home, Mary has been dying to free jump him, but the holidays and the weather made that impossible until last night. An...

Knowing I had a 3 day weekend last weekend with gorgeous weather for hauling, I opted to take an in-person lesson. I think it's well-est...

IEA is hosting their annual horse trial this weekend (with FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY ENTRIES y'all! Eventing is alive and well in Indiana)...

Sunset is up to 5:59pm here, which means if I bolt from my desk at 5pm sharp, change, drive 8 minutes to the barn, do the bare minimum of gr...

As you can probably tell by my lack of posting lately, I haven't had time to even see my horse recently, let alone ride. For the first...

I'm here to tell you that I had a jumping lesson bareback on Thursday.  Not only did I survive. but it was actually fun AND productive. ...

This pony gives me the feeling that there's nothing I can't conquer while on his back, even if it makes me a little nervous: going B...

Sigh. I rode bareback and bridleless for the first time ever (!) on Saturday, and noticed the above mark while I was doing it.  Of cour...

This not-having-a-saddle thing is great.  You know what's really hard to do without a saddle?  Brace against your stirrups and make your...

We had our first of many bareback rides tonight, an hour after my saddle went to the post office! He looks confused.  Where is my saddle...

Well, my December goals are pretty easy!  I am now saddleless! I had unofficially accepted a lower offer only on the condition that t...

"I forgot my saddle at home, do you want me to go bareback or borrow a saddle?" Bemused laughter.  "Umm...bareback, if that...