Author Archives: Victoria Waters

As I work toward my goals and continue improving my riding, I find it sometimes helps to seriously focus on what I learned during my lessons. Taking the time to write down the important concepts helps even more! Here are a few notes from my lessons this past week. hope others can learn something too more »

Jaliska being away has unintentionally brought with it several new opportunities. First, I have been able to focus more on my business since I’m not riding as much during the week. This is a really good thing since I’m the boss and primary source in identifying and securing new revenue. Revenue is important if only more »

My goal is one that many equestrians, even those with significant formal training, wouldn’t dare contemplate, let alone seriously consider, but for some uncanny reason the desire to compete in a Grand Prix show jumping competition, hooked me, throwing all common sense and rational to the wind. I admit that I have been outright laughed more »

While Jaliska is making progress while being trained in Aiken by Adrienne, I have been fortunate enough to be able to continue my Quest with my own training. My #1 trainer waived Jaliska’s monthly board while Jaliska is away in Aiken, as he was able to fill her stall with another boarder. This is a more »

Riding is the best therapy that I can think of (albeit not the cheapest) for I can be in the worst mood and after only few minutes on a horse I feel like a different person. I remember how I used to (and still do sometimes) get so uptight when I first began training. One more »

I am a big believer in what is “meant to be, will be” and that “things always work out for the best.” So even though I stated in my December post that “all I want for Christmas is for Jaliska to go to Florida,” I really did not understand the full implications of that wish. more »

My life has taken some really interesting, and unexpected, turns since beginning my Quest. Take, for instance, the fact that I ended up on a riding holiday in Aiken, SC, with my daughter recently. Now, never would I have dreamed that I would be going to Aiken last week, or any other time for that more »