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Trip Delay Makes Room for More Rides
When Mark, the horse shipper, called me today to say, “Jaliska’s trip needs to be delayed for a few days,” I was secretly thrilled. The weather has been amazing with the temperature registering nearly 60 degrees today and the seven day forecast showing more of the same. This meant spring riding in January and I more »
Wellington is OUT — Aiken is IN
After several weeks spent trying to “cure” Jaliska’s sore back, which had become problematic again shortly after her last treatment, it became apparent that she needs someone working her full-time to strengthen it so that she stops switching her leads while in canter. We feel that she is doing so because her back is weak, more »
An Evening Ride to Reinvigorate My Quest
It is six o’clock in the evening and I am psyched; I’m off to ride my horse, Jaliska. I normally don’t ride in the evening, but since getting divorced it has been difficult to ride in the morning. I have to be home to see my son on the bus at 6:45 AM. I would more »
Where has the time gone?
The New Year is off with a bang and with two kids, two dogs, a horse, a business to run and house to manage, my blog has fallen to the wayside. Let me catch you up. Since Christmas a Grand Prix rider trialed Jaliska for a potential stint in Florida. He concluded that she was more »
Quality Time with J on Christmas Day
It’s Christmas day! After opening gifts at the crack of dawn, a hearty Christmas breakfast, and a few hours spent cleaning up while the kids play with their new gadgets, I head to the barn around 1:00. Today, I decide, I am going to let Jaliska just run around the indoor. I get to her more »
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is here and it’s family time. After reading yesterday’s blog entry to my daughter she insists that we build a fire and read stories in front of it like we used to. So after dinner and the customary opening of one gift on Christmas Eve, I proceed to read them a story in more »
All I Want For Christmas
It is almost Christmas! And all I want for Christmas is for Jaliska to go to Florida to train and compete for the winter. It would be a dream come true. So I pose the question to Jaliska while tacking her up for our ride. “J,” I say, “it’s up to you. If you want to go more »