Quicksilver Fall Classic
I actually signed up for the ride the same morning that I entered the Horse Trials. Which was the same day I discovered Nilla was lame. With the lameness (mostly)… Read more »
Category Archives: Mule Riding
RDLA Horse Trials: Cross Country
We walked the cross country course after dressage. It was a very nice little Intro course. Most of the jumps were tiny and there was a decent variety. I imagine… Read more »
RDLA Horse Trials: Show Jumping
We had a two hour break after dressage before show jumping. We took some of that time to go walk the cross country course. Then we just hung out by… Read more »
RDLA Horse Trials: Dressage
Sunday was the RDLA Horse Trial. I signed up for the Intro division though I was tempted to do BN. I figured we could handle the dressage canter, but the… Read more »
Struggle Bus
The struggle bus is real, y’all, and we are on it. On Wednesday, I woke up feeling sick. I went to work figuring it would go away, but it only… Read more »
What Color is This Mule?
The short answer is probably palomino. But she’s not a normal palomino. Dijon is a true palomino. Golden and solidly the same color all over. Nilla is sort of a… Read more »
Same Old, Same Old
I didn’t ride between my lesson on Wednesday and Sunday. Partly because I was off doing non-horsey social things. But, mostly because I’m lazy. I could have made it happen… Read more »
Halts
I had a lesson Wednesday night and we worked on halts. A lot. It got a little better, but even the trainer admitted Nilla was being a bitch about it…. Read more »
Woodside Horse Show Recap – Part 2
I signed up for the two walk/trot divisions offered: Walk / Trot Division (flat) and Walk / Trot Cross-Rails division. Each division had two classes: Hunter followed by Equitation. I… Read more »
Woodside Horse Show Recap – Part 1
The full show recap is going to be a two-parter post because otherwise it would be way too long. Before this weekend even started, the show was looking to be… Read more »