Woodside Day of the Horse
On Saturday my husband and I took Dijon and Nilla to Woodside’s Day of the Horse. Woodside is this amazing town that has barns and horse trails all throughout it… Read more »
Category Archives: Nilla
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 »
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 »
Recipe for Success
You know what’s a great idea? Take a mule that’s used to being ridden 5-6 times a week. And not just hacks, but intense dressage rides or 10+ mile conditioning… Read more »
Still Lame
Nilla looks better, but she’s still very slightly off. Since I have no riding to report on, here’s Nilla playing with a treat ball I bought because I needed to… Read more »
Winter Is Coming
It was over 100 degrees today. The sort of heat that makes you feel like you’re being baked inside an oven. So hot I considered cancelled my lesson. Especially as… 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 »