Nilla Dressage Lesson
After missing my lesson, I then went to a wedding all weekend and Nilla got even more time off to collect energy and be even more miserable for our make-up… Read more »
Category Archives: Nilla
Flailing Along
Last week I was trying to ride before a lesson. Well that didn’t happen. And then neither did the lesson because my trainer forgot. Cue frowny face. Since I was already… Read more »
WTF Mule, WTF?
It’s just never ending with this damned mule. I was looking at her knee because she has some scab there. She must have bashed it on the fence as it… Read more »
Mule Ears
Nilla loves to have her ears scratched. She’s unfortunately very skittish about anyone reaching for her left ear (I think someone may have “eared” her in the past), but once… Read more »
Dressage Mule
As much as Nilla would prefer to stick to jumping, we have a show coming up and I’d rather not have her completely embarrass me. Given her recent behavior, I… Read more »
Jump-Jump Mule
My elbow has been getting progressively worse despite a lot of PT and other therapy. On Wednesday, I got x-rays which showed nothing and now I have to get an… Read more »
Trailer Training
On Sunday we put Nilla on the trailer by herself. We tied the center divider over to the side so she ends up with a triangular stall (which is very… Read more »
Sick of this Sh*t
On Sunday we were supposed to go on a docent led ride to an abandoned hot springs resort. The hot springs are in an area of a park that is… Read more »
Happy Birthday Nilla
Nilla is the only one of our horses whose birthday we actually know for sure. And her birthday happens to be Pi day. So I decided to bake her a… Read more »
Mini Updates
Horse Laundry During the recent rain storms, a few of our blankets were thrown from their hooks by the wind and found in a puddle on the ground. Since winter… Read more »