Red on the Right

Wow- what a failure I am at my attempt to return to blogging. It’s not for lack of things to say- that’s for certain- but a severe deficit in time and energy required to get it all down. Still, I … Continue reading →... [Read more]

Jack and I have had LOTS of homework this year, and in order to continue working on his shape over fences we’ve also introduced a steady diet of pole work. Sometimes this means a whole arena set up with poles … Continue reading →... [Read more]

Fuck, you guys, I missed you. So much has happened since I last wrote OVER A YEAR AGO. Here’s the super condensed run down. We ran a whole season at Training Level. A couple shows were good, but most were … Continue reading →... [Read more]

When I first got into eventing, the year was 2002. My ride was a hotter-than-hell Irish Sport Horse mare who was the definition of a fire-breathing-showjumper. Dressage was definitely not her thing, but despite the high (terrible) scores in the … Continue reading →... [Read more]

2019 was the year of… everything. It was amazing. I accomplished things I’d not thought possible. It was hard. Not only did I work my ass off to make it all happen, but my family, both human and hairy, changed … Continue reading →... [Read more]

So, last week was bananas and I’m lucky to find 5 min today to recap part 1 of our second Championship adventure of the year. First, a little background though: The War Horse Event Series is an amazing competition series … Continue reading →... [Read more]

I won’t lie, I had a pretty looming sense of anxiety leading up to the Boyd Martin clinic. Despite only having signed up for showjumping, and Jack jumping great recently, I felt ill prepared and the sense that I was … Continue reading →... [Read more]

First of all, let this post be a secondary declaration of my amateur status, which will not be in question (not that it ever was) after finishing this post. Also, let this post be a testament to both how difficult … Continue reading →... [Read more]

My absence recently hasn’t been due to lack of riding, I can tell you guys that! And since this last weekend included our [soft] move up to Training level, I figured that would be more interesting to capture than the … Continue reading →... [Read more]

Showjumping followed pretty darn close to dressage, and basically I had just enough time to wander into the showjumping ring and look vaguely around before having to go tack up again. If it’s one thing I hate, it’s not being … Continue reading →... [Read more]