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Trails to Lead Old Cowboys Home Again
The journey of a 50-something woman and her sixteen year old Straight Egyptian Arabian, Thee Ashke
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Dec 20, 2023
Ashke Update
Hi all. Ashke has been moved to a farm in Kansas, due to the rising costs of horse boarding in my area, and his ongoing ... [Read more]
Sep 27, 2021
Bit
So, five weeks ago, four days before our schooling show, at the end of my lesson as I was untacking, this happened:
... [Read more]
Jun 14, 2021
First Show in Two Years
The last time we showed in Working Equitation was June of 2019. It rained all weekend, so the show was inside. Ashke had... [Read more]
May 30, 2021
Beans
Wow. it's been a long time since I posted and so much has happened that it might be a book to detail all of the things t... [Read more]
Feb 8, 2021
Dressage Tests
I got to practice my dressage test this last weekend and although I went off course at the first walk pirouette, I thoug... [Read more]
Jan 22, 2021
Hobby Horse Farm
OMG, this was the best move to date. I love this barn.
We moved in on 12/26. I needed to be able to ride without worryi... [Read more]
Dec 22, 2020
Total Fuck Up
So, when we moved from Owen's we had two barns that we really looked at. One was a big facility, just having gone under ... [Read more]
Oct 21, 2020
Moving Early
So, when shit hits the fan, all you can do is duck or move out of the way . . .
I have been taking lessons on Thursday ... [Read more]
Oct 19, 2020
Crater Lakes
After the trip to Diamond Lake, I was bit by the backpacking bug. However, there was no way I was going to be carrying 4... [Read more]
Oct 14, 2020
2020 Sucks
To make sense of this week, we need to go back in time and expand on some items.
In June of 2018, due to a series of unf... [Read more]
Sep 22, 2020
Diamond Lake
So, in a fit of confusion about my actual age and level of fitness, I strapped on a backpack, loaded it up with what I c... [Read more]
Sep 11, 2020
August 2020
Despite my best intentions, I have not made it back to blog town all month. Considering how busy I've been, I guess its ... [Read more]
Sep 3, 2020
Tempis
I am planning an update on all the things at some point in the next, oh, four years, or this month, whichever comes firs... [Read more]
Aug 7, 2020
Assessment
So, Ashke is now training canter half-pass, three tempis, canter pirouette and medium trot. He loves the "tricks" and ev... [Read more]
Jul 27, 2020
Five Times in A Row
This weekend was the first time since March of last year that I rode five days in a week, and five days in a row. Wednes... [Read more]
Jul 20, 2020
Weekend
I took Thursday off to help T with his new motorcycle. He purchased it the end of May with my help and it was delivered ... [Read more]
Jul 17, 2020
Half Lesson
My watch said it was 97 in the indoor arena today. Amanda looked like she was melting slowly into the sand and I had a r... [Read more]
Jul 13, 2020
Weekend
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Jul 11, 2020
One-handed
Thursday night I had a lesson. I had been warming up and practicing changes. Ashke has been very sticky in the change fr... [Read more]
Jul 9, 2020
Wordless Wednesday (Almost)
The skyline and setting sun leaving the barn.... [Read more]
Jul 7, 2020
Covid Catch Up
Because Lytha requested it:
I walked around for a couple of days in a complete depressive episode, crying my hea... [Read more]
Mar 23, 2020
Double Slalom
Every once in a while it is good to have video proof of what is happening under saddle. I know what it feels like and I ... [Read more]
Mar 18, 2020
Cinch
The new saddle is now mine. The woman who had it for sale traded me straight across for the Alta (she was very happy wit... [Read more]
Mar 2, 2020
New Saddle
So, in October of 2018, I decided to try and find a western saddle for showing. In my head I thought that I would ride i... [Read more]
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