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One adult amateur rider's flailing journey through horse ownership, wonky cervical discs, and still chasing the Bronze Medal in dressage.
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News and Resources for Equestrians
The Equine Insights is a platform that centralizes the
latest equine-related news from various sources, including
articles, videos, and updates from equestrian news outlets,
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Latest News.
Aug 18, 2024
Limping through the breed show
As Theo breezed into his eight weeks of vacation, I started gearing up to take Kiki out to the breed show. The two year... [Read more]
Jul 21, 2024
Darth Theo
I've finally got video of my Second Level freestyle! The music is still a little hard to hear but it's the best we've m... [Read more]
Jul 14, 2024
Overdue update
I've been busy.
So we went to a couple of away shows and had some big wins and some setbacks which is pretty much par f... [Read more]
May 14, 2024
Setback
So that didn't go the way I'd planned.
"You got me up at 5am, what did you expect?"
I've posted videos, there's plenty ... [Read more]
May 10, 2024
The Doctor will see you now
It's not horse related but it is very much part of my horse story. On May 1st, I successfully defended my dissertation ... [Read more]
May 1, 2024
Happy Birthday, Kiki
Two years already, can you believe it? She started here.
Now we are here.
She's really starting to feel like a pony i... [Read more]
Apr 16, 2024
Start your engines
My dissertation took a bit of a turn when we decided to cram the whole thing in six weeks. That put me well ahead of th... [Read more]
Feb 17, 2024
There be dragons here
For the most part, my yearling spends her time growing and tormenting the other fillies in her field. She gallops, play... [Read more]
Feb 11, 2024
Before and After
Not much time to write these days as I'm in the throes of finishing my dissertation but had one of those rides yesterday... [Read more]
Nov 26, 2023
Winter plans
Sometimes you need to be hit upside the head with the clue bat to figure some things out. I had another clinic with Pam... [Read more]
Oct 30, 2023
Tiny tumble
You can't ride horses if you're not willing to fall off. Yes, I'm supposed to be limiting my exposure to rapid decelera... [Read more]
Oct 14, 2023
Princess Keekanator
Now that I'm done fussing over that Third level debut, I can double back and show off what the Keekanator did at her las... [Read more]
Oct 12, 2023
Third
It's been a bit but I didn't want to jinx myself by talking about my attempt at Third. I had at least a dozen times whe... [Read more]
Aug 12, 2023
Media Dump: Brookside Breed Show
When your filly's breeder is also the photographer, you get some fantastic pictures. It doesn't hurt that's she's growi... [Read more]
Aug 7, 2023
Superstar
Things you want from a baby horse at her first show:
Can be led - Check! Very polite, no need for the rope halter or ... [Read more]
Aug 1, 2023
Oil change
Two steps forward, one step back.
We had a string of great lessons and great rides. Theo was gobbling up the Third Leve... [Read more]
Jul 4, 2023
Learning to fly
It seems that the flying change has become my theme or my nemesis. I'm not sure which. I write about it all the time a... [Read more]
Jul 3, 2023
Baby's first clinic
Kiki got to attend her first clinic! We were lucky enough to have a sporthorse handling clinic at the barn where clinic... [Read more]
Jun 13, 2023
Media Dump: NEDA Spring
Minimal words, mostly just pictures of our adventures at NEDA's first winter dressage festival. Held in June.
This firs... [Read more]
Jun 11, 2023
The horsiest time of the year
This whole couple of weeks has been a whirlwind. The show season in New Hampshire is short, particularly when you ride ... [Read more]
May 29, 2023
Why so complicated, Theo?
Theo's been doing so darn well and getting so strong that you had to know there would be some new issues. It's just how... [Read more]
May 20, 2023
Finding the time
There were three years where I thought I was done riding forever. I made other plans, did other things, even (gasp) pic... [Read more]
May 3, 2023
I did a thing
So I might have just sent in my first horse show entry since 2019. Cue the heart attack and the insane nerves.
"Mom's ... [Read more]
Apr 26, 2023
Emotional Availability
So I've been getting to ride a Grand Prix stallion. No big deal.
That's Muffin, Trainer Z's retired GP mount during hi... [Read more]
Apr 5, 2023
Welcome to the family, Kiki
I didn't sleep a wink last night. I kept waking up and checking the time to see if I'd overslept. About 5am my hubby t... [Read more]
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