While I, like the rest of us, wish that we could all stay at our childhood barns. In a euphoric and naïve haze we can dream about the facilities, trainer, and friends you grew up with and had become comfortable…
Clinic Etiquette: 101
As the off season comes to a close, clinic season is in full swing. If you’re like me, you’re shaking your head and wiping your eyes, wondering where the time has gone. 2017? Really? I swear I blinked in 2014…
AAW: Adult Ammy World
Hi everyone! I’m very excited to be able to join the team for another year of FUN. 2017 is just around the corner, and I can’t be the only one over the moon about the possibilities a new year brings….
Lessons from Tex-Over
Some of you may or may not know that I do most of my training alone, headphones in, in a borrowed arena that’s a mile walk away from my stable, usually between shifts at my job. While I wouldn’t change…
The Happy Athlete
In 2015, Joy and I missed regionals due to an minor soft tissue injury. Her moody, stall bound ineptitude was immortalized in a series of posts called #TheStallRestChronicles that helped followers understand just what a finicky creature she is. Whether that…
Leg Protection: Pros and Cons
As a rider, my job is to question any small abnormalities that appear on my best friend. This is true a tenfold over for legs. Horses legs have very little protection considering the sheer amount of important things that make…
Beat The Heat: Texas Style
The term “hot” has a different meaning when you live in Texas. People joke about how you can fry an egg on the sidewalk or roads that are so hot, your flip-flops will melt. Well, I’m here to tell you…