There has never been a time when we have had access to as much information as we do now. If I want to learn how somebody trains a young horse from the ground up, I can watch it happen. If…
More Than The Ride
There are certain things that seem to become second nature after enough years of having horses and going to shows. You know how much hay to bring, which things absolutely cannot be left at home, and which items are worth…
To Have a Village, Be A Villager
I have been thinking a lot lately about the idea of a “village” in the horse world. We talk about it all the time, usually in the context of the people standing behind the scenes while someone is riding down…
A Little Earlier Than Expected
I bought a shadbelly two weeks after I bought Brav. I realize that sounds slightly insane when I say it out loud, particularly because at that point I had owned the horse for approximately twelve minutes and had absolutely no…
Coming Home
If you’ve followed along on Instagram over the past few months, you’ve probably noticed things look a little different around here. The jump photos have slowly been replaced with reels of dressage tests, black tack, and a whole ‘nother horse….
Adventures In Jumper Land
If you’ve kept up with my shenanigans over on Instagram (shameless plug haha), you would know I did a crazy thing a couple of weeks ago. After months of exclusively dressage, not even looking at a pole, Phim made his…
A Different Type of Horsepower: How an F1 Podcast Changed My Entire Riding Mindset
Something that a lot of people don’t know about me is I am a HUGE Formula One fan. Every Sunday you can find me parked in front of whatever screen I can stream the race on no matter if I’m…
The Little Paint Pony That Could
While long time readers of the blog are very familiar with my mare, Carina, I also have two other horses are well. Today, my sweet little Goose is getting his time in the spotlight, cliché post title and all. Goose…
A Shoulder To Cry On: How Horses Helped Me Get Through The Bad Times
As some of you may know, especially if you’ve read some of my recent blog posts, The past 18 months have not been the best for me. I lost my dad to a stroke, moved to a totally new state…
And We’re Live!
Welcome back friends, new and old! I couldn’t be more excited to be back blogging on here full time. For those who don’t know me, my name is Sydney and I am the creative mind behind Trotting On. Sharing my…
So What Now: An Update
Long-time, no talk preps. A lot has changed in my life since I last sat down at my computer to write a post; some for the good, some for the not so good. First off, I moved into college to…
So What Now?
This April, I sent my horse home to her owner because my year lease was up. She is my heart horse and I adored every second that we got to spend together. Luckily, her owner is my trainer and good…