Last Friday I learned all about horse reactions to stinging nettle, after a lifetime of ignoring their potential danger Jump to: Fantazia and I were… Read More »Horse reactions to stinging nettle (Road to Tevis #64)
Earning 300 AERC miles and meeting the 300-mile rider requirement for the Tevis Cup was a major focus of my training efforts last year. My… Read More »Earning 300 AERC miles–plus 5 (Road to Tevis #63)
Last Thursday Fantazia and I headed down to the Fire Mountain Pioneer Ride near Ridgecrest, CA. It was a great ride. I met lots of… Read More »Fire Mountain Pioneer Ride (Road to Tevis #62)
In November, I published my Simple Serpentine Exercises post. As of this writing, it’s had nearly 5,000 views, so I think it’s time to share… Read More »Training idea # 10: Double serpentine exercises
The most important part of my end-of-year summary for 2021 is that Fantazia and I might still be on the road to the Tevis Cup.… Read More »End-of-year summary, 2021: Road to the Tevis Cup #61
Last weekend Fantazia and I earned our third AERC 50 mile ride completion (on top of four 50 mile WDRA completions last spring) at the… Read More »The Cayuse endurance ride (Road to Tevis # 60)
I owe this one to Pamela Byers, the riding instructor who taught my sons at Gallery Farm when we were in Oklahoma. Pamela had all… Read More »Training idea #9: The bow-tie warm-up exercise, with variations
There is no way I could fit everything horse-related I’d like for Christmas in one blog. Supposing I could remember it! But I need to… Read More »All I want for Christmas: A horse owner’s wish list (Road to Tevis 59)
With the Sesenta Años pioneer ride (xpride description), I finally feel that Fantazia and I really could be on the Road to the Tevis Cup.… Read More »The Sesenta Años pioneer ride (Road to Tevis # 58)
Simple serpentine exercises appear in traditional dressage (e.g., Second Level Test 2), Cowboy Dressage, Western Dressage, and equitation patterns in all disciplines. I use them… Read More »Training idea #8: Simple serpentine exercises