Errata! mea culpa… But this is meant to be fun.
My last post, Results of the 2022 Tevis Cup, had several errors. People pointed them out, and I fixed them to the best of my… Read More »Errata! mea culpa… But this is meant to be fun.
Results of the 2022 Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis #73)
One more Tevis gone by without me. I missed last year’s Tevis due to a series of mishaps; see my post at the time about… Read More »Results of the 2022 Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis #73)
Adapting conditioning and training to fit the horse (Road to Tevis #72)
Adapting conditioning and training to fit a specific horse is almost always necessary. There is no true one size fits all when it comes to… Read More »Adapting conditioning and training to fit the horse (Road to Tevis #72)
It’s better to ride rarely than not at all (Road to Tevis #71)
Last week I wrote about the dangers of infrequent exercise. That was a follow-up to my post about being a weekend warrior. Some people had… Read More »It’s better to ride rarely than not at all (Road to Tevis #71)
The dangers of infrequent exercise for your horse (and you)
The dangers of infrequent exercise for horses and riders really depend on the situation. My last post addressed my current weekend-warrior state (Being a weekend… Read More »The dangers of infrequent exercise for your horse (and you)
Why I don’t give horses “time to settle in”
About six weeks ago, I got a new horse, Jazz. The day after I brought him home, I rode him. First I did some ground… Read More »Why I don’t give horses “time to settle in”
Working with a green horse (Road to Tevis #69)
Working with a green horse is such a general topic, I doubted whether to include it in my Road to Tevis blog posts. What is… Read More »Working with a green horse (Road to Tevis #69)
Jazz’s first five days (Yes, still on the Road to Tevis #68)
Jazz’s first five days have been more eventful than expected! Today is his sixth day… I am hoping to get this published before it ends.… Read More »Jazz’s first five days (Yes, still on the Road to Tevis #68)
Benefits of extended rest (Road to Tevis #67)
Fantazia is going to test the benefits of an extended rest period. (You can read about her lameness in my last blog post, Figuring out… Read More »Benefits of extended rest (Road to Tevis #67)