Author Archives: Mel

Euthanasia, giving our horses a dignified end, a release from pain, physical or emotional. It is the hardest decision you can make as an horse lover and custodian of their lives. So many people realize a few months after they’ve … Continue reading →

I did not blog once in 2022, other than a summary of 2021 rides. I don’t like the new, ok, not so new anymore, WordPress editor, and find that I’m not writing as a result. 2022 was ok, I did … Continue reading →

Given some of the horse health challenges, Bali getting laminitis, Sailor having an abscessed tooth that required pulling, Legacy’s seasonal headshaking returning-with the season, I feel that I did a pretty good job on meeting as many goals as I … Continue reading →

TLDR: I was fighting my position in my old saddle, I found a new saddle that fit both Bali & me, and has a short, 15” flap. It is really helping me keep my position correct. In my Stackhouse dressage … Continue reading →

Annual Ride Summary After 16 years of tracking rides, I’m up to 7435 rides. I logged rides on my horses by others again. Rider Total Rides Average Rides per Week Mel 459 (554 in 2020) 8.83 (10.65 in 2020) Suzy 95 1.83 … Continue reading →

Last week, I wasn’t in a great place for leaving for a show. Work was really busy, I was feeling very stressed out over a lot of stuff, feeling guilty for leaving Pat behind to take care of the barn, … Continue reading →

Pre-adults at 2’6″. This is my third hunter show with Neuf and we continue to make progress. I had Jocelyn ride a warm up round, then I rode the entire division. We got fourth place in our first round. Then … Continue reading →

Sailor got his registration papers finally! He’s a proper sport pony, by the book! Sailor is also almost 5 and in my last lesson, he started flipping his nose. This was new, it seemed very mouth focused, and so I … Continue reading →

Neuf was great,  I had fun, I am getting confident enough to ride the pace on the step he needs. A couple of videos.  Neuf feels happy,  he is quieter in the warm up,  we had a small,  gray pony … Continue reading →